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Guidance on sentencing young people, with rehabilitation at its heart, has been given strong support by the Faculty of Advocates – but with a warning that the public needs to be assured the aim is not to let offenders go scot-free. The Faculty said in response to a consultation on a draft guid
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Scottish Legal News is now welcoming entries from law graduates for its Lawyers of Tomorrow slot. Lawyers of Tomorrow gives graduates seeking traineeships the opportunity to tell law firms about their skills and experience.
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Duncan Milne warns employers over claims arising from the pandemic. An increase in whistleblowing claims over the coming months is inevitable. There are two main reasons for this. Firstly, according to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), the furlough fraud reports are now sitting at around 8,000. This fi
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The Ministry of Justice is to provide £3.1 million in funding to support people representing themselves in court. In a joint initiative with the Access to Justice Foundation, funding will be provided to not for profit organisations across the country to provide free legal support.
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The UK Environmental Law Association (UKELA) will hold its annual Scottish conference on Thursday 24 September 2020. Conference topics include environmental standards and governance, decarbonisation and the net-zero target, climate change, aquaculture and duties under the Marine Act. There will also
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Author Val McDermid is set to appear at the Edinburgh Book Festival tomorrow evening to discuss her new book, Still Life. The extremely popular festival has gone online this year in order to adapt to the coronavirus pandemic – and all events are free.
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A mother who allegedly dug a ten-metre-long, three-metre-tall tunnel in a bid to break her son out of prison has been arrested. Police believe that the 51-year-old woman had been working on the tunnel in southern Ukraine for at least three weeks before being caught.
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Scottish Legal News is saddened to report the sudden death over the weekend of Sheriff Richard Davidson. Richard Davidson, 72, served as Sheriff in Dundee for almost 20 years up to 2016 before serving as sheriff in Fort William and Portree up to his retirement four years ago. Prior to his shrieval a
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A webinar from Balfour and Manson on 30 July will look at the biggest challenges faced by small businesses as they try to get back on their feet in the midst of the pandemic. Robert Holland will look at employment issues, Stephanie Zak and Hugh Angus will discuss commercial property and related
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The Lord Justice Clerk, Lady Dorrian, is to give an online seminar on the subject of sections 274/275 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 on 30 July at 4.15pm. The seminar, hosted by the Society of Solicitor Advocates (SSA), is free to all. The number of places is, however, limited and pri
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In the first of his 'neurolaw' articles, Benjamin Bestgen looks at how the law might accommodate advances in cognitive technology. See his last primer here. Humans are capable of fascinating feats of observation, empathy and intuition but we cannot read other people’s thoughts. Our thoug
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A senior member of the criminal bar is to help explore changes in the legal landscape and challenges raised by COVID-19. Shelagh McCall QC, convener of the Faculty of Advocates’ Human Rights and Rule of Law Committee, will take part in a special online conference organised by the Law Society o
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The UK government has named the 10 sites which will host so-called "Nightingale courts" to alleviate the pressure on courts and tribunals resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The sites including Middlesbrough Town Hall, the Knights’ Chamber within the grounds of Peterborough Cathedral, and th
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The data team at Addleshaw Goddard has been offering a series of free webinars over the last couple of months focusing on the data implications arising from COVID-19. All of the webinars are now available to view online. They cover topics including two years on from the GDPR coming into effect, moni
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The Edinburgh Tax Network, in conjunction with CIOT and Terra Firma Chambers, will present a Property Taxes Round-Up on 21 July 2020 from 1pm to 2pm. At this event Carl Bayley, BSc, FCA, will explore: Carl is a past chairman of the Tax Faculty of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and
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