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An English High Court judge has rejected a motion by a local authority seeking a five-day hearing to try unadmitted allegations in a case involving a child placed into care two days after his birth. It was not accepted by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council that admissions made by VM, the mother o

Lawyers for United Sex Workers (USW) have applied to the Court of Session on the union’s behalf to be part of a judicial review of the City of Edinburgh Council's decision to ban strip clubs. Edinburgh Council has opposed that application and the Labour-led administration will ask the court no

Criminal barristers in England and Wales are being balloted on whether their industrial action over the low rates of legal aid should be escalated into an "uninterrupted strike". In a letter to members, the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) said all of those on strike "made the decision to withdraw the

The Lawscot Foundation’s programme to assist aspiring solicitors from disadvantaged backgrounds will be further expanded, thanks to a new sponsorship agreement with the Clark Foundation. The Clark Foundation for Legal Education – which was established in 1991 by former Law Society of Sco

The paedophile John Watt QC, 72, who was jailed for 10 years on Monday should be stripped of his rank as Queen's Counsel, lawyers have demanded. The former prosecutor and defence lawyer was found guilty last month of sexually abusing children on various occasions between 1973 and 1987. 

An English intellectual property judge has rejected a contention that the manufacturers of a wooden rowing machine had no chance of arguing it to be a “work of artistic craftsmanship” within the meaning of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. WaterRower UK Ltd had originally rais

The test used by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) to decide what cases should be referred back to the courts as possible miscarriages of justice is set to be reviewed. The CCRC is an independent body responsible for investigating alleged miscarriages of justice in England and Wales and No

A dentist who worked as a Covid-19 vaccinator without being paid the sessional rate for dental contractors has been awarded just over £13,000 by an employment tribunal after it found her wages had been unlawfully deducted. Audrey Kershaw, who qualified as a dentist in 1987, raised the claim ag

Police Scotland has suffered more than 2,800 suspected data breaches or related incidents since 2019, a new report states. The figure is the highest of all forces in the UK that provided information on their data regimes, The Scotsman reports.

At the High Court in Edinburgh today, Lord Braid sentenced John Watt QC to 10 years' imprisonment after he was convicted of five charges involving the sexual abuse of children. Mr Watt was also made subject to the notification requirements of the Sexual Offences Act 2003. Lord Braid made the stateme

Victims and witnesses of muirburn offences in Assynt in Sutherland have spoken of their upset at a crowdfunding campaign to pay for the legal costs of the man responsible for the fires. Crofter Ian MacKenzie was convicted of the offences at Tain Sheriff Court in June this year. His actions resulted

A serial abuser who raped women he met through online dating sites and social media has been jailed for 13 years. Ian Ramsay, a farmhand from Kelso in the Borders, subjected partners and ex-partners to serious sexual attacks and violence.

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has proposed a new offence of causing death by dangerous cycling to be included in the forthcoming Transport Bill. Prosecutors in England and Wales currently rely on the Offences Against The Person Act 1861, which deals with horse-drawn carriages. Motorists, however,

A man convicted of murdering another man with a firearm during a heavily armed confrontation between two feuding families has lost his appeal against sentence in the High Court of Justiciary. Jordan Owens was convicted of murdering Jamie Lee on 8 July 2017 and was given a life sentence with a punish

Terra Firma Chambers will provide sponsorship for the Immigration Law Masterclass Conference 2022 which will be held at the MacKenzie Building, Edinburgh on Friday 2nd September. Now in its fourth year, this annual conference has become one of the largest dedicated immigration law conferences in Sco