Criminal barristers in Northern Ireland today begin a withdrawal of services from all legally-aided Crown Court cases in a major escalation of their campaign for legal aid fee increases. Members of the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) last month voted overwhelmingly in support of the action, the lates
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This article looks at the main changes brought in by the Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Act 2024 began, six months on. These reforms are expressed through amendments to the Bankruptcy (Applications and Decisions) (Scotland) Regulations 2016 and related instruments. The most recent commencement
The number of outstanding fatal accident inquiries (FAIs) in Scotland has risen above 300, according to newly released figures. Data obtained by the Scottish Liberal Democrats through a freedom of information request to the Crown Office shows there are 318 FAIs currently awaiting completion. That re
Media mogul Jimmy Lai's conviction for sedition and conspiracy is "a stain on a once enviable Hong Kong legal system", his lawyers have said. Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC leads the international legal team presenting Mr Lai, convicted under the controversial National Security Law (NSL) imposed on Hong K
The Taliban has rebuked four Afghan men who dressed up like characters in the British TV series Peaky Blinders for failing to live up to "Afghan and Islamic values". In videos posted to YouTube with captions like "Shelby mode", the friends smoke cigarettes while wearing flat caps, suits and long coa
David Lammy has been accused by senior barristers of misusing statistics about rape cases collapsing in what they describe as a “cynical” attempt to justify plans to abolish jury trials for roughly half of Crown Court cases. The justice secretary has repeatedly claimed that 60 per cent o
The Scottish Sentencing Council’s new sentencing guidelines on rape offences have been approved by the High Court. The two new guidelines, which cover offences of rape and rape of a young child under the age of 13, were approved at a hearing of the High Court in Edinburgh yesterday. They will
Shirley Askew has joined Matheson Lawson to support its residential property arm. The move sees her reunite with her younger sister Donna Carson, recently appointed as head of commercial property – and longtime family friend Victoria Lawson, co-founder of the firm.
A new report published today by the Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) reveals the traumatic experiences of families whose loved ones have died in custody in Scotland. The report draws from a major ‘Family Listening Day’ attended by 33 bereaved relatives, revealing a fatal accident
Borders law firms Douglas Gilmour & Son in Selkirk and Pike & Chapman in Galashiels are to merge and trade as Gilmour Pike Chapman. From 1 April 2026, the firm will become Gilmour Pike Chapman Limited. The practice will continue to operate from the same office locations.
The last revolution in legal education was not digital but electrical. For a time, the lecture halls of Edinburgh and Glasgow stood half-in, half-out of the new century: stone stairwells lit by bare bulbs, while seminar rooms still relied on the yellow comfort of gaslight. No one doubted that electr
Dentons has been named as a supplier on Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS) new RM6360 Legal Panel for Government framework. The six lots Dentons is named on are:
As a solicitor who has specialised in non-surgical beauty and hairdressing claims for more than 13 years, I have witnessed the evolving landscape of cosmetic treatments in Scotland, writes Jennifer Wallace. Throughout my experience representing clients, it became increasingly evident that there was
When Fiona Pask took on the head of Scotland role at Shakespeare Martineau earlier this year it looked like the firm was finally going to be able to pursue the kind of growth it had planned since launching in Edinburgh in 2020. The Scottish government’s long-awaited Regulation of Legal Service
