The Scottish government’s historic and continued neglect of the Scottish legal aid system will result in people who cannot afford legal advice being denied access to justice, according to a letter from the Law Society of Scotland President to the Scottish government. Despite the pledge of supp
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A Lords committee has called for the creation of a revitalised, better-functioning and less rancorous United Kingdom in a new report. In Respect and Co-operation: Building a Stronger Union for the 21st century, published today, the Constitution Committee details a series of reforms to strengthen the
The Scottish Conservatives have today launched the consultation period on a bill that would enable the removal of MSPs who fail to carry out their duties. The Removal from Office and Recall Bill – being put forward by Central Scotland MSP Graham Simpson – allows for the dismis
A petition seeking judicial review of guidance accompanying the sex question on the Scottish census will be heard by the Court of Session next month. Fair Play For Women is instructing Dean of Faculty, Roddy Dunlop QC, in the case.
All short-term let properties will require a licence to ensure they are safe and the people providing them are suitable, under legislation approved by the Scottish Parliament. Local authorities will be required to establish a short-term lets licensing scheme by 1 October 2022, and existing hosts and
Pro-Palestinian lawyers will next week host an online event to help lawyers and law students navigate apartheid-related issues in the UK courts, including in asylum, defamation and discrimination cases. Mira Hammad, a barrister in England and Wales, and Rania Muhareb, a PhD scholar at the Irish Cent
An Edinburgh nursery has been fined £800,000 after an 11-month-old boy in its care died after choking on a piece of food. The young boy was eating dinner at Bright Horizons Corstorphine Nursery on 9 July 2019 when he began to choke. When a staff member returned from using the bathroom, she tho
The Law Society of Scotland has renewed its strategic partnership with Amiqus as the tech firm’s researchers develop “inheritance calculator”. The renewed partnership with the Law Society of Scotland will see Leith-headquartered tech firm Amiqus continue to support Scottish solicit
An advocate who was fined by the Scottish Legal Complaints Committee after it found he had failed to act in a client’s best interests by failing to disclose the terms of a feeing arrangement to senior counsel prior to settlement negotiations has lost an appeal against part of the decision. Jon
To mark the Day of the Endangered Lawyer, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) is co-hosting a webinar next Monday on the United Nations Guidelines for Lawyers in support of peaceful assemblies. Organised by the IBAHRI, the Geneva Human Rights Platform (GHRP), th
Edinburgh Law School is launching its new programme for engagement with alumni and external stakeholders next month. The law school is one of the biggest in the UK and home to one of the largest communities of legal, sociolegal and criminology scholars in Europe.
Controversial UK government plans to restrict noisy and disruptive protests in England and Wales have suffered a setback following a series of government defeats in the House of Lords. An alliance of Labour, Liberal Democrat and independent peers voted to remove provisions of the Police, Crime, Sent
An American professor has discussed how parenting arrangements after separation affect the emotional security of the children. William Fabricius, professor of psychology at Arizona State University, spoke to Shared Parenting Scotland in November last year. He explained the science behind the state o
The Scottish government's Stay in Scotland campaign has been relaunched with updated resources to help European Union (EU) citizens living in Scotland access and prove their immigration status online using the UK government’s ‘view and prove’ service. The Scottish government said i
Magistrates are to have their sentencing powers increased in order to reduce pressure on the Crown Courts and "speed up justice", it was confirmed today. Under plans announced by Justice Secretary Dominic Raab, the maximum six-month prison sentence that can currently be handed out by Magistrates is
