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SLN assistant editor Kapil Summan visited Parliament Hall in Edinburgh to hear former Supreme Court Judicial Assistants (JAs) give their first ever talk in the UK about their roles at an event held by the Scottish Young Lawyers’ Association (SYLA) and kindly hosted by the Society of Solic

The man found guilty of the “World’s End” murders has had his appeal against sentence refused. Angus Sinclair, who was convicted in 2014 of raping and murdering teenagers Helen Scott and Christine Eadie in 1977, argued that the punishment part of 37 years – the “longest in Scotland to date

Kath Murray Scrapping the SNP's 1,000 extra officers policy will open the way for properly resourcing the single force writes Kath Murray.

The parents of a child who suffered brain damage during birth have failed in a challenge to a judge’s decision to refuse their claim for damages against a health board over hospital’s staff’s alleged negligence. The couple argued that the Lord Ordinary’s judgment did not constitute a “reas

A retired lawyer has won a dispute with his former partners in a solicitors’ firm over his entitlement to a share of the partnership assets. A judge has ruled that the partnership agreement made no provision for division of the firm’s assets on the retirement of a partner due to age, and therefo

The widow of a scuba diving enthusiast who was killed in an accident will not be able to pursue her claim for damages against the owners and operators of a vessel from which her late husband fell and drowned, after a judge ruled that her negligence claim was “time-barred”. The Court of Session h

Gordon Jackson QC (pictured), Dean of the Faculty of Advocates, has written an open letter to the new Lord Advocate, James Wolffe QC. Dear James

A witness in an assault trial who was found in contempt of court for “prevaricating” has had a petition to the nobile officium of the High Court of Justiciary refused. Ria Kenyon had given a statement to police in which she said she saw the accused punch the complainer, but in her evidence she w

The Criminal Appeal Court has issued an opinion clarifying whether and when the admissibility of evidence seized under a valid search warrant may competently be challenged by preliminary issue minute. A full bench held that a distinction could be drawn where the challenge is to the granting of the w

An Iraqi national who had been living in Greece but fled to the UK following attacks by the Neo-Nazi Golden Dawn group has successfully challenged the Home Secretary’s decision to certify his asylum and human rights claims as “clearly unfounded”. The decision meant that Sharif Kadir would be u

Alan McIntosh Scottish consumers are not getting a fair deal. Their homes are being placed at risk because they are being denied solutions that are enshrined in legislation, writes Alan McIntosh.

David Horne David Horne takes a look at how fintech, the application of technology to the financial industry, is addressing crime and corruption.

Lady Scott At the High Court in Glasgow today, Lady Scott discharged Daniel Cieslak absolutely after the accused pled guilty to the rape of a 12-year-old girl.On making the order for absolute discharge, Lady Scott made the following statement below in court.

Willie McIntyre You just know that whoever drafted the Scottish Legal Aid Board’s new Code of Conduct for Criminal Practitioners couldn’t give you directions to the nearest court, far less have they ever appeared in one.

A mother-of-one who was seeking a court order to relocate from Scotland to England with her two-year-old son against the wishes of the child’s father has had her application refused. A judge in the Court of Session ruled that a residence order providing that the child reside with the mother was �