Tom Lawrie, lecturer in law at Glasgow Caledonian University, reflects on changes in how law is taught. Teaching law in a Scottish university long meant gathering students in their hundreds in lecture theatres and explaining complex substantive legal concepts in a structured and consistent way. Smal
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A schoolteacher who made headlines for being struck off after selling explicit photos online has been slapped with a £25,000 fine for refusing to pay her taxes. Kirsty Buchan, 34, of Coatbridge in North Lanarkshire, was struck off in June after pupils discovered her profile on OnlyFans, where
Legal academics were among the recipients of Royal Society of Edinburgh medals awarded at a ceremony held this week.
Dear Editor, During debates on the Victims, Witnesses and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill, Justice Secretary Angela Constance cited research indicating that the odds of a jury convicting were “40 per cent lower” in a three‑verdict system, as compared with a two‑verdict system.
The Dementia Trust is calling on Scotland’s legal community to help families act early and put power of attorney protection in place before it's too late. The charity has launched a new ‘Planning Ahead’ campaign, fronted by Sandra McDonald, former Public Guardian for Scotland
In this interview Aidan O’Neill KC, who acted for the appellant Daly before the Supreme Court in Daly v HM Advocate; Keir v HM Advocate [2025] UKSC 38, reflects on the decision and its implications. Q: What was the history of the Daly case prior to getting to the Supreme Court?
Art Fraud provides a very readable history of the stories behind some of the greatest controversies in modern art history: those were where artists and sculptors achieved fame, fortune or infamy almost as great as that of the artists whose work or style they copied. The comprehensive nature of the s
A Livingston sheriff who heard a preliminary proof in an action for child contact has made an ex tempore judgment finding that the father seeking the contact order had sexually abused his child once in August 2020 and then again at a contact visit in March 2021, with the action later being dismissed
US law firms have ignited a fresh City pay battle after awarding London associates bonuses that dwarf those on offer at leading English practices, in some cases tripling the sums given out by their UK competitors. Two major Wall Street firms – including one of New York’s long-established
Our weekly round-up of human rights stories from around the world. At least 94 Palestinians died in Israeli prisons in two years, human rights group says
The “golden thread” of British justice – the principle that people are innocent until proven guilty – has been exposed by the Post Office Scandal as more deeply tarnished than previously thought, a new study shows. A birds-eye view of the criminal justice system provided to r
Macdonald Henderson is once again the top legal adviser in Scotland with 23 deals this year, the latest Experian M&A report shows.
The Law Society of Scotland has launched a new scheme to help smaller law firms make better use of technology to benefit their businesses and clients. The LawscotTech Bridge Builder scheme has been developed in conjunction with Hey Legal founder Ally Thomson in response to the Law Society’s su
