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Who remembers the Roberton Report? Who could have guessed the pandemic reasons for it ending up in the long grass for so long? Covered well by SLN, the announcement has, after a couple of contributions proved that the solicitor branch of the profession at least is as comfortable with its apathy as e

Brodies LLP has announced the appointment of five new partners in its latest round of internal promotions. Oil and gas lawyer, Laura Petrie makes the step up to partner, along with personal and family solicitor, Jessica Flowerdew, corporate and commercial lawyers Grant Strachan and Robert Ross, and

Scottish government plans to check up on the performance of the proposed juryless rape trials violate the separation of powers and are an attack on the independence of the judiciary, a former judge has said. Writing in Scottish Legal News today, Lord Uist, a retired senator of the College of Justice

In an effort to rekindle its appeal before the imminent general election, a Conservative Thai political party has lent its support to the legalisation of sex toys. The Democrat party's representative, Ratchada Thanadirek, pointed out that despite the country's laws prohibiting their sale, sex toys a

The Scottish government's controversial plans to introduce juryless trials have come in for yet more criticism. A pilot project in which judges alone would determine the guilt or innocence of people accused of rape would require the consent of the accused to participate. Lawyers are, unsurprisingly,

Sophie Pike’s instructive blog about childcare and how the costs might be shared between separated parents sets out possible legal routes to resolve disagreement. We agree with her conclusion that it is far better for parents (and their children) to reach agreement and to steer clear of the c

An Edinburgh sheriff has ruled that the affairs of a scaffolding company had been conducted in a manner prejudicial to the interests of a man who was entitled to half the shares of the company by a stock transfer form completed by a late former director. Paul Curran made an application under section

A police officer who began a sexual relationship with a vulnerable woman he met while on duty has been jailed for 14 months for an attempt to pervert the course of justice. Former PC Gavin Donaldson, from Midlothian, had admitted telling the woman to delete thousands of emails and messages they had

TLT has promoted 10 lawyers to partner, including Ayla Skene in the firm’s Glasgow office. Scotland location head John Paul Sheridan said: “I’m pleased that we can celebrate the success of our talented colleagues across the firm. I’m particularly pleased to note the gender sp

One of the world's largest tobacco companies is to pay over $600 million to US authorities for selling cigarettes in North Korea in violation of sanctions. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is known to be a heavy smoker and is often pictured smoking at official events. The US has sought for years to l

Almost 60 former sub-postmasters and mistresses who were falsely accused of stealing money due to computer errors have died before the end of a public inquiry. Campaigners said the figures, obtained from a freedom of information request, indicated that postmasters were being “timed out”

Here is your starter for 10. What do the following have in common: “Moorov, concert, fraud.” Cases involving these elements may cause more difficulty for jurors than say, a straight-forward assault. Whatever the complexity, we do allow the most difficult cases to be dealt with by a jury,

The International Council for Commercial Arbitration is to return to Edinburgh to launch its Congress book in September, a year on from ICCA Edinburgh. The 21st edition of the ICCA Congress Series will be launched during the inaugural Edinburgh International Arbitration Festival, which will take pla

Lawyers have reacted with dismay to plans to push ahead with a pilot of juryless trials in Scotland. The Scottish government announced the introduction of the Victims, Witnesses and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill to Holyrood yesterday.

The lifelong right to anonymity for complainers in sexual offence cases is to be enshrined in Scots law following a successful campaign by Glasgow Caledonian law students and lecturers. Justice Secretary Angela Constance praised the "tireless" work of the Campaign for Complainer Anonymity, led by Dr