Two members of a county lines drug trafficking gang have been jailed for a total of 11 years and three months. Mohammed Miah, 28, and Abdul Khan, 24, set up an operation to ferry substantial amounts of heroin and cocaine from their home city of Bradford to Edinburgh.
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Scottish Legal News welcomes today's Scotsman editorial condemning political interference with the judiciary. Fears over the power grab by the Scottish government, which were first reported by SLN more than two weeks ago, have now been picked up by the wider media.
Lord Chancellor Alex Chalk and Attorney General Victoria Prentis have ordered an independent inquiry into the circumstances and handling of Andrew Malkinson’s case after his conviction for rape was quashed by the Court of Appeal last month. The inquiry will investigate the handling and the rol
Gilson Gray has appointed Tracy McAlpine as a director in its residential property division to lead a new dedicated team for newbuild conveyancing. Ms McAlpine brings more than two decades of experience to the firm and has spent the last 10 years specialising in newbuild transactions, working closel
The Crown Office is facing calls to disclose its "confidential" guidelines for issuing recorded police warnings (RPWs), The Herald reports. The calls follow the recent assault of a woman, Julie Marshall, at a rally in Aberdeen. Her attacker, a 26-year-old man, was given an RPW, prompting outrag
Shoosmiths has announced enhancements and updates to its family-friendly policies, including enhancements to its co-parent leave package. Eligible staff will be able to take up to 12 weeks of co-parent leave at full pay, a gender-neutral replacement for the firm’s previous paternity leave of t
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
Disapproving stares from members of the public could help discourage smoking in non-smoking areas without the need for police intervention, Hong Kong's health minister has said. Professor Lo Chung-mau told a committee of the city's Legislative Council that, if someone begins smoking a non-smoking ar
A woman who was sentenced to jail for unlawfully securing abortion tablets to terminate her own pregnancy will be released following a reduction of her sentence by Court of Appeal judges. The judges stated that the situation required "compassion, not punishment".
A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. The US holds its nose over Saudi Arabia’s human rights record – when the price is right
CMS is staging an event later this week for food & drink sector businesses looking at advertising compliance, including in relation to greenwashing and HFSS foods, and product labelling. The free-to-attend webinar, being held on Thursday will be led by CMS experts who will discuss the potential
Scottish Legal News editor Kapil Summan speaks to historian and former Supreme Court justice, Jonathan Sumption, Lord Sumption, at his home in London. They discuss criminal reforms; the limits of law; the decline in legislative drafting in the UK; free speech and the need to stand up to the new cult
A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Rights attorney Yu Wensheng, wife Xu Yan ‘could be at risk of torture’ after arrest | Radio Free Asia
A judge of the High Court of England and Wales has dismissed a representative claim for misuse of private information brought against Google UK arising from its partnership with a London NHS Trust to develop an app for clinical treatment. Andrew Prismall sought to bring a claim for damages on behalf
A construction and telecommunication company has been fined £550,000 after an employee fell from a stepladder and was impaled on metal piping. The company was also ordered to pay the deceased’s family £200,000 in compensation.
