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Tony Lenehan KC points out that the purpose of juryless trials, despite protestations to the contrary, is to raise the conviction rate in rape cases. Readers of SLN are likely tired of articles from me and my colleagues about the damage removing juries will certainly do to our criminal justice syste

A Glasgow man who was jailed for 40 months after pleading guilty to assaulting his partner’s brother and causing considerable damage to vehicles with his van afterwards has had his cumulative sentence reduced by eight months on appeal to the High Court of Justiciary. Counsel for Alan James arg

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal challenging a decision which found that police officers and staff in the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) were historically underpaid holiday pay since 1998, up to a total value of £30 million. Delivering the judgment, Lord Kitchin and Lady Ros

Police are looking for thieves who stole 35 portable toilets from a racetrack. The cubicles, some of which had not been emptied, were taken from Ludlow Autograss Club in Pencombe, Herefordshire on Sunday.

The first in her extended family to go to university, intellectual property specialist Lesley Larg was appointed as Dundee-based solicitors Thorntons' first female managing partner in 2021, taking over from Craig Nicol who held the post for 10 years, seven of those years as joint managing partn

Two professional services firms have signalled their support for female founders by providing funding for their families to travel to one of the world’s biggest tech conferences. Chartered accountancy and business advisory firm Johnston Carmichael and Thorntons are backing the initiative, orga

An SNP politician has suggested a middle ground may be found in the juryless trials debate by including lay members with a judge. The party's former justice spokesperson, Stuart McDonald, broached the possibility at a fringe event during the SNP conference in Aberdeen, organised by the Law Society o

Matthew McGovern writes about the sentencing young people guideline in the wake of the Hogg case. The Appeal Court have spoken: Sean Hogg’s conviction has been overturned (this is the accused who had received a Community Payback Order after being convicted of raping a 13-year-old girl). G

Edinburgh Council has threatened to take legal action against a descendant of Henry Dundas following the removal of a plaque that mentions his links to slavery. The plaque detailed that the 18th century politician was in part responsible for the delay in the aiblition of thr Atlantic slave trade.

A former Supreme Court president is among Jewish figures who have raised "significant concern" over Israel's conduct in Gaza. In a letter to the Financial Times, eight lawyers, including Lord Neuberger and Philippe Sands KC, wrote that even though the “vile crimes perpetrated by Hamas in Israe

A bill that seeks to improve disabled children and young people’s transition to adulthood would not fully achieve its aims, according to report from Holyrood’s Education, Children and Young People Committee. The committee has been scrutinising the Disabled, Children and Young People (Tra

A commercial judge has ruled that the joint administrators of two companies were in breach of good faith obligations under a deposit and exclusivity agreement it entered into with a company seeking to purchase an Aberdeen papermill from them. ATE Farms Ltd, which entered negotiations with the admini

A fake lawyer who is said to have secured victory in over two dozen cases despite having no legal qualifications has attracted a fan following. The fraudster allegedly stole the identity of Kenyan lawyer Brian Mwenda and appeared in 26 cases before Kenya's Court of Appeal, High Court and magistrates

Women experiencing domestic abuse will be able to receive up to £1,000 from a new pilot fund to pay for the essentials they need when leaving a relationship with an abusive partner. The £500,000 Fund to Leave will be delivered by Women’s Aid groups in the five local authority areas

Regulators are considering reforms to address the misuse of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs). Earlier this year, the Legal Services Board (LSB) sought evidence on NDAs amid worries that lawyers were helping to conceal harassment, discrimination or abuse.