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The Crown Office has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the death of 81-year-old William MacDowell. William MacDowell, an inmate within HMP Glenochil, had been receiving palliative care while in custody. As his health deteriorated, he was transfe

Provisional IRA members could still be prosecuted in relation to dozens of unsolved killings in England, the UK government has suggested. The Northern Ireland Office yesterday circulated what it said was a Home Office list of attacks in England by the IRA and other paramilitaries which resulted in 7

Scottish ministers have extended a consultation on new mental health moratorium rules amid efforts to improve debt protections for people struggling with mental illness, writes Ahsan Mustafa. On 14 November, Ivan McKeen, minister for public finance, extended the consultation on the draft Mental Heal

Perkins Coie and Ashurst, which has an office in Glasgow, are to merge to form Ashurst Perkins Coie. The new firm's footprint will span 52 offices in 23 countries, with flagship hubs in Seattle, London, Sydney and New York.

UK bank customers will see their deposit protection increase to £120,000 from December, following confirmation from the Prudential Regulation Authority. The new limit – up from £85,000, where it has stood since 2017 – will apply under the Financial Services Compensation Schem

The government is poised to outlaw the resale of tickets for profit, with measures to be announced this week targeting touts and major platforms such as Viagogo and StubHub. Ministers had considered permitting touts – and ordinary buyers – to resell tickets at up to 30 per cent above fac

The Scottish Human Rights Commission has published its annual report for 2024-25. The SHRC has focused on strengthening accountability, "amplifying lived experience" and embedding a stronger human rights culture across Scotland.

Brodies LLP has boosted its oil and gas practice with the appointment of new partner Andy Russell.  Mr Russell began his legal career at Brodies, undertaking an oil and gas-focused traineeship and qualifying in 2014. Most recently, he served as general counsel and head of the legal and governan

Following a public consultation, the Scottish government has committed to adopting anti-SLAPP legislation which will be based on a model law drafted by Professor Justin Borg-Barthet and Dr Francesca Farrington of the University of Aberdeen’s Anti-SLAPP Research Hub.  Strategic lawsuits ag

A prisoner in Australia is suing for his right to a Vegemite sandwich. The spread, made from leftover brewer's yeast and similar to British Marmite, is famously and bizarrely popular down under.

MSPs from Labour and the SNP have declared their support for new legislation to criminalise sex buyers in Scotland.  Rhoda Grant and Ruth Maguire have sent a joint letter to the Scottish government calling on them to back the Prostitution (Offences and Support) Bill. 

A cancer patient who developed severe Somatic Symptom Disorder after a successful operation to remove his kidney has been awarded £904,000 in damages after it was found that pain symptoms that he suffered following the operation were attributable to the anxiety caused by a last-minute change o

David Hay KC and Greg Cunningham of Westwater Advocates have successfully resisted an appeal by the secretary of state in a novel TUPE case. The Employment Appeal tribunal found that the date of the relevant transfer was 21 March 2023 and that, as a petition for winding up had been presented on 7 Ma

His Majesty The King has approved the appointment of Lord Doherty as a justice of the Supreme Court. Lord Doherty has sat as a judge of the Inner House since 2020.