A public consultation has been launched into changes to the UK’s torture policy or “Consolidated Guidance”, which tells UK personnel how far they can go in participating in the interrogation suspects held by a foreign country or receiving intelligence that could have been
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Elizabeth Burnley CBE has been appointed a lay member of the Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland (JABS). She has a background in occupational psychology, HR and general management.
The Scottish government, the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research (SCCJR) and the Scottish Institute for Policing Research (SIPR) are offering short-term fellowships to PhD students in Scotland to turn their thesis into research summaries and associated materials for policymakers and pract
Solicitors and immigration advisors in the Shetlands will have an opportunity to attend a free briefing session on “EU Citizens' Rights” in Lerwick next month, on 4 September. The session will feature talks by two experts on Brexit and immigration law, David Brown (head of immigration, D
Submissions are being sought for an upcoming postgraduate law conference at the University of Strathclyde, the theme of which is legal responses to technological challenges. The University of Strathclyde Postgraduate Law Conference committee is calling for submissions for its fourth annual conferenc
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has announced that it has dropped criminal charges against former police chief Sir Norman Bettison over his conduct during and after the Hillsborough disaster. The decision was taken following a "review of the evidence" and was confirmed at a h
A business tycoon who died in a plane crash has reportedly left £41 million to the charity Oxfam. Richard Cousins, 58, who was the head of the catering giant Compass, died in a seaplane crash near Sydney at the end of last year.
Former advocate and part-time sheriff Raj Jandoo has passed away at the age of 61, the Daily Record reports. Mr Jandoo died from sepsis at Edinburgh's Royal Infirmary two weeks ago. His death certificate revealed he had liver disease and lung cancer.
The UK government is in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights by failing to address the problems that led to the Grenfell Tower tragedy, a human rights watchdog has warned. The Equality and Human Rights Commission has written to the Department for Housing, Communities and Local Governmen
Authorities in Russia have launched a probe into export tax fraud involving Scottish Limited Partnerships (SLPs), The Herald reports. Prosecutors in a port near the Estonian border say they are looking into an attempt to avoid more than $200,000 in duty on a tanker carrying fuel oil.
A record low number of people were prosecuted or issued an out-of-court disposal in England and Wales over the past year despite a sharp increase in recorded crime, new figures reveal. Just 1.61 million people were formally dealt with by the criminal justice system in the year to March 2018, down se
An 87-year-old woman who was cutting dandelions near her home in rural Georgia was tasered by police last week and arrested for criminal trespass and obstruction. Chatsworth Police said Marth Al-Bishara refused to drop the steak knife she was using to cut the flowers despite several commands to do s
A new Compulsory Sales Order (CSO) power could tackle the blight of abandoned buildings and parcels of vacant and derelict land in town centres and communities across Scotland, according to a report published today by the Scottish Land Commission. The proposed new power would provide plann
A 35-year-old man has been jailed for 12 years after being convicted of terrorism offences. The High Court in Edinburgh heard that Peter Morgan was in possession of bomb-making manuals as well as equipment and a selection of Neo-Nazi and other extreme right-wing paraphernalia and flags.
Defence lawyer David Rudolf, the attorney for Michael Peterson in the hit Netflix documentary series The Staircase will be hosting a live show in Glasgow this October. The crime drama is based on the murder of Kathleen Peterson, who was killed at the home she shared with Michael, on December 9, 2001
