Argentine judge María Jimena Monsalve, a national criminal enforcement judge, recently met with the Scottish Sentencing Council while on a knowledge exchange programme in the UK. In this article she explores therapeutic justice. The approach of therapeutic justice focusses on the effects of t
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The High Court of Justiciary has refused a Crown appeal against a nine-year prison sentence imposed on a man who deceived elderly victims into letting him into their homes and then stole from them after determining that the sole charge of assault of which he was found guilty did not merit an order f
New regulations to protect tenants from damp and mould will be laid at Holyrood. The Investigation and Commencement of Repair (Scotland) Regulations 2026 will introduce new duties on landlords to investigate reports of damp and mould and start any repairs needed within a set timescale if approved by
The judge in the Sandie Peggie Employment Tribunal case has laid blame on a “judicial colleague” for the numerous errors in his ruling. Judge Sandy Kemp insisted that he did not us AI to help him write his 312-page judgment in the case, which has now been corrected a number of times.
The Scottish government has issued a call for evidence as part of a review of building standards and guidance relating to fire safety, and including work on the compliance plan approach, to help ensure the safety of people in and around Scotland's buildings. The consultation covers three main areas:
Peter Murrell, former chief executive of the SNP, is to appear at the High Court next month after having been charged with embezzlement. Mr Murrell, the estranged husband of Nicola Sturgeon, was charged in April 2024 after a police investigation into the party's finances.
For Time to Talk Day on February 5, the "nation's biggest mental health conversation", LawCare is running a webinar on from 12 to 1pm. This one-hour panel webinar will explore: what anxiety looks and feels like in the legal sector and practical ways to cope.
A sheriff conducting a fatal accident inquiry into the deaths of a climbing instructor and two climbers in Glencoe has made no recommendations in terms of the Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Act 2016 after he found that they died after a slip or fall and there was no precaution tha
The Old Bailey has seen centuries of courtroom drama, but rarely has it hosted a case resolved by comic opera – complete with a disreputable judge and hints of bigamy. Last week, the Grand Hall of the Central Criminal Court became the setting for Trial by Jury, Gilbert and Sullivan’s sat
The International Bar Association (IBA) has condemned Iran for breaches of its obligations under international law, following an intensifying state crackdown on nationwide protests. The suppression has resulted in thousands of deaths and a near-total shutdown of internet and telecommunications
A waste management company has lost a Court of Session action in which it sought over £50 million following the postponement of the deposit return scheme for single-use drink containers in Scotland after it was ruled that a letter of assurance requested by the intended scheme administrator cou
A bill that would recognise certain digital assets as property in the eyes of the law has been supported by a Holyrood committee. In a report out today, the Economy and Fair Work committee recommends the Scottish Parliament agrees the general principles of the Digital Assets (Scotland) Bill. T
