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The cases of sub-postmasters in Scotland who may have been wrongly prosecuted by the Post Office over its faulty computer system have been referred for review by the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission (SCCRC). The SCCRC announced last year that it was investigating the issue in Scotland. It h

Dozens of solicitors gathered outside Holyrood yesterday to demonstrate their deep dissatisfaction with the Scottish government’s inaction to reform legal aid.Ken Dalling, president of the Law Society of Scotland, said: “This crisis has been a generation in the making and the system is

The Scottish Conservatives have launched a consultation for their 'Victims Law', which aims to "put victims of crime at the heart of Scotland’s justice system". The member’s bill, introduced by Scottish Conservative justice spokesman Jamie Greene MSP, would abolish 'not proven', and full

The Scottish Human Rights Commission has welcomed Lady Poole’s appointment as chair of the Covid inquiry but said the terms of reference do not go far enough to ensure that a human rights-based approach is taken to the inquiry. Much will depend on the approach taken by Lady Poole, it said.

Last month 414 Sheriff solemn cases were concluded in Scotland, which is 96 per cent of the average pre-Covid level. The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service has published its latest monthly workbook to show the throughput of criminal cases in our courts.

Two life prisoners who were prohibited from making inter-prison phone calls to each other have lost a challenge against a Lord Ordinary’s decision to refuse their judicial review petition against the prohibition. It was argued by the Scottish Ministers that the petition of Charles O’Neil

The Scottish Law Commission has today published a second discussion paper consulting on reform of the law of securities granted over land and buildings in Scotland. Heritable securities, often referred to as 'mortgages', are essential to the economy. Without them, many people could not afford to buy

The costs of the malicious prosecution scandal have reached almost £40 million, accounts from the Scottish government show. Compensation payments in the millions were made after a number of people involved in the administration and acquisition of Rangers became victims of the Crown Office.

The 4,000 people accused and executed for witchcraft in Scotland are to receive a posthumous pardon after the Scottish government lent its support to the move. Claire Mitchell QC leads Witches of Scotland, which has campaigned for a pardon, a government apology and an official monument for the victi

Public bodies will have a legal duty to ‘ask and act’ to prevent homelessness under Scottish government proposals. Representing the biggest change to Scotland’s homelessness legislation in almost a decade, the measures would be part of new laws aimed at preventing homelessness

Ken Swinton, author of the Scottish Law Agents’ Society's response to the Scottish government's consultation on the regulation of the legal profession, notes the importance of an independent judiciary, which requires “that there must be an independent legal profession to ensure appr

The Scottish government will introduce a new register of land ownership in April 2022 but awareness of its purpose, detail and implications among existing owners of land and property appears to be low. As those failing to comply with the new regulations will face criminal sanctions punishable by a f

The Faculty of Advocates has voiced its opposition to the creation of a new independent regulator for all legal services.  In its response to the Scottish government’s consultation on legal services regulation reform in Scotland, the Faculty said it believed establishing such a regulator

The Burness Paull Foundation completed another 12 months of helping good causes on a high with its annual Christmas appeal – raising £3,530 for the Scottish Refugee Council. A combination of foundation funding and contributions from Burness Paull colleagues, the donation was handed over

Legal aid practitioners suffered an expected decline in earnings in the second year of the pandemic, figures from the Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB) show.