A successful ship arrest in Scotland requires consideration of various key factors coming together and an element of good timing. When an instruction to arrest is received, moving quickly is often important, but should never be at the cost of accuracy, write Duncan MacLean and Sarah Polson. The init
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The Scottish government has been accused of “legalising littering” after a mere 34 of 135,000 reported fly-tipping incidents were sent to prosecutors. Despite incidents being reported in 30 of Scotland's local areas, only eight councils passed cases on to the Crown Office.
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has dismissed the so-called "gay cake" case brought by Gareth Lee, a UK national, represented by Ciaran Moynagh of Phoenix Law, against the United Kingdom government. The ECtHR found that Mr Lee had relied on national legislation to advance his discriminati
The Scottish government’s Consultation on Regulation of the Legal Profession closed on Christmas Eve. The Scottish Law Agents’ Society’s response, authored by its council member Ken Swinton, notes the importance of proper regulation of will writing and confirmation work – two
A judge in the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia has ruled that jurors who were not fully vaccinated against Covid-19 ought to be excused from jury service after the issue was raised during pre-trial proceedings. The trial took place at the Digby Pines Resort in Nova Scotia, Canada, as the local courthou
Esson & Aberdein is helping to spread some festive cheer by providing season tickets to Aberdeen FC Community Trust (AFCCT) participants to access all remaining matches at Pittodrie this season.
13 January 2022, 5:15pm - 6:15pm Virtual, via Microsoft TeamsThe UK Supreme Court is hosting a webinar on career pathways to becoming a justice. The event aims to provide early and mid-career legal professionals with an opportunity to learn more about the appointment process and what it takes to bec
A tenant of commercial premises in Livingston has successfully excluded certain averments made by their landlord from probation in an action arising from damages to the property which the landlord was obliged to maintain insurance against. Paccor UK Ltd averred that it was entitled to abatement of r
On the very day that the European Commission Stakeholder meeting on the Recognition of Parenthood took place, the CJEU determined the ‘baby Sarah’, Stolichna obshtina, rayon ‘Pancharevo’ case. The full judgment is not available yet, but the press release can be found here. Ba
Nixon said it in 1973 which I accept is well before most of you were born but those of a certain age will remember it as the beginning of the end for him. Cover up worse than the crime and all that. Well, I will deal with that in more detail next week. Today is about the SSDT consultation and the La
JUSTICE is hosting a virtual event on 7 December at 5pm: Barriers and Threats to Access to Justice in the Immigration and Asylum System. In 2018, JUSTICE published Immigration and Asylum Appeals – a Fresh Look. It made 49 practical recommendations aimed at reforming the difficulties faced by t
Crimes of fraud in Scotland have increased by two-thirds over the past two years, sparking fresh calls for people to be vigilant. With International Fraud Awareness Week underway, the latest official figures show a rise from 797 cases in September 2019 to 1,328 in September this year – up by 6
A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Turkey's UN envoy slams China's call for rights violations | Daily Sabah
An appeal by a man convicted of two charges of rape against separate complainers after meeting them on nights out has had his appeal against conviction refused by the Appeal Court of the High Court of Justiciary. Raymond Nyiam argued that the jury ought to have been directed on the issue of reasonab
David Davis MP has pledged to lead a rebellion against the government’s proposed changes to judicial review, branding them an assault on the legal system. Before the first test of the Judicial Review and Courts Bill in the Commons today, Mr Davis wrote in an article for The Guardian that the p
