Proposals to help complainants, whom the UK government refers to as "victims", have been launched today. The powers of the Victims' Commissioner are to be strengthened and a consultation will be launched on a new law to underpin the Victims' Code, Justice Secretary David Gauke has announced.
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Lawyers exasperated with much-vaunted legislation's inability to resolve gaps in the Land Register and its rules on rejections have established a new group to address the issue as "no one seems to be listening" – amid a warning that completion of the cadastral map will "never happen" as the la
The number of civil cases in Scotland initiated in 2016-17 was the lowest since records began in 2008-09, with a drop of 44 per cent since that year. The latest civil justice statistics, published by Scotland’s Chief Statistician today also record a 48 per cent drop in cases at the Court of Se
Govan Law Centre is looking to identify public interest litigation against Glasgow City Council, The Glasgow School of Art and Kier Construction on behalf of Garnethill residents and local Sauchiehall Street businesses over their "abysmal" treatment after the Glasgow School of Art fire. Residents an
A public consultation has been launched into changes to the UK’s torture policy or “Consolidated Guidance”, which tells UK personnel how far they can go in participating in the interrogation suspects held by a foreign country or receiving intelligence that could have been
Glasgow Caledonian University law lecturer Martin Jones is currently scaling Bishop's Seat to raise money for Olly’s Wee Bothy, a charity established in memory of his son Olly, who passed away two years ago. From base camp at Pucks Rest in the West Bay, Dunoon, Martin is going up and down
Glasgow Caledonian University law lecturer Martin Jones is currently scaling Bishop's Seat to raise money for Olly’s Wee Bothy, a charity established in memory of his son Olly, who passed away two years ago. From base camp at Pucks Rest in the West Bay, Dunoon, Martin is going up and down
In response to the possibility of asylum seekers in Glasgow facing homelessness and destitution, emergency Scottish government funding will be given to charities until their legal options have been exhausted. The Destitute Asylum Seeker Service (DASS) is being given £110,000 for the next
Raeburn Christie Clark & Wallace (RCC&W) has appointed solicitor and rising referee Dan McFarlane to its commercial property department. Mr McFarlane joins RCC&W from Aberdein Considine, where he has worked for the past four years. Starting as a summer placement student, he wen
A new exhibition by National Records of Scotland (NRS) brings together records of the suffragettes and the Scottish justice system for the first time. Protests and arrests, hunger strikes and force-feeding are revealed in historical government, court and prison records, as well as notes from prison
Thompsons Solicitors has confirmed the beginning of legal action against the Scottish Football Association (SFA) on behalf of its clients "abused by paedophiles employed in Scottish football". Correspondence has today been sent to the association containing details of the civil claims.
A lawyer’s lifelong passion for helping the careers of others will be commemorated in a scholarship set up to encourage students from less advantaged backgrounds to enter the legal profession. The Kirk Murdoch Memorial Fund will offer financial support, professional mentoring, work placements
Divorcees looking for additonal payments from their former spouses were dealt a blow after the Supreme Court ruled a woman who spent all her settlement money cannot claim more from her ex-husband. Graham Mills, 52, challenged a Court of Appeal order mandating that he pay an extra £4,090 a year
Gillespie Macandrew has reported a sixth year of growth with an almost six per cent rise in turnover for the financial year 2017-2018. Turnover for the year to 28 February 2018 was £12.01 million compared to £11.36m for the previous year. The firm reported an eight per cent growth in pro
