A man who claimed that he had been groomed by employees of a charity for LGBTQ+ young people when he was 15 and sexually abused by older men as a result of that grooming has been allowed a proof before answer on all of his averments after the defender unsuccessfully argued for the deletion of some o
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Plans to introduce new statutory targets to enhance nature and protect biodiversity in Scotland have been approved by MSPs. The Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill will also give ministers new powers to develop legislation relating to wildfire management, sustainable forestry management and our inte
A new report from The Constitution Society and the Federal Trust tackles the role immigration policy played in causing Brexit, and that Brexit has since played in driving UK immigration policy. In Brexit and Immigration: The Arc of the Pendulum, immigration researcher Jonathan Thomas tracks the arc
Lord Arthurson, Lord Mulholland and Lord Braid have been appointed to the Inner House of the Court of Session. Lord Arthurson has been appointed to the First Division with effect from 1 February 2026. Lord Mulholland and Lord Braid have been appointed to the Second Division with effect from 1 F
A school has been ordered to reinstate a teacher fired for reading a book about butts to his pupils. Mississippi teacher Toby Price was sacked in 2022 after choosing I Need A New Butt! by New Zealand author Dawn McMillan for Read Across America Day.
Five recommendations have been made following a fatal accident inquiry into the suicide of a student. Kerry Ann Finnigan, a 26-year-old English literature graduate, died by suicide at University Hospital Wishaw on 21 December 2019.
A police-led taskforce will continue its work to tackle shoplifting and violence against staff after securing funding in the draft budget for 2026-27. The Retail Crime Taskforce was launched in April last year following £3 million investment from the Scottish government to combat a rise in ret
Legislation laid in Holyrood will designate ‘sex’ as a protected characteristic under the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021. There are protections in the Act for individuals’ rights in respect to freedom of expression for the new stirring up hatred offences. Hate
Solicitors who provide legal aid will receive a 13 per cent increase in fees from September this year. The fees hike is part of a wider package of support including also funding for up to 40 legal aid traineeship places and digital support to help firms purchase devices to assist trainees in their w
An appeal by the defender in a Court of Session personal injury action arising from an asbestos-related death challenging the lord ordinary’s decision to allow the matter to be tried with a civil jury has been refused by the Inner House after it ruled that the provision relied on by the defend
The Swedish government has announced plans to reduce the age of criminal responsibility from 15 to 13 for certain serious crimes in spite of opposition from the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). In a statement on Monday, Swedish justice minister Gunnar Strömmer said the country w
France’s National Assembly has approved a bill that would bar under-15s from accessing social media, a move backed by President Emmanuel Macron. Parliamentarians in the lower house voted 116–23 late on Monday to approve the core provisions of the legislation, which would prevent young te
The Scottish Housing News Podcast has taken an exciting step forward with the launch of its new YouTube channel, opening new doors for its audience to connect with the conversations shaping Scotland’s housing sector.
A consultation being undertaken by the Scottish Civil Justice Council (SCJC) to extend the rules governing mass legal claims has closed amid concerns that a new system will disadvantage Scottish consumers and the economy. The SCJC is considering extending the rules surrounding mass legal claims in S
An appeal by a man refused compensation following the lifting of an account freezing order over two of his bank accounts under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 has been refused by the Inner House of the Court of Session after it confirmed that no exceptional circumstances applied that were sufficient
