MSPs on Holyrood’s Social Security Committee have backed a bill which would allow adult benefit claimants, who consent, to nominate an appointee to claim benefits on their behalf. However, they have warned that suitable safeguards must be put in place to limit fraud and the exploitation of vul
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A former Miss Hitler beauty pageant entrant and her ex-partner have been jailed for more than eight years for their membership of far-right group National Action (NA). Alice Cutter, 23, was jailed for three years and Mark Jones, 25, for five-and-a-half at Birmingham Crown Court.
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service has revised its internal policy on the recovery of sensitive personal records of rape complainers for use as evidence. The move follows a Court of Session decision by Lord Glennie (WF v Scottish Ministers 2016 SLT 359) in which the right of a complainer
Terra Firma's Neil Beynon has prepared a talk focusing on financial claims in divorce and relationship breakdowns. Mr Beynon considers this topic with reference to some of his own cases which proceeded to proof and judgment.
A number of eminent figures are set to speak at a conference on the current crisis and the global economy.
The volume of trials scheduled in Scotland has risen by 14 per cent in a year.
A Scots lawyer who lied to a former world champion boxer about his chances of a successful appeal while he was in prison has been struck off. Steven Lilly was sacked from his job after former featherweight champion Scott Harrison, 42, (referred to as "Mr A") lodged a complaint.
A Holyrood committee has called on the Scottish government to set out the steps it is taking to ensure women and children at increased risk of domestic abuse during lockdown have access to the support services they need to escape violence. In a letter to the minister for older people and equalities,
The creation of a new, unified tribunal empowered to look at a full range of remedies under mental health law would enable individuals’ cases to be dealt with in a prompt, holistic and person-centred way. The Law Society of Scotland has called for an approach that would promote robust protecti
A barrister has been fined £1,000 for making faces at a judge and criticising one of her decisions as "insane". A finding from the Bar Tribunals & Adjudication Service stated that, over a three-month period in 2016, Marguerite Russell, who called in 1972, behaved in a "rude and unprofessio
The Access to Justice Foundation has announced the appointment of Laurence Harris as chairman of its board of trustees. He will take over from out-going chair, Lord Goldsmith QC, who will step down at the end of 2020 after 12 years. Mr Harris is currently a partner at international law firm Cooley L
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The attorney general for England and Wales has been accused of undermining the "impartiality of her role and the rule of law" for defending Dominic Cummings on Twitter after it was revealed he had apparently breached the lockdown rules. Mr Cummings has said he acted reasonably – and legal
In Gladman Developments Limited v The Scottish Ministers [2002] CSIH 28, the Inner House of the Court of Session has given clear guidance on the application of the 'titled balance', which will be of considerable interest to all planning practitioners, and its influence will extend well beyond t
The Scotsman today notes that the tram inquiry has taken longer than it took the build the line itself. Retired judge Lord Hardie was appointed six years ago to investigate why the project went over budget and took so long to complete.
