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Two families who raised a damages action against their neighbours after a “strong smell” began emanating from their properties have had a court decision in their favour upheld following an appeal. A sheriff ruled that the pursuers had suffered loss, injury and damage as a result of the “nuisan

Annabelle Ewing A bill to remove the three-year time limit on survivors of childhood abuse seeking civil damages in court has passed its first stage in the Scottish Parliament.

Bruce Erroch The new term at the Court of Session sees the return to private practice of Bruce Erroch having completed his term as Advocate Depute and, since 2013, Senior Advocate Depute.

A majority of members on Holyrood’s Justice Committee have backed the Scottish government’s plan to integrate the British Transport Police (BTP) in Scotland into Police Scotland. The committee’s recommendations focus on ensuring that should integration go ahead, there is a seamless transfer of

SCTS is pleased to announce the programme of public events during April and May to discuss propositions for the radical transformation of the summary justice system, contained in the SCTS Proposition Paper: A New Model for Summary Criminal Court Procedure, published on 28 February this year. The pap

Pictured (L-R): Rhona Miller from Friends of Anchor, Liane Munro from Stronachs and Carol Crowther from Stronachs. Credit: First Photographics.

Long thin dagger, RCPE Artefacts, accessed April 28, 2017, http://artefacts.rcpe.ac.uk/items/show/19.

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Morag Jack The Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland has appointed Morag Jack, advocate, to the post of in-house convener.

Wes Streeting Royal Bank of Scotland is facing yet another blow to its reputation after MPs told bosses at the Edinburgh-based lender that they may face a parliamentary inquiry into the ballooning sums that the still 73 per cent taxpayer-own bank is spending to defend itself and disgraced former bos

Lord Pentland The Scottish Law Commission has launched a public consultation on the law reform work that it should carry out in the future.

A motorcyclist who was seriously injured in an accident has had a £250,000 damages action against a Scottish local authority over the council’s alleged failure to repair a damaged strip of road dismissed. A judge in the Court of Session ruled that the pursuer had failed to prove that the defender

Michael Matheson A group will meet for the first time today to look at how to improve and transform the clinical experience of all victims after reporting sexual assault.

The April edition of the Scottish Civil Justice Council (SCJC) newsletter is now available. Issue 9 includes information on committee work & membership, recent rules and consultations.

Margaret Mitchell MSP Following the publication of the Justice Committee's report on COPFS, committee convenor, Margaret Mitchell MSP, looks at the issues ahead for Scotland's prosecution body.