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Ireland is set to legislate to remove the so-called "honest belief" defence in rape trials, according to reports. The Law Reform Commission recommended a change to the existing law, set out in section 2 of the Criminal Law (Rape) Act 1981, in a report published in 2018.

A fake medical practitioner who carried out a number of unsafe and illegal circumcisions causing lasting harm has been imprisoned for nine years. Mohammed Alazawi, 54, has been convicted of 40 offences which include multiple counts of fraud, wounding with intent, administering and supplying prescrip

A lord ordinary has refused a judicial review application by the “limbs in the loch” killer based on a February 2024 decision of the Parole Board for Scotland to again refuse to release him on licence after finding that he still presented a risk to the public. William Beggs, who was conv

The Law Society of Scotland has granted extended rights of audience to five new solicitor advocates in a ceremony held yesterday. At the Court of Session, Law Society president Patricia Thom invited Lord Richardson to administer the declaration of allegiance.

Prosecutors and support staff involved in investigations into Donald Trump have been sacked in what has been widely described as a purge of the US Department of Justice. Axios broke the news on Saturday that 20 people had been sacked because of their previous work on cases relating to the storming o

A bomb threat which grounded a passenger plane was found to be a hoax orchestrated by a furious mother trying to stop her married son going on holiday with his mistress. The threat was taken seriously and led to the cancellation of the flight from Dhaka, Bangladesh to Kathmandu, Nepal on Saturday,&n

Andrew McConnell and Victoria Hayward of Beale & Co examine a recent court judgment on prescription. Prescription remains a very hot topic and in this article we look at the Court of Session’s approach to the application of section 6(4) and the evidence relied upon by Greater Glasgow Healt

Law lecturer Dr Samuel White has been appointed as chair of the National Youth Orchestras of Scotland (NYOS) board of trustees. The appointment comes as NYOS prepares for its first international tour in a decade, with its flagship orchestra scheduled to perform at venues across the UK and at the Ber

ScottishPower's top lawyer, Marion Venman, has been appointed to the Glasgow School of Art's board of governors. Ms Venman was one of four new members welcomed to the board of governors last month, alongside Dr Catriona Campbell MBE, Sarah Lavers and Jane Morrison-Ross.

Scottish law firms are approaching the adoption of artificial intelligence with a mixture of caution and curiosity, according to a new survey by Henderson Loggie. While most have yet to implement AI, a clear shift is underway as the sector begins to explore its potential, the accountancy firm found.

Michael Upton concludes his discussion of Robert Louis Stevenson's lawyerly credentials. Yesterday we marked the 150th anniversary of Robert Louis Stevenson’s admission to the Faculty of Advocates with the first part of this discussion of the assertion once made by the Times Literary Supp

The nephew of Lord Ross has led tributes in an obituary published by The Courier in the late judge's native Dundee. Lord Ross, who served as lord justice clerk from 1985 to 1997, passed away on 26 April 2025 at the age of 98.

Holyrood's criminal justice committee has invited views on a new bill which aims to reduce incidences of domestic abuse. The Prevention of Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill is a member's bill which has been introduced by Conservative MSP Pam Gosal.

Aberdeen law firm Alex Hutcheon & Co. Ltd has raised over £5,000 in this year's Will Aid campaign – one of the highest fundraising totals across the UK. The firm, which has taken part in the Will Aid campaign every year since 2012, raised a total of £5,215 this year, bringing i

Hundreds of staff members at Brodies LLP benefited from a five per cent bonus after the firm enjoyed a 15th consecutive year of growth, with revenue rising by 11 per cent to £126.7 million. The firm's latest accounts, for the financial year ending 30 April 2025, also show that operating profit