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A student who raped a friend after she refused to have sex with him at his flat has lost a High Court appeal against his conviction based on an argument that his representation at trial was defective. Oluwatayo Dada was convicted at Inverness High Court of one charge of sexual assault and another of
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A private prison and health board are to be prosecuted over alleged failures that resulted in the death of a prisoner. Calum Inglis, 34, died in his prison cell at HMP Addiewell in West Lothain after he tested positive for Covid-19 in October 2021.
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Scullion LAW has won the Corporate Volunteer Award for the Home-Start UK Volunteer Awards 2025. This award highlights the support and dedication of the Family Law Team to Home-Start Glasgow North and North Lanarkshire (HSGNNL).
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TC Young has announced four promotions. Evelyn Wallace has been promoted to the position of senior associate. She joined TC Young in 2017 and has over 10 years of family law experience.
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The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has determined that changes to the UK’s ‘release on licence’ regime did not amount to the retroactive imposition of a heavier penalty such as to preclude the surrender of a man alleged to have committed terrorist offences in Norther
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Two men have been jailed for a total of 10 years for running a huge drugs operation worth thousands of pounds. Kevin Ramage, 64, and Derek Wilson, 36, manufactured millions of Etizolam tablets, also known as street Valium, from one of three units on an industrial estate in Broxburn, West Lothian, be
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Mitchells Roberton has elected Ronald Inglis, 52 to be its new chairman. He replaces his sister, Morag Inglis, who has been chairman since 2021 and was managing partner for 24 years before that. Mr Inglis, a property law specialist who has been with Mitchells Roberton for 30 years and was made a par
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A rapist who subjected four men to a catalogue of abuse including sexual violence, physical assault and controlling behaviour has been jailed for 10 years. Mantas Vanagas was found guilty of four charges on 26 November 2024 following a trial at the High Court in Paisley.
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The Scottish Anti-Illicit Trade Group (SAITG) has relaunched this month, with the aim of combating counterfeiting and intellectual property crime in Scotland. Supported by the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO), the group brings together law enforcement, government and businesses to strengthen Sc
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The Scottish Sentencing Council has published a new literature review examining the sentencing of firearms offences in Scotland. The review commissioned by the council was conducted by expert academics from the Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh, alongside researchers from the Sentencing Academy.
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The Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland (ERCS) has urged a top UN body to intervene against the Scottish Civil Justice Council (SCJC) for breaching the right to public participation in environmental decision-making, which is enshrined in the Aarhus Convention. In October 2021, the governing ins
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Eleven recommendations have been made in the conjoined fatal accident inquiry into the deaths of babies Leo Lamont, Ellie McCormick, and Mira-Belle Bosch. All three died within hours of their births. Leo died at Monklands Hospital on 15 February 2019. Ellie and Mira-Belle both died at Wishaw General
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A recently published letter from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) provides insight into the interactions between HMRC and the newly established Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation (OTSI) and on investigations and enforcement of the UK’s trade sanctions regime, writes Stacy Keen. Between 2021
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A recent Court of Appeal decision (EE Limited v Virgin Mobile Limited [2025] EWCA Civ 20) relating to exclusions of liability is a useful reminder to contracts lawyers of the significance of these clauses, writes Liam McMonagle. The case involved a contact dispute. In 2013, EE agreed to supply 2G, 3
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The Crown Office has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a discretionary fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the death of Alexander Gray. Mr Gray, aged 73, was killed by his son Christopher Gray on 23 February 2021 in the flat they shared in Falkirk.
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