The High Court of Justiciary has refused three appeals on behalf of men convicted of abduction and rape based on advances in medical science after their cases were referred to the court by the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission. Brian Meighan, Kevin Kane, and David Pugh each re
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Aberdein Considine has appointed Emma Roman as a senior solicitor in Edinburgh. Having gained an LLB from the University of Aberdeen in 2015, she obtained her diploma at the University of Edinburgh in 2016.
Homeowners are being urged to install interlinked heat and smoke alarms in a nationwide media campaign launched before new fire safety laws come into effect next year. From February all homeowners will be required to have interlinked alarms under legislation brought forward after the Grenfell Tower
Geronimo the alpaca will be slaughtered after a High Court bid to stop his execution failed. The animal, which tested positive for bovine tuberculosis, is to be slaughtered on the orders of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).
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The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.
Sardinian authorities have pleaded with tourists not to steal sand from its famous beaches, such as the iconic pink beach on Budelli. At least six tonnes of sand has been stolen from Sardinian beaches this year so far, according to campaign group Sardinia Robbed and Plundered.
The Inner House of the Court of Session has refused an Iraqi citizen of Kurdish ethnicity who claimed to be involved in a blood feud permission to appeal the refusal of his judicial review petition against the Upper Tribunal. HMH, the appellant, claimed that he was at a real risk of persec
An organisation for LGBT+ legal professionals in Scotland has refused an invitation from the Faculty of Advocates to co-host a Pride event on the basis "the Dean of the Faculty of Advocates continuously and publicly supports the opinions and words of actively transphobic rights groups". In a stateme
The vast majority of responses to a Scottish government consultation support the pardoning of miners found guilty of offences in the 1984-85 strike. Eighty-seven per cent of responses supported pardoning them over breach of the peace and 86 per cent over breach of bail convictions.
The public sector should play a greater role in the housing land market, the Scottish Land Commission has said. In a new report it sets out five suggestions:
Gibson Kerr has announced the appointment of Nadine Martin as a family law associate in Glasgow. Ms Martin is accredited as a specialist by the Law Society of Scotland in both family law and child law and is also an accredited family mediator.
Four employees of a prison escort firm were sacked after they allegedly assaulted a prisoner in a court's cells. The Geoamey workers were accused of attacking the inmate at Hamilton Sheriff Court last March.
Hong Kong's leader has told lawyers to stay out of politics as the pro-Beijing regime seeks to gain greater control over the legal system. Carrie Lam, chief executive of the territory, said the Law Society of Hong Kong, which represents 12,000 solicitors, risks “severing” relations with
I am patient with stupidity but not with those who are proud of it.
