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The age at which a child can be charged with a crime rises from 8 to 12 tomorrow as the Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 comes into force. Clan Childlaw has welcomed this change but cautions that Scotland should be "aiming much higher". Having an age of criminal responsibility is a

A campaigner has failed in a Supreme Court case over the UK government's refusal to issue gender-neutral passports. Christie Elan-Cane said the application process falls foul of human rights law by failing to provide an "X" option.

Dentons has advised the shareholders of Axle Group Holdings Ltd (National) on the sale of National to Halfords Group plc for circa £62 million. Halfords is the UK's largest retailer of motoring and cycling products and services.

Last month 414 Sheriff solemn cases were concluded in Scotland, which is 96 per cent of the average pre-Covid level. The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service has published its latest monthly workbook to show the throughput of criminal cases in our courts.

In response to the UK government’s publication of proposals to reform the Human Rights Act, the Law Society of Scotland has said while it is reassuring that the proposed Bill of Rights will retain substantive rights protected under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), it will be vit

A body established to protect the rights of EU citizens in the UK is taking Priti Patel's Home Office to court. The Independent Monitoring Authority for the Citizens’ Rights Agreements (IMA) has issued judicial review proceedings against the Home Office, as it considers their position that cit

Responding to the UK government’s announcement today that it plans to replace the Human Rights Act, five Scottish human rights organisations – Amnesty International Scotland, the Human Rights Consortium Scotland, Just Right Scotland, Making Rights Real, and the Scottish Human Rights Comm

A police officer who sent sexually explicit messages to crime victims he met while on duty has been jailed. David Taylor admitted three charges of sending indecent communications and one charge of stalking at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court last month.

Virtual team walks from John O’Groats to Lands’ End, step challenges, online bake sales and through the keyhole competitions have been just a few of the virtual fundraising efforts of Law Society staff throughout the pandemic, raising money for their charity partner of the year, Camphill

Responding to the launch of the Scottish government’s consultation on Scotland’s three verdicts, the Law Society of Scotland has said that the fundamental principles of Scots criminal law must be maintained in any future considerations for change. Debbie Wilson, convener of the Law Socie

The UK government will compensate former Post Office workers who were wrongly convicted of theft in the Horizon saga. The disgraced Post Office said it is unable to cover the payments for the exonerated individuals.

Edinburgh Council does not have a universally positive, open, safe and supportive whistleblowing and organisational culture, according to a report by Susanne Tanner QC. The report into the Review of the Whistleblowing and Organisational Culture of the City of Edinburgh Council was com

Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Appeal Court Rules) 2021/468 This Act of Sederunt consolidates and restates the Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Appeal Court Rules) 2015/356 with modifications. It makes provision about the procedure to be followed in appeals to the Sheriff Appeal Court in civil proceedings. The ru

Victims and survivors of the 1975 Miami Showband killings will receive close to £1.5 million in damages following a settlement with the Ministry of Defence and the Police Service of Northern Ireland. Three members of The Miami Showband – Fran O'Toole, Brian McCoy and Tony Geraghty &ndash

Regulators, government and Parliament must do more to ensure joined-up and effective regulation of the rapidly changing digital world, a new House of Lords report says. Systems are not rigorous or accountable enough to address regulatory gaps and overlaps, according to the House of Lords Communicati