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A man seeking asylum in the UK from a country where homosexuality is illegal was rejected by an immigration judge because he did not have a gay "demeanour", a barrister has said. English barrister Rehana Popal said the judge had "taken a stereotype, used it as a benchmark and compared my client to i

Fines collection rates in the Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court have risen above 90 per cent. The 41st Quarterly Fines Report, published today by the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service, reveals that 91 per cent of the value of Sheriff Court fines imposed during the three-year

A woman in El Salvador who was jailed for 30 years following a court case that drew international attention to the country's strict anti-abortion laws has been acquitted following a re-trial. Evelyn Hernández, 21, was arrested in 2016 and charged with aggravated homicide after police recovere

A retired sheriff has criticised the judicial recruitment process as "superficial and inadequate" and said it fails to disclose the true qualities of applicants. In a letter to the Journal of the Law Society of Scotland, written in response to an anonymous article expressing misgivings about the pro

UK officials will withdraw from most EU meetings, including important meetings on European law and policy, with effect from 1 September 2019. Prime Minister Boris Johnson told MPs last month that “very many brilliant UK officials” are “trapped in meeting after meeting in Brussels a

A prison has installed a stairlift for elderly inmates amid an increase in requests for walking frames, thermal underwear and wedge pillows, The Times reports. Cells and showers have also been adapted to accommodate inmates with mobility problems.

A Polish government minister has resigned following reports that he conspired to discredit judges critical of the country's controversial judicial reforms. Lukasz Piebiak, who has not commented on the allegations broken by Polish web portal Onet.pl on Monday night, said he was stepping down from his

A judicial review of Glasgow City Council's homelessness strategy is unlikely to result in meaningful change, solicitors have said. Shelter Scotland is preparing to take the city's council to court unless it ends the practice of “unlawfully” denying homeless people temporary accommodatio

The Edinburgh Tax Network, in conjunction with the Chartered Institute of Taxation and Terra Firma Chambers, will present a seminar entitled “CGT for UK land and the TCGA 1992 Part 1 re-write” on Thursday 19th September 2019 at the Mackenzie Building, Old Assembly Close, Edinburgh. The s

A prominent lawyer has admitted his career is over after pleading guilty to bigamy and forgery of divorce documents. James Morton, 59, faked a divorce certificate in order to marry an employee of his firm – while secretly carrying on a relationship with both women.

The steps needed to bring land back into productive use and prevent future sites from being abandoned have been published in a new report. The Vacant and Derelict Land Taskforce, set up last year by the Scottish Land Commission and SEPA, has today published a statement of intent and the measures req

Police Scotland has recorded more than 400 crimes since a new domestic abuse law was introduced. Under the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act, "coercive and controlling behaviours" is a criminal offence.

Police Scotland has spent more than £7 million preparing for Brexit. The figures were published in a paper to go before the Scottish Police Authority board meeting this week.

A lawyer writes about their experience applying for a role in Scotland's judiciary, covered in SLN earlier this year. Clicking on your daily Scottish Legal News email one morning, you see that the Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland, or JABS as it likes to be known, is recruiting again. Th

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau violated the country's ethics laws when he told his Attorney General not to prosecute a company in a conflict of interest case, a watchdog has ruled. The country's ethics commissioner said that Mr Trudeau engaged in “flagrant attempts to influence&rd