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A third of criminal barristers have said that laws prohibiting the questioning of rape complainants could prejudice defendants, The Times reports. Responding to a survey published today, barristers said that the rules that stop complainants being questioned on their sexual behaviour are unclear and

The Faculty of Advocates Choir is fine-tuning its festive songbook, ready for the traditional charity carol concert. As it has done for the last 22 years, the choir will perform all the seasonal favourites at its Christmas concert in aid of Edinburgh’s homeless.

A report has called on ministers to increase the age of criminal responsibility in Scotland to 16 and to establish a youth justice system for offenders up to the age of 21. Commissioned by the charity Action for Children as well as Bruce Adamson, the children and young people's commissioner, the Kil

The Scottish Borders courthouse is to reopen at the weekend, after a £430,000 restoration. Built in 1803 as the Sheriff Court, it is where Sir Walter Scott dispensed justice to the people of Selkirkshire.

The judgment in yesterday's edition of SLN mistakenly included quotations from lawyers at Clan Childlaw. These were, in fact, meant in respect of another case. We apologise for this error and any inconvenience caused.

New rules have been published which aim to enhance access to justice by preventing court actions relating to the environment being “prohibitively expensive” to members of the public. Following a request from the Scottish government, in September 2015 the Scottish Civil Justice Council (S

The Inspectorate of Prosecution in Scotland has today published a thematic report on the prosecution of young people. The inspection tracked the journey of 95 young offenders reported to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) who fell into three categories – under 16 years, 16/

Advisers are increasingly optimistic that partnerships with accountants and solicitors will help drive new business in the year ahead, research from Prudential shows. Its 2018 Adviser Barometer found that 57 per cent of advisers are expecting an increase in leads from law firms and accountancy pract

Scotland’s chief statistician today released domestic abuse figures recorded by the Police Scotland in 2017-18, noting a one per cent rise in incidents. Levels of domestic abuse recorded by the police in Scotland have remained relatively stable since 2011-12, with around 58.000 to 60,000

The Inner House of the Court of Session has today decided that the current way the children’s hearings system considers brothers and sisters is compatible with Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. The case was appealed to the Inner House following a decision by Lady Wise in Ju

A Scots lawyer who overcharged clients by thousands of pounds, including one case which resulted in £116,000 compensation being paid out from the Law Society of Scotland’s client protection fund, has been struck off the roll of solicitors after being guilty of “professional miscond

Most people in Scotland support reforms that would allow people to self-declare their gender, according to the results of a consultation. The Scottish government survey supported proposals to create a legally recognised third gender for people who identify as neither male nor female.

A "clearly drunken" barrister who subjected a pupil to "excessively physical and unwanted contact" and "uncomfortable, hostile and intimidating statements" at a social event has been fined £1,000.

Poland has moved to reinstate 27 Supreme Court judges, who were forced to retire under controversial judicial reforms, following a European Court of Justice ruling last month. Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro told Polish MPs yesterday that he "respected the rules and principles of the European Union

A Labour MP has called for juries in rape trials to be abolished because of "shockingly low" conviction rates. Ann Coffey, MP for Stockport, said juries are reluctant to find young men guilty even where they think they have committed rape.