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Under-18s should not be sent to jail, Scotland's chief inspector of prisons has said. Wendy Sinclair Gieben has written to ministers calling for new laws to end imprisonment of 16 and 17-year-olds by the end of March.

Human rights groups have expressed concern over the consultation process for the draft revised Code of Practice to be issued pursuant to the Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Act 2021 – also known as the Spy Cops Bill. JUSTICE’s chief executive, Fiona Rutherford and Ha

The Welsh and Scottish governments have described the UK government’s plans to replace the Human Rights Act with a Bill of Rights as an “ideologically motivated attack on freedoms and liberties”. Ministers have called on the UK government to listen to evidence from civil society an

Criminal barristers in Dublin briefly stopped work yesterday morning in protest of the low fees paid to defence lawyers in the District Court.

Dr Andrew Tickell has been promoted to senior lecturer in law at Glasgow Caledonian University. Dr Tickell joined GCU as lecturer in law in 2014. His key teaching responsibilities include jurisprudence, public law, and criminal law and evidence.

A consultation on Anne’s Law has found overwhelming support for care home residents to have a legal right to be visited by loved ones. An independent analysis of the consultation found those who responded were “almost unanimously” in agreement with the proposal.

Gillespie Macandrew has promoted rural lawyer Lois Newton to partner. Ms Newton joined the firm as a trainee in 2010 and participated in the firm’s training academy. She manages a wide range of rural matters on behalf of the firm’s farming and landed estate clients and is a member of its

A person injury sheriff has made a payment order totalling nearly £1.4 million after finding that a 54-year-old man was abused as a child at a boarding school operated by the Congregation of Christian Brothers. Senior counsel for the pursuer, AB, had sought a combined award of £1,741,107

A former Free Church of Scotland minister who created a fake social media profile in an attempt to extort intimate images from a young woman has been sentenced to 180 hours' unpaid work and ordered to pay £750 compensation. David Finlay Macdonald, from Stornoway, pretended to be a female named

Police have recorded a sharp increase in complaints about noisy sex in New York City. There were 277 complaints about noisy sex between 19 February 2021 and 9 February 2022, according to analysis by Patch.

A judge in the Outer House has granted permission for alleged sex abuse victims to launch a group proceedings case against Celtic FC. Lord Arthurson yesterday gave permission for 22 former Celtic Boys Club players to make a compensation claim.

The Crown Office has been urged to consider a prosecution over the deaths of 11 people at a care home on Skye. Home Farm in Portree suffered a Covid outbreak early on in the pandemic. A number of residents died at the home, which was operated by HC One. It was later taken over by NHS Highland.

Sandra Cassels provides an overview of the approach to cladding in Scotland and addresses three discrete points: building Regulations, RICS Guidance and rights of recourse for owners/government assistance. The fatal Garnock Court tower block fire in 1999 contributed to the building standards sy

The Faculty of Advocates is hosting a free event next week ahead of International Women's Day. A screening of the film Dying to Divorce – this year’s British entry for the Best International Film at the Oscars – will be held on 7th March at the Mackenzie Building bet

Seven Scottish solicitors have been introduced to court at a ceremony at Parliament House today. Their introduction to court means the new solicitor advocates will now have extended rights of audience to appear in the High Court and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.