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
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Italy's most famous social media influencer has been acquitted in a fraud trial relating to a Christmas cake and Easter egg scandal. Prosecutors had sought a prison sentence for Chiara Ferragni, who has more than 28 million followers on Instagram, following "pandorogate".
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
The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has proposed a 12.5 per cent rise to the general levy, which it argues is needed due to rising complaint numbers and the implementation of new legislation. In its budget for 2026-27, its anticipated expenditure is £5,990,482 (up from the previous
A retired judge has made a list of recommendations to repair Scotland's broken fatal accident inquiry (FAI) system. Sheriff Principal Abercrombie made 34 recommendations in a new report, which describes the "current intolerable delays" of FAIs as the "collective failing" of disparate parts of the sy
The use of community payback orders (CPOs) by Scottish courts rose by nine per cent last year, according to new figures. Scottish government statistics show that 16,500 CPOs were commenced in 2024-25, up from 15,114 the previous year.
A recently published blog by Legal Services Agency (LSA) summarises key findings from research undertaken by LLM student Sarah McGoogan through a social justice professional project with the University of Strathclyde Law School.
Lord Colbeck will lead the independent public inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of Sheku Bayoh, following the resignation of former chair Lord Bracadale. Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes notified Holyrood of the appointment yesterday. Lord Colbeck takes up the role from Monday 2
The US Department of War has demanded that a Canadian sex shop stop accepting orders from US soldiers stationed in Bahrain after a butt plug order was rejected by the kingdom. Grace Bennett and Katie Aitken, co-founders of Toronto-based Bonjibon, say they have proudly framed two official US governme
The detail of the European Union’s long-awaited accession to the European Convention on Human Rights is like a “three-dimensional puzzle” because of the several vital and interlocking elements which need to be agreed, a new study suggests. The Treaty of Lisbon created an obligation
The Law Society of Scotland has launched a new group to further boost social mobility across the Scottish legal sector. Legal and education experts are being sought to join the Lawscot Social Mobility Forum to target barriers linked to poverty, class and social outcomes that prevent prospective and
A man who was mistakenly returned to custody for a week after a decision to grant him bail was wrongly minuted as having been refused has been awarded £3,325 in compensation after a sheriff ruled that the circumstances of the case did not merit the higher award sought by the pursuer. Duncan We
Documentary series Murder Case will return in February with a compelling new two-part series, focusing on one of Scotland’s most notorious and enduring mysteries – the disappearance of Elgin mother-of-two Arlene Fraser. On Tuesday 28 April 1998, two young children returned from sch
The UK’s first safer drug consumption facility has registered 575 users in its first year of operation, according to newly released figures. Since opening on 13 January 2025, The Thistle in Glasgow has been accessed 11,348 times, with staff supervising 7,827 injections of illegal drugs. Medica
The High Court has upheld the disbarment of Navjot ‘Jo’ Sidhu KC, rejecting an appeal by the former chair of the Criminal Bar Association against findings of professional misconduct. Mr Sidhu was struck off by the Bar Tribunals & Adjudication Service after being found guilty of inapp
