Case Reports

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A paedophile convicted of two charges of rape who was given an Order for Lifelong Restriction has failed in an appeal against his sentence after appeal judges rejected his claim that the punishment imposed was “excessive and disproportionate”. The Appeal Court of the High Court of Justiciary ref

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A man found guilty of sexually assaulting his wife “to her severe injury and to the danger of her life” has successfully appealed against his conviction based on the existence and significance of evidence which was not heard at the original proceedings. The Appeal Court of the High Court of Just

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A consultant engineer who was seriously injured after he slipped and fell on a patch of black ice in a car park has had a £125,000 damages claim against a Scottish local authority dismissed. Alan Cairns suffered “life-changing” injuries as a result of the accident on Saturday 1 December 2012 in

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A soldier found guilty of threatening the “mass murder” of Muslims after claiming he was “unable by reason of mental disorder to appreciate the nature or wrongfulness of the conduct” has had an appeal against his conviction rejected. Scott Mackay argued that the sheriff “misdirected” the

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Two drug dealers convicted of being concerned in supply of drugs with a street value of some £400,000 have had their prison sentences reduced following an appeal. The Criminal Appeal Court ruled that the sentences imposed on Gary Corkindale and Alexander Connelly were “excessive” and substitute

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Legislation in Russia banning the promotion of homosexuality breaches freedom of expression and is discriminatory, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled. Three gay rights activists complained about legislation in Russia banning the promotion of homosexuality, also known as the “gay propagan

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Making available and managing an online platform for sharing copyright-protected works, such as ‘The Pirate Bay’, may constitute an infringement of copyright because the operators of that platform play an essential role in making those works available, the Court of Justice of the European Union

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