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Niall McCluskey and Christian McNeill take a critical look at the latest coronavirus rules. Ignorance of the law is no excuse. The corollary is that the state attempts to create laws that are certain.
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Urgent measures are needed to address the increase in Scotland's prison population, a Council of Europe human rights delegation has said. The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) has published a report made following a visit to Scotl
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Following the Law Scot Foundation and Law Society of Scotland 'Celebrating Inclusion Event & Law Fair', the Scottish Young Lawyers' Association (SYLA) will be hosting a virtual quiz and mixer. This will be a further opportunity to network with those you may have met at the fair, and get to
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Female interns at the International Criminal Court (ICC) are "particularly vulnerable" to unwanted sexual advances from senior male staff, according to an independent report. The expert review of the court found "many accounts" of bullying and harassment at the ICC and an absence of mechanisms
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A research study into wellbeing in the legal profession has been launched in the run-up to World Mental Health Day. Charity LawCare is asking anyone in the profession in the UK and Ireland, including support staff, to take part in “Life in the Law” by completing an online questionnaire.
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Solicitors for the Elderly is hosting a Zoom meeting on 12 November in which Pauline Gibb, a counsellor will present a session on loss, grief and bereavement. She will speak for 15-20 minutes, followed by a question and answer session.
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The latest available figures for Scottish Legal News show continued growth for SLN with a surge of new users of the www.scottishlegal.com website. Subscribers to the free daily newsletter increased by 144 to 13,420. Twitter followers increased by 145 to 10,838 and LinkedIn increased by 212 followers
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Judges are to be trained to spot the signs of dementia in defendants amid an increase in the number of citizens finding themselves in court for the first time over petty crimes. Solicitor Mark Hatzer, 53, who is also a deputy district judge, has created a course for judges to aid them in identifying
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Some emergency measures in the criminal justice system, including the use of electronic signatures and electronic transmission of documents, should continue after the Covid-19 crisis, inspectors have said. In a new joint report, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland and HM Inspectorate of Pros
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A planned redress scheme for survivors of historical child abuse in care needs to be redrafted to remove an “inherently unfair” restriction, the Faculty of Advocates has suggested. Under the current blueprint, applicants to the scheme must sign a waiver abandoning civil proceedings, and
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A full obituary of long-standing Scottish legislative drafter John McCluskie QC has been published by The Times. Mr McCluskie was the first solicitor employed by the Lord Advocate's department in London in 1972. Later, as an advocate, he became head of the department.
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A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. US: Human rights lawyers sue Trump administration for 'silencing' them | The Guardian
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The European Commission has launched infringement proceedings against the UK for breaching its obligations under the Brexit deal. A letter of formal notice has been sent to the UK for a response by the end of October, after which the Commission may issue a reasoned opinion.
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Two brand new faces are returned to the Law Society of Scotland Council along with a more familiar face, who returns for a second term. All three seats saw contested elections, with Siobhan Kahmann of CMS in Brussels being returned for a second term to the seat representing the Society’s inter
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An "unfair, archaic and anti-competitive" restriction preventing the University of St Andrews from awarding medical and dentistry degrees will be removed under new legislation. The University of St Andrews (Degrees in Medicine and Dentistry) Bill will make a technical amendment to the Universities (
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