MSPs on the Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee have today said that current dog control legislation isn’t fit for purpose and called on the Scottish government to undertake a comprehensive review of all dog control laws immediately. The committee has just completed its review
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A food safety watchdog has recalled a batch of CBD oil that was found to be psychoactive. CBD oil – short for cannabidiol oil – can be legally sold in Ireland despite being derived from cannabis, as it does not contain the plant's psychoactive component, THC (tetrahydrocannabinol).
Addleshaw Goddard has lost an attempt to have a professional negligence claim made against it heard in Scotland, The Lawyer reports. Arthur Holgate & Son (AH&S), which entered insolvency in 2012, brought a claim against the law firm, which argued that the English courts lacked jurisdiction.
An independent investigation has recommended that Police Scotland undertakes a review of the guidance given to officers regarding monitoring people being transported in police vehicles. The recommendation comes after a 25-year-old woman suffered severe burns when she set fire to her clothing in the
The UK government will make a definitive statement setting out its decision about a judge-led inquiry into torture later this week, de facto Deputy Prime Minister David Lidington MP announced in Parliament. The commitment came in response to an urgent question asked by Ken Clarke MP, who
A holistic approach to drug addiction is necessary to free users "entrenched" in their habits, a sheriff at Scotland's only drugs court has said. Sheriff Lindsay Wood presides over Glasgow Drug Court, established in 2001 to reduce drug-related offending.
The publishers of Scottish Legal News and Irish Legal News are seeking to fill the position of trainee online journalist in their Dundee office. The successful candidate should have an interest in news and current affairs, be familiar with social media, possess strong communication skills and have a
Celtic Football Club has kindly donated a 2018/19 home shirt to the Lawscot Foundation signed by some of the history-making treble treble winning team to help raise funds for less advantaged students in Scotland. The foundation is giving fans the opportunity to take part in a silent auction to win t
Drug possession has been “virtually decriminalised” in Scotland, with prosecutors declining to take up the vast majority of cases, The Times reports. One in 30 recorded drug offences translates into a prison term, with offenders more likely to receive a warning.
More than 200 landlords have flouted a law intended to protect tenants' deposits in the past 18 months. SafeDeposits Scotland, a government-approved scheme, looked at decisions of the Housing and Property Chamber First-tier Tribunal, finding that around £186,657 had been paid out to tenants be
A rule mandating that police officers have degrees could remove 4,000 recruits from the front line, one force has claimed as it seeks judicial review of the policy. Lincolnshire Police is challenging the College of Policing’s demand that new recruits have a degree, three-year apprenticeship or
More than half of young judges are now women, according to official figures. The number of female court judges increased last year by three per cent to almost a third of the total. But the proportion of female tribunal judges remained unchanged at 46 per cent, The Times reports.
The use of Glasgow Airport in the rendition of a man whose torture in Egypt led to the false information which provided part of the case for the Iraq War has been revealed in a new report on the CIA's network of black sites around the world. A new report presents, for the first time, a com
The body tasked with reviewing potential miscarriages of justice will come under scrutiny next week, The Times reports. The Westminster Commission on Miscarriages of Justice, established by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Miscarriages of Justice, investigates the ability of the criminal justice
The UK Human Rights Blog – edited by barristers at 1 Crown Office Row – is seeking recent law graduates to contribute regular articles on human rights cases handed down by the courts in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Strasbourg. The blog is looking for about five contributors in total to
