The Law Society of Scotland has joined a new legal aid Fee Review Mechanism Group to help push for changes that ensure the system’s long-term viability. Law Society president, Patricia Thom, attended the first meeting of the new group on Wednesday, alongside Ian Moir, co-convener of the societ
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In memory of Neil Beynon, advocate, who died at the end of October, Ross Macfarlane KC has arranged a memorial mass for Mr Beynon at St Mary’s Catholic Cathedral in Edinburgh – to which all friends, colleagues and instructing agents are invited. The mass will be held on Saturday 13 Decem
A national review of the evidence on the operation of grooming gangs in Scotland has been announced by the Scottish government.
A retired Fornethy House teacher who systematically abused vulnerable young children in her care over the course of 15 years has been sentenced. Patricia Robertson, now known as Baxter, abused girls aged five to 12 while volunteering and later working at the residential school in Angus.
The Scottish Sentencing Council’s new sentencing guidelines on rape offences have been approved by the High Court. The two new guidelines, which cover offences of rape and rape of a young child under the age of 13, were approved at a hearing of the High Court in Edinburgh yesterday. They will
A judge in the English High Court has set aside a 2014 judgment of the Chancery Division after the claimants, a family of Scottish dairy farmers, raised an action alleging that the decision in favour of the defendants, which upheld the appointment of the second defendant as receiver in relation to a
With Christmas fast approaching and mince pies mysteriously disappearing across the land, Santa Claus has found himself back in court. Bad Santa is back and is being charged with contravention of the ECHR*.
Hydrolysis, also known as water cremation, will be introduced under draft regulations laid at Holyrood. The regulations will, if approved, give an option for people interested in alternatives to burial or cremation for the first time in more than a century.
The Scottish government is pausing it’s proposed changes to legal aid for adults with legal incapacity (AWI) cases, following an intervention by Govan Law Centre. Last month, GLC wrote to the Holyrood's Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee to recommend rejection of a draft Scottish statut
A leading expert on child sexual abuse has warned that Scotland urgently needs a dedicated inquiry into grooming gangs, saying the scale and nature of exploitation north of the border remains dangerously under-examined. Professor Alexis Jay – who led the landmark investigations into abuse in R
The Law Society of Scotland has re-launched its accredited legal technologist specialisation. First launched in 2019, the accreditation has been popular amongst experts and firms alike as it gives credibility to people with expertise in the technological field.
A bill is being prepared to give councils greater flexibility over how they design and implement a visitor levy. The Visitor Levy (Scotland) Act 2024 grants councils the power to raise funds for tourist services and facilities by applying a charge on overnight stays based on a percentage of accommod
