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The Herald has published an obituary for Sheriff Brian Kearney, who passed away on March 28 at the age of 88. "Scots law has lost a legend and Scotland’s children a champion following the death of Sheriff Brian Kearney, who loved the law and made contributions to it, appreciated by so many. Hi

A controlling domestic abuser who raped three women – including two on the same night – has been given an order for lifelong restriction. Aaron Carson Swan was found guilty of six charges including the serious sexual assault of two victims as they slept at a property in the Scottish Bord

Italy can lawfully reclaim a 2,000-year-old Greek statue from the Getty Museum in California, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled. Victorious Youth has been at the centre of a legal row for years after Italy alleged it had been obtained illegally by the J Paul Getty Trust.

Milan has abandoned plans to ban the sale of ice cream after midnight following a severe backlash. City authorities said the proposed ban on all takeaway food, including the pizza and gelato beloved by so many Italians, would strike a balance "between socialising and entertainment, and the peace and

Advocate Jane Rattray, a member of Westwater Advocates, has passed away. “Jane called to the bar in 2015, following many years as a solicitor, and specialised in family law. In recent years her professional life has been focused on her role as counsel to the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry. She w

May 7th, 202412:30 – 1:00 PMZoom (Link will be provided upon registration) The Scottish Young Lawyers Association (SYLA) cordially invites all members to attend its General Meeting on May 7th at 12:30 PM via Zoom.

Burges Salmon is celebrating its five-year anniversary in Scotland since the opening of its Edinburgh office in Atria One, on Morrison Street, in May 2019. The firm's corporate team has also been particularly active in the market, working with leading life sciences and biotech companies including Ed

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. US finds Israeli units committed human rights abuses before Gaza war

Neil Macdonald takes a look at plans to introduce an offence of ecocide into Scots law. In November 2023, Monica Lennon MSP launched the public consultation on her proposed member’s bill to introduce ecocide law in Scotland. Although Scotland does have legislation intended to protect the natur

The occupiers under a liferent of a property in Stranraer have won an appeal against their eviction from the property on the basis that the sheriff erred in his construction of the terms of the occupancy agreement. An action for recovery of possession of the property occupied by Neil Farroll and his

This book, part of the series “Studies in International & Comparative Criminal Law”, contains 17 essays, by authors, both national and international in honour of Ralph Henham, who for many years was on the staff of Nottingham Trent University and was a professor there from 1998 until

Aberdeen house prices fell by 2.9 per cent in the first quarter of 2024, according to a new report. Aberdeen Solicitors’ Property Centre Limited, in cooperation with the University of Aberdeen, Business School, Centre for Real Estate Research, has published figures for the first quarter of 202

Aberdeen’s Bairns’ Hoose project has secured a further £500,000 in Scottish government funding. The funding, in addition to the £300,000 already received, for the Bairns’ Hoose collective of partners and approaches providing protection, justice and health support and se