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A judge in the Outer House of the Court of Session has granted an increased award of expenses to a group of 27 religious leaders who successfully challenged the Scottish Ministers’ decision to close places of worship in Scotland from late December 2020 to March 20

​A damning review of the legality of moving patients from hospitals to care homes in Scotland at the height of the pandemic has raised significant concerns about the actions of the Scottish government. The Mental Welfare Commission studied 457 individual moves - representing around 10 per cent of

The High Court in Northern Ireland has determined that the requirement for an applicant under the Gender Recognition Act 2004 to prove they are suffering from a medical “disorder” was incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights. The court held that a diagnosis of a disorder

Pinsent Masons has appointed Glasgow-based corporate oil and gas specialist Rosalie Chadwick as global head of oil and gas. With a 20-year track record in leading multi-million-pound mergers and acquisitions and capital markets deals in the UKCS and across international energy hubs, Ms Chadwick will

The Lord Justice General, Lord Carloway has appointed Sheriff Iain Fleming of the sheriffdom of Glasgow and Strathkelvin to become the new sheriff member on the Scottish Sentencing Council. Sheriff Fleming was appointed as a part-time sheriff in 2005 and as a full-time sheriff in 2014, following a c

Lawyers Janet McIntyre and Colin Brown have been elected president and vice president respectively of the Fife Chamber of Commerce. Ms McIntyre, a commercial property partner at Thorntons, was elected at the group’s AGM yesterday.

With most of Scotland’s hospitality sector reopened after lockdown, employers will need to consider what impact new ways of working will have on the mental health of the workforce, writes Audrey Ferrie. Employers should be looking to put in place support mechanisms and creating a culture

Advocate Niall McCluskey has raised concerns over lockdown restrictions, questioning whether current measures are proportionate. Speaking to STV News, he said: “People who are in Glasgow at the moment can’t travel to a level two area so they’re actually worse off than when everyone

The latest edition of the Edinburgh Student Law Review has been published, featuring a guest article from Roman law expert Professor Paul du Plessis on the point of legal historical scholarship. Other articles include:

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Judge Navi Pillay | SA’s record on international human rights law is concerning | News24

The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom.

A Canadian soldier has been court-martialled for allegedly serving cannabis-laced cupcakes to an artillery unit during a live-fire exercise. The unsuspecting troops who ate the cupcakes reported a sudden onset of dehydration, overheating, fatigue, confusion, dry mouth and paranoia.

A prisoner who sought a review of his case based on defective representation has had his petition against the decision by the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission to refuse a review of his case rejected by a judge in the Outer House of the Court of Session. Paul Kelly was co

A solicitor has been fined £10,000 after he failed to timeously raise and proceed with a divorce action on behalf of his client. Quinton Muir, 53, was found guilty of professional misconduct by the Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal (SSDT) after failing to carry out proceedings over

Judges are seeking an investigation into the “discriminatory, unfair and unlawful” judicial appointment system amid claims of bullying and racism, The Times reports. The Judicial Support Network (JSN), which promotes diversity on the bench, is sending a request today to the Equality and