The dedicated fund to compensate women who paid for private transvaginal mesh removal surgery will open next month, the Scottish government has confirmed. Established under the Transvaginal Mesh Removal (Cost Reimbursement) (Scotland) Act 2022, which was passed by MSPs in January, the Transvaginal M
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Elaine Motion, one of Scotland’s leading constitutional lawyers, has joined a new body designed to raise the standard of democratic debate in the UK. The Institute for Constitutional and Democratic Research (ICDR) was created by a group of legal experts, academics, business leaders and campaig
The Lawscot Foundation will be strengthening its support to future bursary recipients, thanks to a sponsorship agreement with Scottish law and tax publisher Bloomsbury Professional. Bloomsbury has agreed to supply each student who is accepted into the Lawscot Foundation programme from this year with
Running a business can be an extremely rewarding experience, but it is not without its challenges. While pandemic-related restrictions have eased, rising energy costs and inflationary pressures continue to cause concern for UK businesses. Further, as we enter Mental Health Awareness Week, the person
International law firm Addleshaw Goddard has launched its search for the best high-growth tech businesses to join its fifth AG Elevate programme – an accelerator for those looking to become the next tech unicorn. AG Elevate is a fast-track 10-month programme designed to advance tech businesses
Human rights laws are an impediment to the Scottish government's ability to ban protests outside of abortion clinics, Nicola Sturgeon has said. Ms Sturgeon said progress was being stalled on introducing a 150m buffer zone outside clinics to keep keep anti-abortion campaigners away from women using t
Police Scotland is facing a shortage of senior officers after a spike in people applying to leave the single force. Retirement rates for this year are already 70 per cent higher than normal, according to the Scottish Police Federation, while litigation in England over pensions could prompt a surge i
David J Black reminds the powers that be of the separation of powers. It goes without saying that all those who are in the business of dealing with the intricacies of legal process enjoy harvesting the ripened fruits of historic precedent. These can go back a long way, but not often as far as the 5
It was Robert Burns who wrote: "Facts are chiels that winna ding, and downa be disputed." He was of course writing about royalty in his 1786 poem, A Dream. Burns was most certainly not thinking of future Scottish legal expenses when he penned these words! Yet as with much of the Bard's work, there i
New figures from the Scottish government show that there were 9,842 recorded cases of violent crime in 2021-22, the highest level in more than a decade. The number of sexual crimes recorded by police in 2021/22 stood at 14,556, a 15 per cent increase on the previous year.
A Falkirk couple seeking reparation from a fuel company after their oil tank developed a leak have been refused permission to lead secondary evidence as to the tank’s condition. An objection to the evidence was lodged by the defender, Highland Fuels Ltd, on the basis that their case had been p
Andrew Stevenson Solicitor advocate Andrew Stevenson, secretary of the Scottish Law Agents’ Society, comments on the 'partygate' scandal, which has reached its denouement.
A claim by a provider of online legal services alleging a breach of contract by a client to which it supplied it services as an add-on for insurance packages has been refused by an English judge. Epoq Legal Ltd argued that DAS Legal Expenses Insurance Ltd was in breach of contract and was obliged to
UNESCO and the International Police Association (IPA) have unveiled a new partnership to build skills among police and security personnel in upholding freedom of expression and protecting the safety of journalists. Together they will launch a global massive open online course (MOOC) available to pol
The Russian authorities have launched a witch-hunt by using the country’s criminal justice system to prosecute anti-war protesters and influential critics of the state who oppose the invasion of Ukraine, Amnesty International said today. Marie Struthers, Amnesty International’s director
