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Immigration experts have accused the Home Office of interfering with the independence of the judiciary after it queried the number of detainees being released during the coronavirus pandemic. In a letter sent to the president of the First-Tier Tribunal, Immigration and Asylum Chamber last week, a se

Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving us wordy evidence of the fact.

Ruth Croman, managing partner of Macnabs, has recently been accredited by FLAGS as a family law arbitrator. A well-respected family lawyer, she is a member of the Family Law Association, Consensus Collaboration Scotland and is accredited as a specialist in both family law and child law.

New analysis suggests that gender recognition reform in a number of European jurisdictions has "taken place with minimal public scrutiny", according to MurrayBlackburnMackenzie. In an article published in the May 2020 edition of the Edinburgh Law Review, the policy analysis collective reviewed

One of the first-ever remote hearings of the Supreme Court of the United States was interrupted by the sound of a toilet flushing. The mystery flush was clearly audible during live-streamed oral hearings in Barr v American Association of Political Consultants, Inc yesterday afternoon.

May 8th 2020 marked the 75th anniversary of VE Day – the end of the Second World War in Europe. During the six long years of conflict, the WS Society kept a scrapbook of news about Writers to the Signet in service at home and abroad. James Hamilton introduces this poignant resource. One mornin

An Inverness Sheriff Court commercial case will provide the first opportunity to test the use of virtual court hearings in Scotland’s sheriff courts.  Tuesday’s hearing will enable parties in the case to appear before Sheriff Principal Derek Pyle in a virtual courtroom.

The Scottish Arbitration Centre has confirmed that Brandon Malone, chairman of the centre, and Andrew Mackenzie, chief executive of the centre, are to remain in post to deliver ICCA Edinburgh on 1-4 February 2021.  Mr Malone was due to stand down as chairman of the board in June 2020. Mr Macken

Alison Edmondson looks at the issue of credibility and reliability of witnesses over Zoom. As my recent blogging history reveals I’m currently vexed by the question of whether family cases requiring evidence from witnesses should go ahead remotely. If we don’t have evidentiary heari

Addleshaw Goddard has announced the promotion of Paul Ewing to partner in its Edinburgh office, bringing the total number of partners in Scotland up to 42. Mr Ewing joined legacy firm HBJ in 2014 and over the past six years has advised clients on a wide range of work across the real estate sector. H

The Outer House of the Court of Session has refused a petition for judicial review of the decision by the Scottish Ministers to issue a call-in notice in respect of a local authority’s decision to implement a proposal to close a rural primary school. Perth and Kinross Council notified the

Mediators have said they are ready to help resolve the mounting backlog of cases faced by the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS). As soon as the lockdown began, Edinburgh Sheriff Court Mediation Service and Strathclyde Mediation Clinic started preparing for remote mediation.

Registrations are still open for two more in the series of free webinars which are being hosted by the Citizens’ Rights Project. On Tuesday 12 May, from 1600 – 1730, there will be a webinar on “Specific issues in applying for settled status”. The speaker will be Janey Armstro

Plans to base school pupils' final exam grades on previous marks could be illegal, according to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). The EHRC said it was "concerned" over the proposals of the Scottish Qualification Authority.

Two jury trials will resume at the Old Bailey this week as Crown Court cases restart, the Law Gazette reports. The criminal bar has warned, however, that normal service "remains weeks off".