Paul Motion considers whether motions for dawn raid orders should always be video recorded. Of all orders the Scottish civil courts are empowered to make, arguably the most intrusive, invasive and distressing are orders under Section 1 of the Administration of Justice (Scotland) Act 1972. These orde
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For those of us who live in or commute to Scotland’s major towns and cities to work, our encounters with the countryside are often brief – and usually recreational. Of course, the rural and agricultural sector has been crucial to the country’s economy for centuries, with 80 p
In 2020, PPE Medpro entered into a lucrative contract with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to supply 25 million sterile surgical gowns and other personal protective equipment. The company gained widespread recognition for its association with Michelle Mone and her husband, write Pame
When making orders in terms of s.11 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 the court requires to give children the opportunity to express their views and to take those views into account. In the recently published decision of PSC v NS Lady Tait considers how to do so where the strongly expressed views
A sheriff has ruled that a company acting as trustee for the benefit of a members’ club for Scots who had time shares in a Tenerife resort had not agreed to resign as trustee in a video call in October 2023 and refused to grant specific implement ordering it to honour the alleged contract. Clu
The latest announcement in the incredible delay into implementing alternative business structures is scrutinised by Brian Inkster. The Law Society of Scotland has announced that they were deferring work on Licensed Legal Service Providers (LLSP), commonly referred to as Alternative Business Structur
SLN’s Alastair Tibbs visits Govan Law Centre and its inspirational staff.
A lord ordinary has refused to order the return of two children to the USA after their father raised a petition for orders under the Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985, after finding that the children had expressed clear objections to their return and were at risk of harm due to their father obtai
Original painting by George Willison (1741-1797), engraved by Valentine Green (1739-1813). Original mezzotint print, published 1770. Print commemorating the victory of Archibald Douglas in the House of Lords. A portrait of Douglas appears in the medallion, supported on a plinth by a figure of J
Eoin Jackson analyses the ICJ's landmark climate change opinion. On Wednesday this week, the International court of Justice (ICJ) released its landmark Advisory Opinion on states' obligations in respect of climate change. An Advisory Opinion is a non-binding opinion provided by the ICJ which clarifi
As AI systems embed themselves in everyday legal workflows, they begin to absorb not just what we produce, but how we think. Dr Corsino San Miguel sets out a strategy for protecting the judgment that defines a law firm’s identity. Imagine a chef using an AI assistant to make sandwiches.
David J Black reviews a brace of new books on Edinburgh, ‘Scotia’s darling seat’. Alistair Moffat’s A New History of Edinburgh could best be described as a quixotically compelling, if not always satisfying, read. A prolific writer with a well-known background in television, t
Last week, Sheelagh Cooley, real estate partner and head of the Edinburgh office at Shoosmiths, delivered the keynote speech at the Scotland Investor and Developer Breakfast as part of the UK Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF, Leeds, 20-22 May). She shared her market insights
A 20-year-old man who received an order for lifelong restriction after abducting a vulnerable teenager, threatening him with a BB gun, and forcing him to perform oral sex has lost an appeal in the High Court of Justiciary against his sentence. Appellant NS, who was 18 when he committed the offences,
