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The first jury trial in Scotland since lockdown ran smoothly this week and made use of digital technology to support a remote jury. The case held at the High Court in Edinburgh followed a new format adhering to physical distancing guidelines and returned a verdict of not proven.

The Scottish Ethnic Minorities Lawyers Association (SEMLA) has announced an opportunity for two of its student members, in conjunction with Shell International Limited, part of the multinational energy company. Between Tuesday 18 and Friday 21 August 2020, Shell's in-house legal team, Shell Leg

Scotland will struggle to reach its net zero carbon targets unless Holyrood takes a swift and stronger grip on planning policy surrounding the deployment of taller turbine models, as well as a permissive approach to repowering of first-generation onshore windfarms with the latest technology, writes&

​There are major flaws in proposed hate crime legislation, according to the Law Society of Scotland. In its submission to the Scottish government’s call for views on the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill, the Law Society has said there were flaws which could prevent the bill from a

Over the past three months, independent charity Crimestoppers has received a record number of reports from the public across Scotland on domestic abuse, drug dealing and child harm and neglect. In response to lockdown across Scotland, the charity ran a series of public awareness campaigns to highlig

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

Five housing developers have succeeded in challenging a chapter of the Inverclyde Local Development Plan concerning housing land supply on the ground of inappropriate methodology.  The five appellants, Mactaggart and Mickel Homes Ltd, Miller Homes Ltd, Cala Management Ltd, P

Michael Fakhri, the UN’s special rapporteur on right to food, is to speak at an event focused on human rights in Scotland’s food system.

Brodies LLP has continued to make progress for the year to 30 April 2020, reporting a seven per cent increase in turnover to £82.0m (2018/19: £76.9m). This amounts to 20 per cent growth in the last two years and marks the tenth consecutive year of progress for the firm. Profits before pa

In ordinary times, MBM Commercial would celebrate its August birthday alongside clients, sipping drinks and watching festival fireworks from an Edinburgh HQ that has a ringside view over the capital’s historic castle. These are not ordinary times, though, and while the firm, which was spun out

Innes Clark looks at redundancy and the right to appeal, which is not as clear cut as you might have thought. An appeal against a decision to make an employee redundant appears in many, if not most, company redundancy procedures. While the ACAS Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievanc

The Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has issued a new policy briefing which details how COVID-19 has affected the right to adequate housing in Scotland. Part of a series of briefings highlighting areas of human rights concern during the pandemic, the document explores poverty and increasingly

Downing Street is planning to set prosecution targets in rape cases for police and lawyers, The Guardian reports. The Prime Minister's crime and justice taskforce is to set targets for police to refer evidentially strong rape cases to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).

Scotland's impotent fatal accident inquiry system has been condemned by families who have lost loved ones in tragic accidents, The Sunday Post reports. They spoke out following the announcement that it could take a year before any evidence is actually heard in an inquiry led by Lord Brodie into two

The Faculty of Advocates has established an emergency fund to assist members who have been tipped into financial distress by the COVID-19 pandemic. Members of the hard-pressed criminal bar have been especially affected by the suspension of criminal trials in Scotland. These were brought to a halt in