The Scottish government has issued a call for evidence as part of a review of building standards and guidance relating to fire safety, and including work on the compliance plan approach, to help ensure the safety of people in and around Scotland's buildings. The consultation covers three main areas:
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Peter Murrell, former chief executive of the SNP, is to appear at the High Court next month after having been charged with embezzlement. Mr Murrell, the estranged husband of Nicola Sturgeon, was charged in April 2024 after a police investigation into the party's finances.
For Time to Talk Day on February 5, the "nation's biggest mental health conversation", LawCare is running a webinar on from 12 to 1pm. This one-hour panel webinar will explore: what anxiety looks and feels like in the legal sector and practical ways to cope.
A sheriff conducting a fatal accident inquiry into the deaths of a climbing instructor and two climbers in Glencoe has made no recommendations in terms of the Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Act 2016 after he found that they died after a slip or fall and there was no precaution tha
The Old Bailey has seen centuries of courtroom drama, but rarely has it hosted a case resolved by comic opera – complete with a disreputable judge and hints of bigamy. Last week, the Grand Hall of the Central Criminal Court became the setting for Trial by Jury, Gilbert and Sullivan’s sat
The International Bar Association (IBA) has condemned Iran for breaches of its obligations under international law, following an intensifying state crackdown on nationwide protests. The suppression has resulted in thousands of deaths and a near-total shutdown of internet and telecommunications
A waste management company has lost a Court of Session action in which it sought over £50 million following the postponement of the deposit return scheme for single-use drink containers in Scotland after it was ruled that a letter of assurance requested by the intended scheme administrator cou
A bill that would recognise certain digital assets as property in the eyes of the law has been supported by a Holyrood committee. In a report out today, the Economy and Fair Work committee recommends the Scottish Parliament agrees the general principles of the Digital Assets (Scotland) Bill. T
Severe overcrowding, resource constraints and workforce pressures are exacerbating issues related to substance misuse in Scotland’s prisons, say the Criminal Justice Committee. The committee’s inquiry looked at how substances enter Scotland’s prison estate, the impact of substances
Changes to improve, simplify and clarify the legislative framework for the children’s care system to benefit children in care, their families and the workforce that support them will be considered by an independent, expert-led review. The review, to be led by Professor Kenneth Norrie, a leadin
A Romanian national who was convicted of tax offences in Romania has been refused leave to appeal against a sheriff’s grant of extradition after failing to persuade the High Court of Justiciary that his prosecution was politically motivated and extradition would be incompatible with his rights
An appeal against a decision not to delete a separate valuation of the site of an external ATM outside of a post office in Stockbridge, Edinburgh, has been refused by the Inner House of the Court of Session after it determined that a 2020 Supreme Court decision offering guidance on the identificatio
