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On 26 June 2020, Badreddin Abdalla Adam Bosh was shot and killed by officers of Police Scotland after he stabbed and seriously injured six people in the Park Inn Hotel, West George Street, Glasgow. An investigation conducted by the procurator fiscal has concluded that there is no evidence of crimina

Balfour and Manson has appointed Graeme Thomson as its new head of private client. Mr Thomson, who takes up his post today has been a private client partner at the firm since January 2021.

Servitude rights of access disputes seldom come before the higher civil courts. In this article, Terra Firma's Neil Beynon looks at three cases of note that were appealed to the House of Lords and the Sheriff Appeal Court. "Disputes relating to servitude rights of access rarely come before the highe

Lady Wise has been assigned by the Lord President, Lord Carloway, to be the next president of the Scottish Tribunals. The current president of the Scottish Tribunals, Lord Woolman will step down from the role on 30 April, before his upcoming retirement in May this year.

Almost one in 10 sheriffs and judges say they have been bullied in the past two years, according to a survey. The 2022 UK Judicial Attitude Survey, conducted by the UCL Judicial Institute on behalf of senior judges, found that eight per cent of respondents claimed they had been bullied by politician

An Algerian political activist who sought asylum in the UK on the basis of risk of persecution has been successful in a petition for judicial review seeking to challenge a decision of the Upper Tribunal not to allow him an appeal from the First-tier Tribunal. Petitioner AK, who had taken part in a n

A man who drunkenly stole a thumb from a soldier in China's famous Terracotta Army will avoid a lengthy period of imprisonment after a plea deal with US prosecutors. Michael Rohana, 29, snapped the thumb off the ancient statue during an "ugly Christmas sweater party" at The Franklin Institute in Phi

The results are in and the verdict is clear: readers do not think barristers in England and Wales are justified in declaring they will break the cab-rank rule in certain cases related to the climate emergency. SLN ran two opinions of the issue: one from lawyer Benjamin Bestgen in support of the barr

A serial rapist from Moray has been jailed for 15 years for attacking and abusing six women. Francis Sanderson, who is also known by the surname Campbell, carried out multiple rapes and sexual assaults over a 13-year period.

Former US president Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 criminal charges brought after an investigation into alleged "hush money" payments made ahead of the 2016 election. Prosecutors allege that Trump made illegal payments to suppress negative information during his successful presidential ca

TikTok has been fined £12.7 million for a number of breaches of data protection law by the UK regulator, including failing to use children's personal data lawfully. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) estimates that TikTok allowed up to 1.4 million UK children under 13 to use its

A unique luxury property which overlooks the Old Course and iconic Swilcan Bridge at St Andrews Links, and has a remarkable golfing pedigree, is being offered for sale by Thorntons Solicitors, priced at offers over £1.95m.

One of the most prestigious fundraisers in the Scottish events calendar returns this October.   Now in its fifth year, The Tumbling Lassie Ball 2023, the largest anti-trafficking fundraising event in Scotland, will return on Saturday 28 October 2023. This year's theme is black and gold mas

The Sheriff Appeal Court has refused a challenge by the father of a five-year-old child to return with her mother to Poland following the end of the relationship. The appellant argued that the sheriff’s decision was plainly wrong, relying on 12 aspects of the judgment to establish that he had

Scottish solicitors are being asked to share their views on the support offered to vulnerable accused individuals in Scottish criminal procedure.