The Upper Tribunal for Scotland has allowed an appeal by a landlord ordered to pay over £5,000 to her former student tenants after finding that the First-tier Tribunal had inadequate evidence to reach the conclusions it did. Judith Kennard was ordered to pay a total of £5,175 to the five
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Members of an exclusive Disney club have lost a legal bid to be re-admitted after allegations one of them was drunk in public. Scott and Diana Anderson, both 60, visited Disney's two Anaheim theme parks in California 60 to 80 times a year and paid dues of $31,500. The couple were spending close to $
A former youth football coach who raped a young girl in his car has been jailed for five years with an extended period of two years. Lee Murray was found guilty of four charges following a trial at the High Court in Inverness on 30 July.
Dallas McMillan’s annual Charity Race Night was held at the Alea Casino, Glasgow on Friday 6 September. The firm will be 150 years old in 2025, in celebration of which it is attempting to raise £150,000 through a series of charity events to be divided equally between its four charity par
Implementation of the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013 has been hampered by a range of factors, according to Holyrood's Health, Social Care and Sport Committee. The legislation was introduced to ensure that care and support is arranged, managed, and delivered in a way that sup
The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), which investigates potential miscarriages of justice in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, has launched an online library of every case it has sent back to the courts since 1997. The CCRC Case Library allows users to search, filter, and read brief summa
A lord ordinary has ruled that it would not be equitable to allow an action by a woman seeking damages for rape by a retired policeman acquitted of criminal charges against her and another woman to proceed. Pursuer PW claimed to have been raped by the defender, KM, in January 1995, but did not comme
A discussion on the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill featuring two academics will be held in Edinburgh later this month. The speakers at the SSC Society event will offer insights into core dilemmas in assisted suicide/euthanasia legislation, the challenges that are presented
Following a competitive recruitment exercise earlier this year, the Scottish Council of Law Reporting has announced the appointment of the following advocates to the law reporting panel for Session Cases: The Session Cases law report series contains all the key appellate decisions, civil and crimina
An employment appeal tribunal in London has rejected a claim from a man who said he had been discriminated against because of his "English nationalist" beliefs, which include seeking the deportation of all Muslims from the UK. The claimant, Steven Thomas, had been engaged through an employment agenc
The head of a top City of London firm has advised partners not to send non-urgent emails over the weekend. Segun Osuntokun, appointed last year as global senior partner at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP), a firm of over 1,275 lawyers across 31 offices, told The Telegraph that he schedules emails
Two appeals by the pursuer and defender in a dispute over servitude rights over land including a filling station in Ross-shire have been resolved by the Sheriff Appeal Court determining that the defender did not have the servitude rights he claimed to. AC & IC Fraser & Son Ltd initially rais
The use of framework legislation – in particular, framework bills – will be the focus of a new inquiry by the Scottish Parliament’s Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee. The committee has launched a consultation to find out more about how framework bills impact on parliamentar
Scottish Legal News will shortly publish an article on the military exploits of war hero and Scots lawyer John Ross and is seeking the help of readers to obtain a photograph of him. Mr Ross was a lawyer in Dundee for many years and retired from his firm, Ross Strachan, in 1983. His brother Donald wa
