Plans to ban single use vapes and raise the tobacco age of sale so that no one born on or after 1 January 2009 can ever legally be sold tobacco in Scotland have been published. Ministers have agreed to take forward the recommendations following a consultation on ‘Creating a Smokefree Generatio
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A French national whose extradition was sought by the French authorities for the offence of denying crimes against humanity has been refused permission to appeal against a decision that his conduct constituted an extradition offence and that it would be proportionate to extradite him. Vincent Raynou
Connor Beaton delivers his verdict on French legal drama Anatomy of a Fall.
A case challenging a 50 per cent increase in social care charges for disabled Glaswegians has been granted permission to proceed. In March last year, Glasgow City Council (GCC) amended its Social Work Services Social Care Charging Policy, increasing the charges it levies on disabled and non-disabled
At the risk of sounding like a broken podcast, delays in getting fatal accident inquiries started are to me, a disgrace. As we know, some FAIs are mandatory; some are at the option of the Crown, but that distinction is irrelevant; there are delays in both categories. I am not alone in my concern. Th
The International Court of Justice has ordered Israel to take all measures to prevent genocidal acts in Gaza. South Africa brought the case to the court, asking it to order Israel to stop military action until it could come to a decision on whether the country had committed genocide.
The Law Society of Scotland has highlighted serious failings in the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill.
A number of recent investigations by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service into the sudden and unexpected deaths of babies has prompted Solicitor General Ruth Charteris KC to urge families to follow the advice available on safer sleeping. In the last year COPFS received reports of 74 deaths
Regulations to protect tenants concerned about rent increases following the ending of the emergency rent cap have been laid in the Scottish Parliament. From 1 April onwards, subject to parliamentary approval, the process for rent adjudication will temporarily be modified for one year.
A Kilmarnock sheriff has found that a horse transportation company was liable for injuries sustained to a showjumping horse that reduced its commercial value to zero after it escaped from its transport lorry on a ferry from Northern Ireland to Scotland. Pursuer Derek Rankine had agreed that BG Craig
Legislation which aims to enhance Scotland’s democratic processes has been published. The Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill includes provisions to encourage the piloting of electoral innovations such as digital polling cards and provides powers for elections to be rescheduled
The Scottish Solicitors Bar Association (SSBA) has accepted an invitation by the Criminal Justice Committee to give oral evidence on the Victims, Witnesses and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill after having been initially snubbed. Simon Brown, vice-president of the SSBA, will appear before the committe
A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Israel Hamas war: UN say women and children main victims of conflict as IDF hit Damascus
Robert Shiels commends a new biography of the comic genius who fell victim to the USA's post-war red scare. This attractively produced book, with many photographs, is a social, political and cultural history of a crucial period in the life of an influential 20th century figure, an original and indep
