A fatal accident inquiry (FAI) is to be held on 22 July into the road traffic incident which resulted in the deaths of six people and left ten injured in Glasgow city centre on December 22nd last year. The FAI will take place on 22 July 2015 at Glasgow Sheriff Court with a preliminary hearing on 13
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A new report has argued some Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) barristers “lack flair”. The CPS Inspectorate report stated CPS advocacy standards have declined.
Two million UK citizens who work abroad may become illegal immigrants if the country leaves theEuropean Union (EU) the former attorney generalDominic Grieve (pictured) has said. In an attack on Eurosceptics in the Conservative party Mr Grieve was critical of those who want to withdraw from the EU an
DAC Beachroft has appointed Colin Bissett (pictured) to lead its insurance-related regulatory unit in Scotland. Mr Bissett joins the firm to further develop and handle instructions from insurers and other clients in the investigation and defence of motor, health and safety and environmental prosecut
The jury manual which is produced by the Judicial Institute for Scotland to assist judges and sheriffs in giving directions to juries “does not remove the trial judge’s duty to tailor the charge to the specific circumstances of the case”. A judge issued the reminder as the Criminal Appeal Cour
A solicitor has been jailed for 12 months after he embezzled £13,000 of clients’ cash. Steven Crommie, 37, was told he had broken trust with his clients and firm at Dumfries Sheriff Court.
Scottish Renewables has announced the appointment of its new chairman and vice-chairman. Patricia Hawthorn, partner at Shepherd and Wedderburn, has been appointed chairman of the renewables body while Gordon MacDougall, managing director, Western Europe at global renewable developer RES, has been ap
The Faculty of Advocates’ commitment to the rule of law has been strengthened by bringing it within the remit of the human rights committee. The new human rights and rule of law committeewill be chaired by Dorothy Bain QC (pictured), who was formerly principal advocate depute and currently serves
Scotland must not be dragged out of the European Union against its will, Europe and International Development secretary Humza Yousaf has said. Speaking ahead of a debate on Scotland’s membership of the European Union in the Scottish parliament, Mr Yousaf stressed that the UK’s membership must be
Pagan Osborne raised £15,000 as part of a three-year partnership withChildren’s Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS).
Three judges have been removed from office while a fourth has resigned following allegations they viewed pornography on court computers. A spokesperson for the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office said: "Three judges: district judge Timothy Bowles; immigration judge Warren Grant; and, deputy distr
Aberdein Considine has completed a year of fundraising for Macmillan Cancer Support and donated more than £32,000 to the charity.
Around 340 school students from throughout the UK – and some distinguished legal figures – will descend on Edinburgh’s Parliament House for the 2015 final of the Bar National Mock Trial Competition. Eighteen schools have qualified through regional heats to contest the final on Saturday 28 Marc
A trainee solicitor at a personal injury law firm has revealed she moonlights as a character from Disney blockbuster Frozen.
A union has called plans for Police Scotland to take control of law and order on trains from British Transport Police(BTP) “ill-conceived and dangerous”. The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union said specialist skills developed over years would be lost in the transfer which was announced las
