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A man was injured after a hidden camera in his shoe used to take photos up women's skirts exploded. The 32-year-old was using the device at home when it blew up, prompting him to hand himself in at the local police station.

The effectiveness of legislation that aims to ensure dogs are kept under control is to be examined by a Holyrood committee. As part of its post-legislative scrutiny of the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010, the Public Audit and Post-Legislative Scrutiny Committee will examine the role of local aut

Each time I get to my feet in court, no matter the type of case, the last thing on my mind is the possibility I might be in danger, other than perhaps from a few withering comments from the bench of course! In Scotland, lawyers are fortunate that, when we take up the challenge of defending human rig

The UK government has announced it is considering a judge-led inquiry into British involvement in torture and rendition following the publication of two reports into the subject by the Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) last week. The first report found that Britain’s intelligence servi

A solicitor is to give a talk on her role in supporting dying people, as a doula, at this year's Just Festival in Edinburgh. Death doulas help dying people and their families practically, emotionally and spiritually, to help them have the best possible quality of life right up to the end, and then t

Professor Hector MacQueen has delivered the second of the 2018 Selden Society lectures in Queensland, Australia, entitled Private law’s revolutionaries: authors, codifiers and merchants?

Civil legal aid will remain available for court-ordered family therapy. The costs of family therapy ordered by the courts have been met under grants of civil legal aid since June 2016 under Regulation 21 of the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 2002.

The European Commission has launched an infringement procedure against Poland over claims the country is undermining judicial independence by lowering the age of retirement within the judiciary. Today, 27 out of 72 Supreme Court judges face the risk of being forced to retire – more than one in

A Holyrood committee is seeking views on issues including parking on the pavement, double parking, management of bus services and regulation of road works. The Scottish Parliament's Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee is running a survey to gather the views of individuals and organisations on t

Landowners whose properties have been encroached by Japanese knotweed will be able to claim damages following a Court of Appeal ruling. Three judges ruled in favour of two owners whose land had been affected by the "pernicious" plant.

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) has launched new French and Irish law versions of the ISDA Master Agreement, adding to the existing English, New York and Japanese law choices ahead of Brexit. The new Master Agreements are intended to provide options for those institutions

The Scottish Parliament’s Justice Committee has today launched a call for evidence into the government’s new Vulnerable Witnesses Bill. The bill seeks to provide vulnerable witnesses and victims of crime with a better experience of the criminal justice system in Scotland. The main change

Via @AamerAnwar: Many congrats to our graduates of @UofGlasgow @DumfriesCampus and of course local boy – Lord Advocate James Wolffe QC on honorary doctorate.

At the same time as Parliament prepares to ‘take back control’ from Brussels, the executive is in fact accruing to itself further control over the legislative process. In this post Professor Stephen Tierney addresses a number of trends – only some of which are a direct consequence

Businesses using high-tech optimisation tools to analyse data and prices could inadvertently end up in breach of competition laws by swapping key information with competitors, a lawyer has warned. Michael Dean, a partner in the competition team at Dentons’ Glasgow office, said that this increa