Judges deserve to do their job free from intimidation, free from harassment and free from political interference, agrees Congress. GMB’s National Congress, taking place in Blackpool this week, agreed a motion condemning criticism of judges "and their decisions".
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The High Court of Justiciary has refused an appeal against multiple convictions for rape against two complainers based on a misdirection on docket evidence about the accused’s contact with the first complainer after concluding that, while the directions given to the jury on the docket were err
The president of a Taiwanese university has taken a two-month unpaid leave of absence after a bizarre incident in which he told graduating students who are unable to cope with the demands of working life that they should “quickly end themselves". Chen Ching-ho, president of Shih Hsin Universit
Irwin Mitchell is exploring the possibility of bringing in a private equity investor as the law firm seeks to regain control of its parent company from a growing number of former partners. The Sheffield-headquartered firm, which generated almost £330 million in revenue last year, is understood
Scotland’s freedom of information watchdog is planning to limit the number of appeals any individual can have active at one time after a sharp rise in caseloads has left the organisation struggling to cope. The Scottish Information Commissioner received 1,084 appeals in 2025-26, up from 593 th
The death of a farmer could have been prevented a fatal accident inquiry has concluded. Gordon Chalmers, 78, of Thriepland Farm, Boyndie, died in hospital on 20 October 2024 after he was trampled by a cow on 18 October 2024. Mr Chalmers had been sorting cows into groups in a shed in preparation for
A crime podcast from the University of Dundee has stolen the show at a national awards ceremony. Inside Forensic Science has been named Most Outstanding Indie Podcast at the True Crime Podcast Awards.
A lord ordinary has granted a petition by the parents of a primary 1 pupil in West Lothian who raised concerns about unisex washing facilities in her newly built school seeking declarator that the current toilet provision was unlawful after ruling that the wording of the relevant statutory regulatio
The Cambodian government’s crackdown on scamming compounds has failed to dismantle the vast majority of sites in the country or protect and support thousands of people subjected to human trafficking, torture and slavery, Amnesty International said in a new report released today. Falling Throug
A prosecutor has warned young people to consider the real-life consequences of arming themselves with a bladed weapon after a teenager was sentenced to life for murder. Laura Buchan, legal director with the Crown Office, warned the carrying of knives is blighting communities and destroying young liv
Six secondary school students will next week battle it out in the final a public speaking event. The pupils are due to go head-to-head for the Crown Office's national schools public speaking competition crown.
A Sheriff Principal has held that a sheriff was correct to disapply qualified one-way cost shifting in a failed personal injury claim by a retired engineer against the chief constable of Police Scotland after concluding that she was justified in finding that the evidence he presented completely unde
Govan Law Centre (GLC) is launching a new community-based energy advice service in Glasgow funded through the Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme. Our Routes from Poverty service presently consists of money, debt and welfare rights advice as well as legal representation for housing and homeless
The Court of Session ruling that the Scottish ministers were in contempt of court by repeatedly failing to timeously comply with a decision notice of the Scottish Information commissioner, highlights bigger problems with our government’s culture, practice and delivery of FoI law, writes Carole
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