The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has dismissed a case brought against the UK by the sister of an IRA volunteer who was shot dead by British soldiers in 1990, despite identifying certain weaknesses in a 2012 inquest. In a unanimous ruling handed down this morning, the court said it was stil
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A media company that published an article based on a confidential letter about the subject of a criminal investigation and refused to remove it has had its freedom of expression of appeal unanimously dismissed by justices in the Supreme Court. The court held that, in general, a person
The average price of a property in Scotland fell by more than £3,000 in December from a record high the previous month, the latest provisional statistics from the UK House Price Index (HPI) has shown. Prices in Scotland decreased by 1.8 per cent between November 2021, when they reached &p
A man has been jailed for over eight years after leaving a potentially explosive device in a city park. Members of the public found the bomb inside a cardboard box which had been left in a shelter in Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh on 11 January 2018.
A man who was abused by monks has secured £1.4 million in damages – the highest known sum ever to be awarded to a survivor. The victim, known as AB, was sexually assaulted and beaten by Brothers Ryan, Farrell and Kelly.
Hungary and Poland have failed in legal challenges to EU rules that allow for funds to be withheld from member states that fail to protect the rule of law. The rule of law conditionality regulation provides that the European Council may, at the request of the European Commission, adopt measures in r
The families of those killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting have reached a $73 million settlement with gunmaker Remington. The outcome followed a seven-year legal fight with Remington Arms, the manufacturer of the Bushmaster semi-automatic rifle, which was used to murder 20 children and six
Four men have been jailed for a total of 22 years after £10 million worth of cocaine was found concealed inside a van in Glasgow. Ellis Hardy, Wayne Smith, James Davidson and David Mullarkey all previously pled guilty and were sentenced on Tuesday.
A man who was convicted of forcing open a secure door and stealing cash from restaurant premises in Edinburgh has lost an appeal by stated case against his conviction in the Sheriff Appeal Court. It was argued by the appellant, Przemyslaw Gal, that the summary sheriff did not have sufficient evidenc
A lawyer has been found guilty of professional misconduct and fined £1,000 for failing to flag up suspicious activity and comply with money laundering rules. Stephen McGuire, of Hennessy Bowie, was censured by the Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal (SSDT). He was cashroom manager a
Eversheds Sutherland, which has an office in Edinburgh, has increased salaries for NQ lawyers in both its London and regional offices. London NQs will see an increase of 15.8 per cent, from £82,000 to £95,000. Lawyers elsewhere will see their pay rise from £50,000 to £62,000,
Morton Fraser is supporting Action for Children as its charity partner for 2022. Action for Children's vision is that every child and young person has a safe and happy childhood, and the foundations they need to thrive.
Shared Parenting Scotland is seeking expressions of interest from relevant professionals to become coaches when it introduces the New Ways For Families approach to resolving protracted hostility between parents after divorce or separation. All coaches have a background in family law, mediation, fami
The Scottish Conservatives have called on the Lord Justice General, Lord Carloway, to investigate why a sheriff failed to recuse himself in the Rangers fraud case when he was said to be a shareholder of the club. Russell Findlay, the Scottish Conservative spokesman on community safety, rai
A public inquiry into the wrongful convictions of hundreds of sub-postmasters and mistresses begins today. Between 2000 and 2014, more than 700 sub-postmasters were convicted of false accounting, theft and fraud due to a fault in the Horizon computer system.
