New regulations are now in force to protect lowest earning debtors, writes Ahsan Mustafa. An Earnings Arrestment Schedule is an effective method of diligence which puts the onus on a debtor’s employer to repay the debt through deducting the employee’s wages. Breach of an Earnings Arrestm
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A man who murdered his wife following a violent attack at their home has been jailed for life. Walter Buchanan, 66, was found guilty of killing Darrel Odhiambo following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow on 22 January.
The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has welcomed further improvements in Law Society of Scotland investigation timescales since it made statutory recommendations two years ago. A report published by the SLCC in March 2023 showed that the majority of complaints investigations were taking
A man who helped others operate a multi-million pound smuggling operation that trafficked heroin and cocaine from South America to Scotland has been jailed for five years. Stephen Gough, 47, was sentenced at the High Court in Paisley after being found guilty following a trial of being concerned in S
The Scottish Liberal Democrats have called on the Scottish government to urgently drive down the use of remand and invest in credible community orders after new figures reveal that more than a quarter of Scotland’s prisoners are being held on remand. The Safer Communities and Justice Statistic
Lindsays has appointed corporate lawyer Sharon Somerville as a senior associate. Ms Somerville is now based full-time in the firm's Dundee city centre office. She advises on a broad range of corporate and commercial work, including acquisitions and disposals, reorganisations, contracts and intellect
A landlord who was refused an eviction order against a tenant in rent arrears after a housing tribunal found that there would be significant detrimental impact on the tenant has won an appeal to the Upper Tribunal for Scotland against the decision and granted the order sought. Appellant Scott Mackel
The Scottish Law Commission’s annual report has been published. The 2024 report outlines progress on the commission’s law reform work during 2024. The commission is currently part way through its eleventh programme of law reform which covers the period from 2023 to 2027.
The Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland (ERCS) has urged a top UN body to intervene against the Scottish Civil Justice Council (SCJC) for breaching the right to public participation in environmental decision-making, which is enshrined in the Aarhus Convention. In October 2021, the governing ins
A Crown appeal against the 13-year punishment part of a life sentence imposed on a man who beat his friend unconscious and left him outside to die has succeeded before the High Court of Justiciary, with the punishment part extended by four years. Christopher Brown was convicted of the murder of Henr
The Supreme Court has announced Jude D’Alesio as the winner of the essay competition held to celebrate its 15th anniversary. Students and early career legal professionals from across the UK were asked to write a 1000-word essay on the question: “As the Supreme Court approaches its 15th a
A police sergeant who sued for discrimination because his boss called him a "numpty" has failed at the Employment Tribunal. Employment Judge Richard Nicolle ruled that being called a "numpty" is not discrimination.
A murderer has had the punishment part of his life sentence increased following an appeal by the Crown. Christopher Brown, 37, was ordered to serve at least 13 years in custody after being found guilty of killing Henry White, 57, following a trial at the High Court in Edinburgh last year. Brown subj
The number of asylum seekers appealing against a rejected asylum application has risen almost sixfold in two years, according to analysis by the Refugee Council charity. The latest official statistics show a fivefold increase in the number of asylum claims waiting for an appeal hearing. Statistics f
A UN judge has been convicted in England of forcing a woman to work as a slave. Judge Lydia Mugambe was initially appointed to the judicial roster of the UN International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) in May 2023 – three months after her arrest in Oxford, where she was stud
