A cross appeal on the continued existence or implied re-creation of servitude rights in a Fife property that came to be owned by the proprietor of the burdened property before being sold under a standard security has been allowed by the Sheriff Appeal Court. Stuart Logan, originally the pursuer in a
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The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has lodged a first notice with the Sheriff Court to commence the court process for a fatal accident inquiry into the deaths of John White and Martyn Smith following attacks by Oskars Rancevs in Castle Road, Oban on 1 October 2018. A preliminary
The Law Society of Scotland has urged the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission to minimise cost increases on solicitors. In its response to the SLCC’s proposed budget, the Law Society has questioned its plan to introduce a nine per cent rise to the levy paid by solicitors.
The WS Society is hosting a special screening of the award-winning documentary Through Our Eyes at the Signet Library on 18 May, followed by a conversation with the film’s BAFTA and IDFA winning director Samir Mehanović. In sequences filmed over four years, Samir gives a personal insight into
The Sheriff Court backlog worsened by the pandemic is likely to last for another five years, prosecutors have warned. Minutes from a Crown Office meeting indicate that officials believe that it will be a "challenging area of business for the next five years or so".
A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. UN-backed inquiry accuses Russia of war crimes in Ukraine
The Court of Appeal of England and Wales has refused an appeal by the assignee of a company that supplied halal chicken meat to restaurants against the dismissal of its claim that a former director had misappropriated money from the company. Manolete Partners Plc, the liquidator of claims against de
A major US city has scrapped a twinning agreement it inadvertently struck with a self-declared micronation led by a wanted sex offender. In January, a delegation from the self-declared "United States of Kailasa" met with the mayor of Newark, New Jersey and signed a sister-city agreement at a public
A former security guard’s communications with neo-Nazi extremists were uncovered after an online chat group was infiltrated by an undercover counter-terrorism officer. Within days of joining the group, James Farrell shared a video with detailed instructions on how to construct a 3D-printed, ho
Irene Mosota has been nominated to chair the new Edinburgh Slavery and Colonialism Legacy Review Implementation Group, which will take forward the 10 recommendations of the review group led by Sir Geoff Palmer OBE. Edinburgh councillors will consider a report recommending her nomination at a meeting
Fragomen solicitor Kelly Hardman explains why immigration is inevitably a central issue today for offshore wind employers striving to ensure they have the workforce they need – and why they should already be planning as a key area of concession comes to an end. The UK is currently a world lead
The Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow is to hold a mooting competition for first and second year law students. The contest will be open to first and second year students enrolled on the Scots Law LLB and HNC/HND Legal Studies at Glasgow University, Glasgow Caledonian University, City of Glasgo
A prominent YouTuber who was elected to the Japanese parliament is to be expelled after failing to turn up to a single session since his election eight months ago. Yoshikazu Higashitani, also known as "Mr. GaaSyy", became famous online for his celebrity gossip videos before being elected to the Japa
Security forces across the world are increasingly misusing rubber and plastic bullets and other law enforcement weapons to violently suppress peaceful protests, causing horrific injuries and deaths, human rights campaigners have said. In a jointly-produced 48-page report titled My Eye Exploded, Amne
Phoebe Crane considers two cases which shed light on how the court may treat defenders’ attempts to claim expenses following successful defence of a claim. Typically, the award of judicial expenses follows success. However, this all changed in the context of personal injury and clinical neglig
