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A fatal accident inquiry could bring the stalled £50 million Sheku Bayoh probe to a conclusion within weeks, a police lawyer has said. Professor Peter Watson, who represented the Scottish Police Federation (SPF) at the inquiry, said an FAI as “inevitable” and that it could “s

An appeal by a doctor seeking reduction of a sheriff’s finding in a fatal accident inquiry into the death of a young child from a rare cancer that the death could have been avoided had she referred the matter to the paediatric unit in Inverness has been refused by the Inner House of the Court

We are delighted to advise that registration is now open for our Annual Conference on Friday 21st November from 12:30pm until 5:30pm at the Balmoral Hotel. Under the Law Society of Scotland's Guidelines, delegates may claim 3 hours of CPD time. The conference is open to all solicitors, in-house lawy

Ahead of the 75th anniversary of the signing of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) tomorrow, First Minister John Swinney has reiterated Scotland’s "commitment to human rights, equality and dignity for all". Mr Swinney said: “Signed in the aftermath of World War II, with the a

Latvia could become the first EU country to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention on violence against women following a vote by MPs. MPs last week backed withdrawal by 56-32 with two abstentions, despite some of the largest protests in recent Latvian history, with around 5,000 people taking to the s

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is to move away from Microsoft software in favour of an open-source alternative in response to sanctions imposed by the US government, according to reports. In May this year, it was reported that Microsoft disconnected the email account of the ICC's chief prose

A man who murdered his wife on New Year’s Day has been jailed for life. Mompati Dodo Isaacs stabbed Keotshepile Naso Isaacs, known as Naso, to death at the family home in North Berwick on 1 January 2024.

The trial of three alleged fake lawyers was abruptly halted after it emerged their lawyer was himself not qualified to practise. Peter Ngeri Ouma admitted not holding a valid practising certificate while appearing in a Kenyan court representing three men accused of fraudulently masquerading as lawye

Postmasters that suffered shortfalls as a result of the faulty Capture accounting software can now apply for redress as the UK government launches its new Capture Redress Scheme.  The scheme follows the government's acceptance of findings of an investigation by independent forensic accountants

An American lawyer furloughed due to the ongoing US government shutdown has started a side business selling hot dogs. Isaac Stein has launched his self-deprecating "Shysters Dogs" while furloughed from his full-time job at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), NPR reports.

A man who sexually assaulted two young girls after dragging them off the street in a bid to rape them has been jailed for over six years. Regan McClinton followed and attacked both children within less than 30 minutes of each other in Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, on 22 April 2023.

I recently found myself in the company of a remarkably sensible chap who was singing the praises of his chosen subject: artificial intelligence. Without question, this would change the world forever, he assured me, and we would all be much better off as a result. We were living in a new age. Medical

‘Sectarianism’, according to the OED, is an ‘excessive attachment to or identification with a particular religious or political group’: definitions matter, and author Chris Bambery explains contemporary discussions and recommendations in that regard. Mention might also be mad

Burness Paull has become the first law firm to sign up to the Pathways Pledge, an initiative created by Pathways Forward in response to the findings of the Scottish government-commissioned Pathways: A New Approach for Women in Entrepreneurship report aimed at dramatically raising the participation l