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A woman has succeeded in a damages case against a man whom she accused of rape. Sheriff KJ Campbell QC, at the All-Scotland Personal Injury Court, found the pursuer to be "a credible and, in most respects, reliable witness". The defender, however, was not "credible in his account of the event which

A Lord Ordinary has dismissed actions raised by two siblings who were former residents of a defunct care home run by the Congregation of the Sisters of Nazareth in the 1970s after finding that a fair hearing was not possible. It was submitted by the defender that the actions raised by pursuers B and

Around one in six young barristers in England and Wales want to leave the profession amid unmanageable workloads and fears of burnout, according to a new report. The Life at the Young Bar report, commissioned by the Bar Council and published yesterday, is based on research into barristers who have b

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has written to the Scottish government, warning it against simplifying the legal requirements for gender recognition. LGBT+ equality campaigners said the EHRC's approach was “deeply troubling” and that it was “failing to stand up for equalit

Legal mental health charity LawCare has now helped more than 10,000 legal professionals and support staff. In 2021, LawCare, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, provided support to 667 people via 662 phone calls, 119 emails and 50 online chats. It provided ongoing peer support to 64 peo

The Law Society of Scotland has today published a report into racial inclusion within the Scottish legal profession, finding an increasingly diverse and progressive sector that wants to do more, but is hampered by slow progress, lack of visible minority role models and experiences of bias. Alongside

An activist who was deceived into a long-term intimate and sexual relationship with an undercover Metropolitan Police officer has been awarded a nearly £230,000 payout by a tribunal. The Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) ruled that Kate Wilson should be paid a sum of £229,471.96 by the

Gender inequality and improving women’s experiences within the justice system will be addressed by a new Scottish government panel. Members will examine the experiences of women as both victims and offenders in a range of settings including policing, community justice, criminal and civil court

Therapy used to attempt to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity has been outlawed in France. The country's parliament endorsed a law backed by President Macron's ruling party to bring an end to the practice.

The Campaign for Freedom of Information in Scotland (CFoIS) has launched a draft bill to amend the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FoISA).  CFoIS is inviting the public and all MSPs to support the bill and ensure it achieves legislative impact in 2022.

The Scottish Parliament’s Criminal Justice Committee, Health, Social Care and Sport Committee, and Social Justice and Social Security Committee are coming together to hold two special sessions looking at the actions taken to reduce drugs deaths and problem drug use in Scotland. The sessions, w

A Glasgow sheriff has granted the son of a deceased man who was adopted as a baby in 1933 access to his adoption process after ruling that the confidentiality of the application was governed by previous adoption legislation. The applicant, JH, made the application in a bid to learn his birth family

UK universities have attracted a record number of non-EU students applying to study both law and combination courses in the last year, a freedom of information request has revealed. The number of non-EU students applying to study law at UK universities has increased by 238 per cent over the last dec

Scottish Trans has been given permission to intervene in a case seeking to overturn guidance planned for the next Scottish census in March. The group argues that the change to the guidance would breach trans people’s human rights to dignity and privacy. The guidance is provided for those who n

More than £2.3 million has been generated to fund legal action in Scotland through online donations, according to new figures. The first study into litigation crowdfunding reveals almost 78,000 people have donated cash to support cases through the Scottish courts.