Rebekah Vardy has been told to pay more than £1.5 million in legal costs to Coleen Rooney after a judge found that she had purposely destroyed evidence in her libel case. The wife of footballer Jamie Vardy was ordered to make an interim payment of £800,000 within the next six weeks after
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Four lawyers have stepped down from the Scottish Covid inquiry. The departures follow that of Lady Poole, the inquiry chair, who announced she was leaving the inquiry on Monday.
A serial domestic abuser has been jailed for more than seven years after being found guilty of assaulting four of his ex-partners. Sales advisor Rian Hood, 31, from Kilmarnock, raped one woman, sexually assaulted two others and subjected all his victims to violent attacks.
Terra Firma Chambers will sponsor a Property Bar Association conference which will be held at The Mackenzie Building, Edinburgh on Thursday 10th November 2022. The conference will be chaired by Terra Firma’s Denis Garrity with fellow TFC member Robert Sutherland delivering a recent case update
The legal aid spend per person in Scotland dropped from €33.28 in 2014 to €20.18 in 2020, according to a report from the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ). The European median figure in 2020 was €3.08, but UK legal systems traditionally have some of the largest
The Law Society of Scotland has congratulated the Scottish Mental Health Law Review on the publication of its final report and urged the Scottish government to avoid delays in moving to the implementation phase.
The European Court of Human Rights made three findings of no violation and one finding of a violation of the European Convention on Human Rights in Mortier v Belgium – a case in which the applicant's mother died by euthanasia. She had not wished to inform her children of her eut
Police Scotland may lose senior officers in the coming months, it has been claimed. A retirement boom is expected at all levels of the single force, with a Scottish Police Authority (SPA) memo indicating the body is “anticipating further senior officers may retire in coming months”.
A leading specialist in legal history, human rights, religious freedom, marriage and family law, and law and religion will deliver the opening 2022 Gifford Lecture at the University of Aberdeen. John Witte Jr will deliver the first of a thought-provoking series which brings a unique perspective to f
Watermans is backing a fund-raising campaign to help disadvantaged children across Edinburgh, the Lothians, and Fife. Cash for Kids, the well-established Radio Forth initiative, will receive a £50 boost for every will or power of attorney written up by the modern law firm from October 3 until
There is an urgent need for reform within the legal sector to improve conditions for those with disabilities and neurodiversity, according to the Legal Services Agency (LSA). With many disabled and neurodiverse people facing issues accessing justice and legal support, the initial findings of researc
Pete Duff, professor in criminal justice at Aberdeen University, passed away on 29 September. Among other roles he was director of research for the College of Arts and Social Science, as well as interim head of college for a period. During his distinguished career he also worked at the Centre for Cr
A proposed rise in legal aid fees is a step in the right direction, but further action is urgently needed to resolve the long-term crisis in the sector, the Law Society of Scotland has said. Following discussions with the Law Society, the Scottish government has proposed an £11 million increas
At least thirteen Scottish councils are currently using surveillance cameras made by Hikvision, a company linked to repression of Uighurs in China, according to the Scottish Lib Dems. Previously, The Times reported that Hikvision facial recognition cameras are used to distinguish entire ethnic minor
Addleshaw Goddard has attracted a new partner to its dispute resolution team in Scotland with the addition of Claire Thornber, who joins from Weightmans Solicitors. Ms Thornber, who is a solicitor advocate, specialises in property litigation and will work closely with the firm's real estate team in
