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The Faculty’s very own fictional advocate makes his return this Christmas in The Scotsman in Edward Kane and the Innocent Railway.

The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred the sentence in a drink driving case to the High Court of Justiciary. On 25 October 2020, Anita Frame pled guilty to a contravention of section 5(1)(a) of the Road Traffic Act 1988.

A man who allegedly presented a fake arm for a Covid-19 vaccination in a bid to get a vaccine passport is facing possible criminal charges. Anti-vaxxer Guido Russo, a 57-year-old dentist in the northern Italian city of Biella, had previously been suspended from work for failing to get vaccinated.

A woman who was convicted of sending offensive messages to her MP has lost an appeal by stated case against the trial sheriff’s decision to repel a no case to answer submission under section 160 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995. Vaiva Sutinyte was convicted of an offence unde

The UK government has proposed a bill that would function as a vehicle for changing the law around judicial reviews when it dislikes the findings of judges. The Interpretation Bill, devised by Attorney General Suella Braverman QC and Justice Secretary Dominic Raab, is preferred by Downing Street and

Middle-class drug users could lose their passports or driving licences as part of a new UK government strategy on drugs. The news comes as it was reported that traces of cocaine were found in 11 bathrooms in Parliament.

It was reported this week that Alice Sebold, author of the Lovely Bones amongst other works, had issued a public apology for her part in a miscarriage of justice that led to Anthony Broadwater spending 17 years in prison for a crime that he did not commit. But could this miscarriage of justice have

The cases of sub-postmasters in Scotland who may have been wrongly prosecuted by the Post Office over its faulty computer system have been referred for review by the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission (SCCRC). The SCCRC announced last year that it was investigating the issue in Scotland. It h

The payout to the family of Lamara Bell has taken place — at long last. David Nellaney, the solicitor for the family, with proper professional restraint, described the delay on the part of Police Scotland as ”unfortunate". Rather the whole thing, to me, is a disgrace. The deaths of Lamar

A new edition of Representing Yourself in the Scottish Family Courts, Shared Parenting Scotland's user guide for party litigants in child contact court cases, has been published. The 3rd edition of the guide has been updated to cover recent changes in the law and court rules including the workings o

Burness Paull has been named Legal Advisor of the Year at the 2021 Scottish Business Insider Deals & Dealmakers Awards and winner of a UK-wide diversity award for its work on raising awareness of menopause in the workplace. The firm, which has topped the table of corporate dealmakers in Scotland

Nine US lawyers who failed in an attempt to overturn the 2020 election result in favour of Donald Trump have been ordered to pay $175,000. Sidney Powell, Lin Wood and seven others were sanctioned in August after a federal judge ruled that their lawsuit in Michigan “represents a historic and pr

Wall Street bankers have been advised to dress down to avoid being mugged as crime returns to the streets of New York. Bank of America executives have told junior staff that dressing up or wearing the bank's logo could make them a target, the New York Post reports.

A man who was detained in various hospitals in the Glasgow area after being found unfit to stand trial in criminal proceedings has had an action for damages against the Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health Board rejected by the Sheriff Court. Daniel Boyle was detained in a hospital designated as a high

Police Scotland has given the family of a woman who was left to die in a crashed car £1 million in compensation. A road traffic incident on the M9 on 5 July 2015 led to the deaths of Lamara Bell and John Yuill. The couple were found on 8 July following a 999 call by a member of the public. Mr