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The Open University is seeking practitioners' views on the Scottish criminal system. Lawyers are invited to complete a questionnaire which will investigate their attitudes to the three-verdict system, simple majority and 15-member jury.

Children, including those with Down's syndrome and autism, were left for hours in court cells, a custody watchdog has revealed in a new report. The Lay Observers (LO) said the treatment of young people was unacceptable and a “matter of embarrassment for the criminal justice system. LO comprise

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

Digby Brown Solicitors has been awarded platinum level accreditation from Investors in People (IiP) for the second time in a row. The personal injury experts received the accolade after the global watchdog recognised the firm had meaningful values, cared for staff and has a track record for helping

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Thailand: Activist lawyer arrested after questioning Monarchy's role | The Thaiger

The excessive breadth of the Scottish government's proposed hate crime legislation means it could criminalise social media posts and result in a large number of prosecutions, the Faculty of Advocates has warned. In its 35-page response, the Faculty states that it is not opposed to and indeed support

The Electoral Reform Society has described the latest House of Lords appointments as "startlingly warped". In a briefing, it found that a majority of peers (58 per cent) were primarily elected politicians prior to entering the Lords – more than double the proportion of current peers in the Lor

The Supreme Court ought to be abolished and have its functions transferred to an appeal court comprising judges drawn from the UK's three legal jurisdictions, a senior barrister and academic has suggested. In a paper for the Policy Exchange think tank, Derrick Wyatt QC, emeritus professor of law at

The challenge to the Inverclyde Local Development Plan by five leading house builders and developers has been successful. In MacTaggart and Mickel Homes Limited and Others v Inverclyde Council and Another [2020] CSIH 44, the Inner House of the Court of Session quashed the housing chapter of the Inve

A former Conservative minister is to lead an investigation into the scope of judicial review. Lord Faulks has been appointed to head the panel, which also includes Dundee University's Professor Alan Page, Vikram Sachdeva QC, Professor Carol Harlow, an honorary QC, of the LSE, and Celina Colquho

Judgment in a case concerning alleged fraud and torture will be handed down next week by the Supreme Court via video link. The appellant (Shagang) and the respondent (HNA) are both based in China. In August 2008, a charterparty was concluded between Shagang and Grand China Shipping Co Ltd. HNA provi

At Compass we always seek to provide added value. Given the current situation, we are unable to provide our hugely popular conferences, but we are delighted to announce a series of short webinars which will take place throughout August. Each session will focus on one of our core areas of practice wh

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Migrants face Human Rights abuse in Africa, Hundreds dead on the roads over the past two years | Africanews

An independent investigation report has found that police were justified in discharging PAVA spray during the arrest of a woman acting violently.

Nominations are now open for the 2020 Law Society of Scotland In-house Rising Star award. The award recognises the outstanding achievement of a newly qualified Scottish solicitor or trainee working in-house.