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A Scottish local authority has been granted decree of absolvitor in an action by an asylum seeker who sought to establish that he had been aged under 18 when first accommodated by the authority. Abdraman Ali Ahmat raised an action against Aberdeenshire Council seeking declarator that his date of bir

Scots lawyer Ken Swinton, editor of the Scottish Law Gazette, is to give a talk on his fascinating history of a street in Edinburgh's New Town at the Royal Scots Club on Monday February 17 at 7.00pm. During the pandemic, Mr Swinton assiduously researched the history and life stories of the residents

Members of the Scottish Human Rights Commission are travelling again to the Highlands and Island in February and March to deliver a series of community empowerment events. The purpose of these new engagements is to share findings and enable those working locally to use human rights to advocate for c

A pilot granting access to free transcripts for complainers in High Court sexual offence cases has been extended for 12 months.  Justice Secretary Angela Constance confirmed the extension of the pilot to March 2025 in a letter to Holyrood's Criminal Justice Committee.

A man who carried out a campaign of violence and control towards women while moving around the country has been jailed for 14 years. Chef David Robertson, 28, from Cumbernauld in North Lanarkshire, was found guilty of two charges of attempted murder as well as two counts of rape involving women he k

A bill that would allow all pupils in state and grant-aided schools to have at least four nights and five days of residential outdoor education during their school career has been supported by a Holyrood committee. Following a vote, members of the Education, Children and Young People Committee agree

Dundee employment lawyer Ryan Russell has been appointed senior managing partner at MML Law, one of the city’s leading law firms. Mr Russell, 41, has built up a reputation nationally acting in many high-profile and ground-breaking employment cases in recent years while progressing through the

The transformation of a former Glasgow pub could prove a benchmark for bringing other old bar buildings back to life, a property expert believes. Louise Norris has been advising Merrylee Road Developments Limited on its conversion of the Southside site on which The White Elephant pub once stood into

Ed Sheeran was forced to end an impromptu performance on the streets of Bangalore after being shut down by police for illegal busking. A member of the public complained to police after the singer, one of the world's best-selling musicians, started performing in the southern Indian city over the week

The number of times councils in Scotland have breached their legal duty to provide accommodation for vulnerable people has quadrupled in a year, as the shortage of affordable housing worsens. Figures show 7,545 breaches were recorded last year, a sharp rise from 2,000 in the six-month period between

An appeal under section 74 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 concerning whether consent could be a defence to the libel of assault in the context of sexual activity has been refused by the High Court of Justiciary after the issue was raised in a preliminary hearing. Sean Kirkup was indic

The idea of the public interest and the desirability of a fatal accident inquiry developed and appeared in new law at the end of the 19th century. Heavy industrial occupations, and other sorts of similar manual work with inherent dangers might have been thought to be the basis of attention for the l

The Home Office has overseen a sharp increase in immigration raids and arrests across Scotland as part of a UK-wide crackdown on illegal working since Labour came to power last summer, according to new figures. Last month, there were 39 immigration enforcement visits in Scotland – a 116 per ce

There is "at least an arguable case" that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, former Supreme Court justice Lord Sumption has said. The judge, an outspoken figure who served on the court from 2012 to 2018, told The Guardian in a new interview that he "thought – and I still think – that