Labour is being urged to reform the law on joint enterprise, which is leading to “systemic injustice”. A report from the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies (CCJS) states that the law on joint enterprise, in which two or more defendants are accused of the same crime in respect of the sa
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The Aberdeen housing market has shown "encouraging signs of increased activity", according to a new report. The Aberdeen Solicitors’ Property Centre Limited (ASPC), in cooperation with the University of Aberdeen Business School, Centre for Real Estate Research, has released their 2024 second q
Three EU member states are being referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) for failing to transpose laws designed to guarantee fair trial rights. The European Commission last week announced further action to be taken in separate infringement proceedings against Hungary, Czechia a
A licence application has been submitted to the Home Office for a drug-checking pilot to be established in Glasgow. The Glasgow health and social care partnership service would be based at a hub on the same site as the UK’s first Safer Drug Consumption Facility, which is scheduled to open late
Edinburgh’s house price growth is inevitable due to its unique circumstances according to a leading property firm. DJ Alexander Ltd, which is the largest lettings and estate agency in Scotland, said that over the last decade Scotland’s capital has benefitted from double digit population
A woman who embezzled thousands of pounds from her dementia-stricken mother has been imprisoned for two years and three months. Hayley Matthews, 44, of Edinburgh, embarked on a lavish spending spree after stealing £120,000 from her mother’s bank accounts between September 2019
A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Activists condemn shooting of pro-independence lawyer in West Papua | The National
A postman is facing criminal charges after being caught with 13,000 undelivered letters in his garage. Police swooped on the home of the postal worker in the French town of Isle-d'abeau, near Lyon, following a tip-off from his disgruntled wife.
The monograph The Signature in Law: From the Thirteenth Century to the Facsimile explores the judicial development of the concept of the signature from the thirteenth century to the age of the facsimile transmission and telex; that is, down to 1990. The concept of the signature is considered in its
EU member states have made progress in addressing rule of law issues over the past year, according to the European Commission's latest annual rule of law report. More than two-thirds (68 per cent) of the recommendations issued in the 2023 report have been fully or partially addressed, the report say
Scottish Gaelic is in a "perilous state" according to a new report by the Scottish Parliament's Education, Children and Young People Committee. The report details reservations about the practical impact of the Scottish Languages Bill, which aims to support Scotland's indigenous languages. The commit
The Law Society of Scotland’s annual risk management competition is turning its focus to solutions based on technology and artificial intelligence (AI). Entries for the 2024 Innovation Cup are now open. Scottish solicitors, paralegals, trainees, other staff working in a legal team or firm, and
The Scottish Sentencing Council is seeking views on draft sentencing guidelines for rape offences. A public consultation on the proposed guidelines launches today and people from all backgrounds, legal or otherwise, are being urged to offer their views to help ensure that the guidelines are fit for
Deaths in custody, segregation and mental health are among the areas of concern in prisons and forensic mental health settings in Scotland, according to a new report. The Scottish Human Rights Commission and UK National Preventive Mechanism joint report concludes that little progress has been made a
France's notoriously heavy-handed police have been ordered to be on their best behaviour as up to 1.5 million tourists descend on Paris for the Olympic Games. Some 3,600 officers have agreed to take foreign language lessons — mostly English — to offer better assistance to visitors, The T
