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Judges have ruled that Walkers must pay VAT on its mini poppadoms because they are really just crisps. The snack giant had argued that that its Sensations Poppadoms were not crisps and should not attract sales tax.

A decision has been made to hold a fatal accident inquiry seven years after the death of baby Sophia Smith at the Royal Hospital for Children at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Campus, Glasgow. Crown Counsel have concluded, based on the available evidence, that there will be no criminal proc

Sophie Mills has been promoted to the new position of principal solicitor, governance and charities at the WS Society. Ms Mills will work with chief executive Robert Pirrie in assuming responsibility for the society’s administration and consultancy services to a portfolio of third-party charit

Former BBC Scotland lawyer Alistair Bonnington, 71, is suing TV licensing chiefs on the basis he was falsely accused of not paying for a licence. He said he was hounded with the threat of prosecution after moving to his new house, despite having a licence.

Stealing a dog or a cat is to become a specific criminal offence in the rest of the UK, despite the existence of the crime of theft. The Pet Abduction Bill, a private member's bill introduced at Westminster by Southend West MP Anna Firth and now formally backed by government ministers, proposes to c

Alison Webb and Megan Lafferty provide an update on group litigation in Scotland. We are now seeing a growing and quickly developing trend towards group litigation across the UK and globally. The Post Office scandal is one such example, receiving renewed attention over the past month in the wake of

Three men who were victims of IRA bombings can sue Gerry Adams in a personal capacity, a judge in the English High Court has ruled. Mr Justice Soole ruled that the victims would not be able to sue the IRA itself or the former Sinn Féin leader as its “representative” but that perso

Former judge Lord Uist calls on politicians to respect the separation of powers in dealing with the victims of the Horizon scandal.

Holyrood's Criminal Justice Committee has failed to involve defence lawyers in its consideration of plans for juryless trials in rape cases. Writing on X, the Scottish Solicitors Bar Association said that the committed had chose "not to invite" the body to give evidence on parts 5 and 6 of the Victi

A man convicted of purchasing an illegal sawn-off firearm in Glasgow has lost an appeal against his conviction for offences under the Firearms Act 1968 in the High Court of Justiciary. Francis Mooney argued that the trial judge was wrong to repel a submission of no case to answer, as while there was

The Crown Office has lodged first notices for fatal accident inquiries into the deaths of 66-year-old William Lothian at HMP Edinburgh in 2021 and of 77-year-old William Tucker at HMP Low Moss in 2022. Mr Lothian was found dead in his cell within HMP Edinburgh on the morning of 14 May

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Will new criminal bills turn India into a police state ahead of 2024 vote?

Former sheriff Douglas Cusine commends a new practical guide to running a Sheriff Court proof. The final sentence of this very useful book is this: “Running a proof can be enjoyable, but you will find it more so if you have prepared it well, you are properly funded, and you are as well organis

Macdonald Henderson has advised NeuroClin Ltd, the pioneering neurological research organisation headquartered at Eurocentral, on the completion of a seven-figure investment by N4 Partners. The investment further increases N4’s stake in the business which is fast becoming a pioneer in neurolog

The Upper Tribunal for Scotland has dismissed a repairing standard application raised by two tenants against the creditor of their former landlord after an appeal was made against the First-tier Tribunal’s decision that the creditor could be regarded as the landlord for the purposes of the app