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An appeal by a legal practitioner who claimed that the Crown was liable in delict for alleged civil wrongs committed by a former sheriff has been unanimously dismissed by justices in the Supreme Court on the basis it was bound to fail at the first stage of the vicarious liability enquiry. Lord Reed

The family of an asbestos illness victim have succeeded in a Supreme Court case against Scottish Power for damages. Robert Crozier died of mesothelioma in 2018. In the appeal the court was asked to decide whether his immediate family members could claim damages from his former employer, Scottish Pow

A man linked to serious organised crime who was jailed for drugs trafficking and money laundering offences has been ordered to repay more than £1 million under proceeds of crime laws. Steven Black, 51, of Airdrie, was sentenced to nine years in prison in December 2023. He admitted at the High

Ministers are deciding whether to pause enforcement against short-term let operators accused of breaking the rules, after receiving warnings that the current regulatory approach is incompatible with human rights law. Aidan O’Neill KC has provided a legal opinion to the Scottish government in w

Measures that aim to make contract law simpler and more easily understood by individuals and small businesses who use contracts have been welcomed by a Holyrood committee.  In a report published today, the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee says that providing a flexible default set of r

To mark Human Rights Day, the law societies of England and Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland have united to call for urgent ratification of a new treaty designed to protect lawyers. The Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer provides a framework to protect law

To mark Human Rights Day, the Thomson Reuters Foundation has released new findings from a survey of members in its TrustLaw network, "throwing into relief the impact of growing attacks on civil society". Over the last year, sweeping cuts to international aid budgets have hit organisations across the

The number of convictions for rape and attempted rape increased by 19 per cent from 186 in 2022-23 to 221 in 2023-24, a new all-time high amongst comparable records which began in 1989-90, the latest criminal proceedings statistics published by Scotland’s chief statistician show. Although the

As the world marks Human Rights Day today, Amnesty International UK says it is a vital moment to reflect on the fact that most people across the country strongly support human rights protections and "believe they matter now more than ever". Recent polling conducted by Savanta for Amnesty Internation

The police watchdog is straining under an exploding workload, with investigations up 375 per cent in 12 years, its commissioner has warned. The Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (PIRC) Laura Paton said that although formal performance targets were still being met, the volume of work had

More than 100 separate resources have been brought together for the first time to support Scottish public sector organisations in "effectively embedding" equality and human rights in their day-to-day work. The Mainstreaming Toolkit is part of a suite of new publications – including a guiding E

Dr Eddy Wifa and Dr Mitchell Lennan have both been appointed as co-directors of the Aberdeen University Centre for Energy Law (AUCEL).  Dr Wifa is a senior lecturer (energy law) at the School of Law, which he joined in 2020 following the completion of his PhD in Marine Renewable Energy Health a