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Animal protection charity OneKind has hailed the Scottish government’s decision to accept an amendment bringing full protection for mountain hares in Scotland as a “triumph”. Scottish Green MSP Alison Johnstone lodged an amendment to the Animals and Wildlife (Penalties, P

All too often our coverage of fatal accident inquiries in Scotland is centred upon their non-occurrence rather than the lessons to be learned from them. A freedom of information request made last year revealed that there were 127 outstanding FAIs at the time of the inquiry. There has yet to be one i

The Scottish government is consulting on raising the age at which a young person can be referred to a children’s hearing from 16 to 18. Currently, only 16 and 17-year-olds who are already within the children’s hearing system can be referred or have their order continued until they are 18

Benjamin Bestgen gives readers an introduction to feminist legal philosophy in his latest primer. See his last one here. It might not surprise readers that the majority of philosophical and legal works (including laws) over the course of human history to date were created by men. The reasons for thi

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has backed a new report on the regulation of legal services south of the border. The review by Stephen Mayson, honorary professor of law at University College, London, said a single regulator should regulate all providers of legal services.

A bill to curb the promotion of junk food has been shelved by the Scottish government amid fears for the food industry in the current crisis. In September last year, the government pledged to bring the bill forward before the end of this parliament in an attempt to address the obesity problem in Sco

Terra Firma's new call Jon Kiddie reviews a much needed day-to-day practical book on judicial review. Published at the very end of 2019, this is an excellent book, and worthy of recommendation to a broad range of readers: law students, solicitors, solicitor advocates, and counsel — whether the

Brodies LLP has joined forces with the Judy Murray Foundation to help get tennis enthusiasts and aspiring players safely back on court. 

Trafficking victim Duc Nguyen, whose forced removal from the UK was prevented by a grassroots campaign in 2018, has gained refugee status.

Dundee’s legal community has been shocked and saddened by the sudden death, on May 27, of Iain Reid who was a highly respected and popular solicitor in the city for many years. Mr Reid, 70, was born in Glasgow but was educated at Grove Academy in Broughty Ferry where his father was the ministe

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

Another appeal against the conviction of the late Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi for carrying out the Lockerbie bombing has been lodged at the High Court of Justiciary. Mr Megrahi was convicted on 31 January 2001 for the murders of the 243 passengers and the 16 crew on board Pan Am Flight 103 from L

Criminals are exploiting the coronavirus pandemic and playing on the fears of businesses and the public, Scotland’s Serious Organised Crime Taskforce has heard. Organised crime groups are now focussing on targeting those most vulnerable at home and in the care sector, including:

Dear Editor, The reflections by Thomas Ross QC on William Beck's fight to clear his name rightly focused on the problematic nature of eyewitness identification evidence. The potential for miscarriages of justice inherent in this type of evidence is of concern in many jurisdictions.