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The final report of Lord Justice Briggs’ Civil Courts Structure Review has been published, including a section on the proposed online court. Lord Justice Briggs has given his backing to the pilot online court scheme, which could results in tens of thousands of cases being dealt with annually onlin

A Japanese steakhouse faces the prospect of legal action after a man claimed part of a dinner show where his wife was squirted with water from a plastic toy was a "sexual-style assault". Isabelle Lassiter's husband James called police after the chef squirted her with water from a small plastic toy o

The Christian Institute and others’ appeal against the Scottish government’s Named Person scheme has been unanimously allowed by judges in the Supreme Court on the basis the information sharing provisions in Part 4 are incompatible with Article 8 ECHR — meaning the legislation will not be brou

Aidan O’Neill QC Following today’s judgment from the Supreme Court that the data sharing provisions of part 4 of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014, which establishes the Named Person scheme, is incompatible with article 8 ECHR, lawyers have given their reaction.

A legal bid to remove the so-called “Independence Camp” from the grounds of the Scottish Parliament has been granted after a judge in the Court of Session ruled that such a move would not breach the protestors’ human rights. Lord Turnbull held that the order sought by the petitioners was “pr

A housing association pursuing a claim for damages against a sub-contractor has successfully applied to rectify a contract following a dispute about the identification of the company which granted it a warranty. A judge in the Court of Session granted decree of rectification after rejecting the defe

Two solicitors who breached the Law Society of Scotland’s Accounts Rules have been found guilty of professional misconduct and have been suspended for five years. The Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal (SSDT) considered the complaints dated 31 December 2015 at the instance of the Council o

Willie McIntyre We all know that there is a presumption against the imposition of prison sentences, but these days it’s difficult for solicitors, never mind their clients, to access the jail.

A businessman whose trees towered over his neighbours’ gardens, blocking sunlight and posing a danger to their homes has been ordered to cut them down – under the High Hedges (Scotland) Act 2013, The Herald reports. The hedges planted on James Turnbull’s £1.4 million estate in Bridge of Weir,

Donald Findlay QC Donald Findlay QC will defend Craig Whyte against charges pertaining to his time as owner of Rangers.

In Caroline Bridges v Alpha Insurance A/S CSOH 114, a civil jury trial concerning a pedestrian road traffic accident, Lord Tyre has issued a Note, explaining his approach to guidance for the jury on quantum, following the practice directed by the Inner House in Hamilton v Ferguson Transport (Spean B

Douglas McGregor Douglas McGregor writes about the Insurance Act 2015 which is due to come into force next month.

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A Scot who killed his mother and stepfather at their home in California is to stand trial on two counts of first-degree murder, The Herald reports. Derek Connell, 29, could be executed for killing Kim Higginbotham and her husband, Christopher, bother of whom were 48.

Willie Rennie Solemn cases at Dundee Sheriff Court are being delayed as a result of the closures of neighbouring sheriff courts, The Courier reports.