The botched Rangers investigation is set to cost the taxpayer more than £100 million, The Times reports. The failed probe into the club prompted a public inquiry and payouts of more than £40 million to individuals who were maliciously prosecuted.
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The Law Society of Scotland has called for legal reforms to ensure that the law does not discriminate against people who do not have a diagnosed mental illness. The professional body for Scottish solicitors has said it is essential that support is available to everyone who might need it, particularl
The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) has developed a service to allow solicitors to complete an online form to lodge a caveat. This service will be available for both Sheriff Court and Court of Session caveats. One of the key features of the service is a new login process different from
Responding to the Scottish government’s Resource Spending Review announced last week, the Law Society of Scotland has criticised the freezing of justice budgets until 2027, saying that the government’s commitment to the recovery of the courts post-pandemic requires investment which is no
A new organisation to represent the interests of Scottish conveyancers has been proposed. The Steering Committee of the Scottish Conveyancers Forum is seeking the views of the profession on the remit and organisation of the body.
A complaint against a sheriff who is said to have held shares in Rangers FC prior to issuing 20 warrants during a botched police inquiry into the takeover of the club is being investigated. Sheriff Lindsay Wood's activity is being examined by Craig Turnbull, Sheriff Principal of Glasgow and Strathke
Canada should ban the buying and selling of all handguns, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said. Under a proposed law, private ownership of of all short-barrelled firearms would be prohibited.
The Law Society of Scotland has been awarded an Investors in Diversity accreditation, underlining its record of leading workplace best practice for the Scottish legal profession. The National Centre for Diversity has awarded the accreditation following a thorough process over a year, which included
The WS Society has announced dates for its summer exhibition: The Signet Library’s long 18th century. Forming part of the Signet 200 celebrations, the exhibition tells the story of the society’s library from its origins in 1722. The exhibition runs on 5,6 and 7 July 2022 at the Signet Li
A consortium of Ukrainian and international lawyers is organising a mass civil legal action against the Russian state and others in order to gain $1 trillion in financial compensation for millions of Ukrainian victims of the war, The Guardian reports. The team of hundreds of lawyers aims to bring &l
Scotland has become the first part of the UK to implement a ban on many of the most problematic single-use plastics, as legislation comes into force today.
A former primary school teacher who raised an action seeking damages for personal injury from her former employer has had her claim dismissed by a judge in the Outer House of the Court of Session. It was the pursuer’s case that her employer did not take reasonable care for her safety and expos
The UK Information Commissioner has called on the criminal justice sector to immediately stop collecting excessive amounts of personal information from complainants in rape and serious sexual assault cases. The call is published in a Commissioner’s Opinion which informs the sector how to use p
Nine groups with concerns about plans to allow individuals to change their sex in law by statutory declaration have written to MSPs warning that the Gender Recognition Reform Bill "risks becoming another piece of bad law". In a letter to Joe FitzPatrick MSP, convener of the Equalities, Human Ri
Proposals to make misogyny a hate crime are backed by almost two-thirds of Scots, according to a poll by The Times. The Scottish government is considering new laws after the targeting of women was left out of the Hate Crime Act, which is yet to come into force despite being passed last year.
