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Morton Fraser has launched a new payment model as part of its commercial litigation practice to enable businesses to pursue disputes without significant financial risk. Total annual losses to small businesses from legal problems are estimated at £40 billion, with over one million individuals i

The Scottish Parliament’s Justice Committee has backed the underlying intentions behind the Scottish government’s new Domestic Abuse Bill, but warned that serious practical concerns raised during the course of its scrutiny need to be addressed. Both legal bodies and the police signalled

A peer has predicted that the Chinese authorities will sack the British judges who sit on Hong Kong's highest court amid the withdrawal of a barrister who was prosecuting the region's leading pro-democracy activists. Lord Garnier QC, a former Conservative solicitor-general, told The Times that he th

A bill to address the rise in dog attacks on livestock will be debated at Holyrood today. The Protection of Livestock (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill would increase the penalties for dog-owners whose pets chase, attack or kill farmed animals.

The Law Society of Scotland is inviting nominations for honorary membership for outstanding service for the public good by a Scottish solicitor. Honorary membership has been awarded to 18 solicitors in its 72-year history. The most recent recipients, Alistair Cockburn, Sheriff Brian Kearney and Dame

Following last week’s announcement that during the latest lockdown the criminal courts will focus on the most serious cases, seven sheriff courts are now running jury trials linked to remote jury centres. Edinburgh, Glasgow, Ayr, Paisley, Kilmarnock, Hamilton and Airdrie Sheriff Courts are now

There were more High Court evidence led trials in December 2020 than during the same period in the preceding two years amid severe delays caused by the pandemic, new figures from the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) show. Remote jury centres enabled 29 High Court evidence led trials

The Scottish Law Agents’ Society has highlighted the problems facing the profession in obtaining CPD following the Law Society of Scotland’s re-imposition of it in full as of the current practice year. Andrew Stevenson, secretary of the Society, said: “Covid lockdown has drive

Reports of female-perpetrated child sexual abuse rose by 84 per cent between 2015 and 2019, the BBC reports. Victims of such abuse face "enormous stigma and shame", according to police and charities.

A new award will honour the memory of a University of Aberdeen law student who killed herself after she was assaulted by her boyfriend. Law student Emily Drouet, 18, died in 2016 after she suffered abuse at the hands of Angus Milligan, who choked and slapped her.

A new academic paper arguing that the devolved nations should have greater access to the courts in order to settle conflicts between the different orders of government, has been published. It is among a number of new legal research papers from Edinburgh Law School that are now available.

A number of former police officers are campaigning for the legalisation of drugs in order to stem Scotland's high number of drug deaths, The Times reports. The officers, among them a retired chief inspector, argue that radical reform is needed to punish those who profit from the drug trade and to ad

Concerns for the prison population have been raised by the Scottish Human Rights Commission. Writing to the Justice Secretary, Humza Yousaf, the SHRC sought assurances that measures will be taken to deal with the rising prison population.

The Scottish government's revised legal aid package has been welcomed by the Law Society of Scotland. Amanda Millar, president of the Law Society said: “This revised package is one we support as a positive step forward. £20 million of new money is a significant investment in a vital part

The Scotsman has published a full obituary of Robin MacCormick, who has passed away at the age of 80. "Robin spent his early years in Canada and attended Fettes College in Edinburgh, where he began a lifelong friendship with former MSP Dr Ian McKee.