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Scott Blair In these financially challenging times the issue of how one funds nursing home care becomes ever more pressing for those in need of care as well as local authorities who have to consider whether a recipient of care has disposed of assets - often the residence of the recipient - in such a

Jennifer Skeoch Jennifer Skeoch takes a look at the implications of last week’s long-awaited judgment from the Supreme Court on Employment Tribunal fees.

Two men found guilty of rape who claimed that the trial judge “misdirected” the jury over their role in assessing video evidence of the incident have had their appeals against their convictions refused. A five-judge bench in the Appeal Court of the High Court of Justiciary ruled that the judge�

Andrew Smith QC Andrew Smith QC of Compass Chambers comprehensively analyses changes to interim awards of expenses in the wake of the Higherdelta case.

Daradjeet Jagpal Daradjeet Jagpal gives a comprehensive overview of new data protection legislation.

The family of a man who died in hospital after being admitted to the accident and emergency department have failed in their claim for damages despite the health board accepting that its staff were “negligent”. A judge in the Court of Session ruled that notwithstanding the fact that hospital staf

Karen Cornwell Accredited specialist in professional negligence law Karen Cornwell reflects on mainstream lending seven months after judgment was handed down in Hughes-Holland v BPE Solicitors UKSC 21.

A woman who challenged a sheriff’s order to appoint a local authority social worker as her brother’s guardian has had her appeal against the decision dismissed. The Inner House of the Court of Session refused the appeal after rejecting the appellant’s argument that the mental health officer wh

David Menzies A recent BBC programme investigated how the bankruptcy system works concluding that it allows criminal and dishonest debtors to keep hold of wealth and avoid punishment. David Menzies looks at whether the programme provides a fair representation of the system.

Douglas Mill SLN readers will have detected a recent dimming of the Northern Lights.

A petition seeking judicial review of the United Kingdom Government’s “position” on the revocability of a notice of intention to withdraw from the European Union in terms of Article 50.2 of the Treaty on European Union has been granted permission to proceed following an appeal. The Lord Ordina

Gordon Jackson QC Dean of Faculty, Gordon Jackson QC, explains a new scheme for students considering a career at the bar.

Eric Robertson Advocate Eric Robertson recalls some powerful perspectives on targeted law enforcement presented at this year’s human trafficking seminar in the Faculty of Advocates.

Two airline pilot accused of preparing to fly a passenger jet while under the influence of alcohol have had the charges against them dropped following an appeal. Jean-Francois Perreault and Imran Syed challenged the admissibility of the evidence of the proportion of alcohol in their blood after samp

A man accused of growing cannabis and being concerned in the supply of the class B drug who claimed that he was a victim of human trafficking and had been forced to commit the offences has had a human rights challenge against his prosecution rejected. Quyen Van Phan argued that his prosecution was i