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A mother who was convicted of assault after grabbing hold of and shouting at a schoolboy involved in a play-fight with her son has had her conviction overturned by appeal judges. The woman was convicted after trial in a Justice of the Peace Court of seizing hold of the six-year-old boy by the collar
A diabetic woman of small stature whose son was born with serious disabilities and who claimed she had not been fully informed of the risks of giving birth has won a unanimous appeal against a decision of the Inner House of the Court of Session in the UK Supreme Court. President of the court, Lord N
Ampersand Stable’s Lauren Sutherland, Junior Counsel for the appellant in the Supreme Court case of Montgomery analyses the case.
The Supreme Court has ruled the UK government’s benefit cap which restricts unemployed claimants to £500 a week in total welfare payments is lawful but that the policy is incompatible with the government's obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).
A transgender woman has failed in a legal challenge at the High Court to a requirement that she must be recorded as the “father” of her two children on their birth certificates. A judge ruled that the UK's birth registration scheme, which requires that the woman, JK, be recorded as the f
NHS 24 is suing a software company following a contractual dispute over the terms of an agreement to install a new computerised system for handling calls. A judge in the Court of Session allowed the Scottish medical advice service a proof before answer in its dispute with Capgemini UK Plc over two k
Left to right: Lorna Jack, chief executive, Christine McLintock, president, Eilidh Wiseman, vice president
Lord Jones Two “inconsistent” decrees of the same court amount to “exceptional circumstances” which would allow the court to reduce a decree by default if reduction is “necessary to produce substantial justice”, a judge in the Court of Session has ruled.
A father-of-two who claimed his wife abducted their children and “wrongfully removed” them from Australia to Scotland has had an application for their return to New South Wales refused. A judge in the Court of Session ruled that the the father had “acquiesced” in the mother’s wrongful remo
Dr Cyrus Tata With the Scottish government consulting on an extension of the presumption against short prison sentences, Dr Cyrus Tata looks at the reasons behind the appeal of imprisonment.
Lord Menzies A campaigner who objected to a local authority’s decision to grant planning permission for two wind turbines near her home has had her appeal refused in the first case in which a council review body’s decision has been challenged in the Inner House of the Court of Session.
Joanna Cherry QC MP Joanna Cherry QC MP reminds us that the UK has set standards for the world in safeguarding human rights and that ensuring those rights apply to everyone is not a mere inconvenience but is fundamentally necessary in a country that wishes to be governed by the rule of law.
A complainer in a domestic abuse case who was refused legal aid to challenge an attempt by the accused to recover her medical records as part of his defence has successfully appealed against a decision that she had no right to challenge the application. A judge in the Court of Session ruled that any
Brian McConnachie QC Brian McConnachie QC explains the importance of cross-examination on behalf of accused persons and expresses concern at the idea gaining currency that complainers in sexual offence cases deserve special treatment as distinct from other complainers.