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Graeme MacLeod comments on a recent Inner House judgment in which police officers in a WhatsApp group lost an appeal against a decision to investigate them. The case of BC v the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Scotland was pursued by a group of 10 Scottish police officers, all of whom were

Our sister publication Scottish Construction Now has added a legal section on its busy website. Sponsored by Compass Chambers, Construction Law in Scotland will host news and developments in construction, planning and property law in Scotland.

MSPs on the Holyrood's Justice Committee have supported the general principles of the Defamation Bill. Members of the committee have endorsed much of the detail proposed in the Scottish government’s bill, which followed significant work from the Scottish Law Commission.

Lawyers who are physically disabled or have a chronic illness and are entering or who have successfully entered the legal profession are encouraged to participate in a new study. Dundee Law School PhD student Rachael Wallace is undertaking a study which aims to examine whether the Equality Act 2010

Criminal silk Keith Stewart QC is expected to be selected as the next Advocate General for Scotland. Mr Stewart, of Blacks Chambers, has a broad criminal practice and has appeared in cases including Yazdanparast and HMA v Bhomwick. He has also advised in matters relating to intellectual property and

Lord Glennie’s opinion in the recent ‘CH’ appeal ([2020] HCJAC 43) highlights a conflict of judicial thinking, and legal opinion in general, with respect to the Scottish rape shield. Could it be that the real issue is a fundamental lack of trust in the ability of a jury to reach a

The 16-day lockdown across the central belt has ushered in an almighty hangover for drinkers, diners and licensed trade operators alike, writes Audrey Ferrie. Pub and restaurant owners in large swathes of Scotland have been forced to call last orders again, to wipe down the bar counter and to put th

TrustLaw, the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s global pro bono legal service, is to host a free-to-attend virtual event focused on helping Scottish lawyers develop their skills and understanding in delivering pro bono legal work, in partnership with the law firm CMS. The Legal Roundtable: Strength

Beverley Atkinson, legal director at DAC Beachcroft, has been re-accredited as a specialist in professional negligence law by the Law Society of Scotland. Having first been accredited in 2015, Ms Atkinson is one of only nine specialists in this area of law in Scotland.

Care experienced children and young people are among those who will have the opportunity to give their opinions on new legislation which would incorporate an international human rights treaty into Scots law – in a Zoom chat with MSPs. Virtual calls hosted by children’s rights organisatio

In the 1970s Ernst Schumacher, an unlikely named British Coal economist, wrote his famous work Small is Beautiful bequeathing the decade a title that became a mantra, but which arguably made little impact on society. Today, in a reaction to globalisation boosted by Covid lockdowns, a new slogan has

From around 1835, Inverness Castle was the home of the city’s sheriff court until, earlier this year, all its business was permanently moved to a new “Justice Centre”, more functional but with considerably less style or grandeur. However, the future is precarious for many court bui

An astonishing admission was made by Scotand's Lord Advocate in the Court of Session at the end of August. He conceded that his predecessor's 2012 prosecution of the two men called in as administrators of Rangers Football Club was malicious. This is a shameful milestone in the legal history of this

Terra Firma Chambers has maintained its Band 1 rankings for Planning and Environmental Law, Agriculture & Rural Affairs and Tax in the latest edition of Chambers & Partners UK Directory and received praise for its ‘first class’ service. Described as ‘the market leader

Where do you see yourself in five years? When this question is asked at a job interview or work appraisal, no clarification is needed on the starting point for the five years. The words “from now” go without saying. The starting point of a crucial five year period for certain claims in S