The Lord Advocate has given his support to a call by the Lord President for a change in the way children give evidence in court following a serious case of child sex abuse in the Highlands. In February last year, Mark MacLennan was sentenced to eight years in prison after he was found guilty of rapi
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SLN assistant editor Kapil Summan looks back at some of the biggest stories in Scots law this year. The past year has been one of reform and change in the Scottish legal profession. In January, the then Lord President, Lord Gill, announced the timetable for the commencement of provisions of the Cour
Graeme Bruce CMS Scotland has advised intermodal logistics supplier InterBulk Group PLC (AIM Listed) on its recommended cash acquisition by Den Hartogh Holding B.V. (Netherlands).
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled theScottish government's minimum unit alcohol pricing plans are contrary to EU law as other tax options exist. Instead, the ECJ has recommended the introduction of alternative tax measures to achieve the same effect.
A Scottish Police Authority (SPA) employee who made and possessed indecent images of children and extreme pornography depicting humans and animals has been sentenced to five years in prison by a judge at the High Court in Glasgow. Lord Boyd of Duncansby sentenced Barry Rankine, an information comput
An airline passenger whose flight from Scotland to Spain was delayed by more than six hours has been awarded €400 in compensation after the carrier’s claim that the delay was caused by “extraordinary circumstances” was rejected. A sheriff ruled that the pursuer was entitled to compensation b
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) will give its ruling on the SNP's attempt to crack down on cheap alcohol this week. The issue ended up in court after MSPs approved the plans for minimum unit pricing (MUP) in 2013.
The Scottish Budget for 2016-17, announced by John Swinney, contains a cut of a third in the Accountant in Bankruptcy budget. David Menzies examines how this will impact its services. The Scottish Government draft budget for 2016-17 has been announced by Finance Secretary John Swinney. While many of
A life prisoner who claimed that it was “unreasonable and unlawful” to detain him in conditions in which he was being exposed to environmental tobacco smoke has had a petition for judicial review dismissed. A judge in the Court of Session ruled that while the petitioner’s situation was “unfo
James Wolffe QC The Dean of the Faculty of Advocates, James Wolffe QC, has welcomed the Crown’s publication of a policy on non-penalisation of refugees.
Lord Glennie A rapist who claimed that the Scottish Prison Service had failed in their duty to provide him with a reasonable opportunity for rehabilitation has had a petition for judicial review dismissed.
A solicitor has said the Lord Advocate should re-examine the case of a Swedish woman whose body was found on Prestwick beach ten years ago and was believed to have committed suicide, The National reports. Ann Borjesson, 30, was found dead in December, 2005.
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Malcolm McPherson HBJ Gateley has completed a round of seven senior hires, including six new partners, as it reported profit growth of 16 per cent in the first half of the financial year.
Ken McEwan McEwan Fraser Legal has scored a unique hat-trick by becoming the new sponsor of three Scottish Premiership clubs – Dundee, Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Dundee United.
