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An accused who was placed into custody in England while on bail for an offence committed in Scotland has lost an appeal against a decision to extend the 12-month time bar within which his Scottish trial required to commence. Ramel Appleby was due to stand trial for various drug-related offences in S

Civil Online users are invited to see the latest changes to caveat service offered by the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS). Users with an SCTS credit account will now be able to do the following:

Post-Brexit cooperation between the UK and the EU on law enforcement and criminal justice is sub-optimal, according to the House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee. In a letter to Home Secretary Suella Braverman, the committee has outlined its conclusions and observations on the operational

TC Young has been appointed to advise West of Scotland Housing Association for at least the next three years.  The firm has significant experience in the housing sector and also place a considerable emphasis on supporting its RSL clients in their communities through social value.

As is my wont, I will try to avoid ambiguity – the Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill is, in part, dangerous and not just because some of the drafting is appalling. I will not comment on the whole bill but on a few aspects.I am not suggesting that there is no roo

A competition open to both solicitors and advocates in Scotland is accepting entries. The British Irish Commercial Bar Association's Bursary Competition aims to assist those whose completion of further studies will enhance diversity in the profession.

A legal request has been made to the Crown Office to reopen criminal proceedings against the footballer David Goodwillie. Mr Goodwillie, 34, was found to have raped a woman in a civil case in 2017. Criminal charges against him were dismissed, however, due to insufficient evidence. Denise Clair, the

The family of Emily Drouet, an 18-year-old Aberdeen law student who took her own life after being subjected to abuse by her partner, has begun a civil action against him in the Court of Session. Emily was a fresher at the University of Aberdeen when she met Angus Milligan, who launched a campaign of

In the case of Kirkwood v Thelem Insurance, 2023, the Inner House of the Court of Session shone a light on the recoverability of English solicitors’ costs for a litigation conducted in Scotland before the Court of Session, write Mark Hastings and Gavin Aitken.

The Sheriff Appeal Court has refused an appeal by the proprietors of an access road against a sheriff’s decision that the owner of farmland only accessible via that road maintained pedestrian and vehicular access across the piece of land and allowed her a cross appeal against a decision that s

The UK government has committed to integrating mediation in the court process for small civil claims valued up to £10,000, starting with specified money claims – which make up 80 per cent of small claims. This could include claims such as a homeowner suing their builder for failure to de

From 1678, a handful of perjurers claimed that the Catholics of England planned to assassinate the king. As a result of their disgraceful work between November 1678 and July 1681, at least 17 Catholics, lay and clergy, died as traitors on the scaffold, and not in the easiest of circumstances. Many o

Rural and island communities are to "have a chance to have their voices heard" in local and national decision-making. Around £80,000 will be used to deliver the next Scottish Rural and Islands Parliament – a grassroots democratic assembly ­– which will take place in the autumn.

Home Secretary Suella Braverman acted unlawfully by failing to offer basic support to asylum seekers, including pregnant women and young children, a judge in the High Court has ruled. She must now enact changes that will benefit thousands of asylum seekers following the successful legal challenge by

The far-right government in Israel has succeeded in having a bill passed that curtails the power of judges over ministers, triggering widespread protests and criticism from US President Joe Biden. Named the "reasonableness" bill, the legislation, ratified by the Knesset despite significant oppositio