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Afghan judges who jailed Taliban members should be evacuated to the UK, former Supreme Court president Lady Hale has said. In a letter to The Times, she said that “now that the prisons are being thrown open” the country's judiciary, and female judges in particular, “will be a targe

New animal protection laws will ban people from riding elephants while drunk. The legislation in Sri Lanka will also require domesticated elephants to have biometric identity cards.

A petition by the father of a young girl with complex medical problems against a decision of the General Medical Council not to sanction a doctor whose report resulted in their child being temporarily removed from their care has been rejected by the Outer House of the Court of Session

Duff & Phelps has commenced a £25 million action against the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service over the malicious prosecution scandal. The New York-based multinational claimed it suffered loss of earnings as two of its employees were maliciously prosecuted over their role in the c

Gillian Ross has been appointed deputy director of training and education at the Faculty of Advocates. Between 2015 and 2019 she worked as a full-time advocate depute, gaining skills in the preparation and presentation of a wide range of cases.

A Court of Session decision continues the trend of high awards of damages being made by the Scottish courts in fatal claims, writes Robyn Keay. The relatives of a young man who was fatally injured whilst operating a cherry picker have been awarded a total of £315,000 in damages in the Cou

James Findlay QC, Denis Garrity and Fergus Colquhoun successfully represented the petitioners in two related cases seeking judicial review of decisions of the Scottish ministers to make changes to planning policy following a consultation process. The petitions by Graham’s the Family Dairy (pro

One of Scotland’s most inspirational law lecturers and highly respected sheriffs, Sheriff John Fitzsimons, is being honoured with a scholarship competition at Strathclyde University. Strathclyde Law School’s Centre for Law, Crime & Justice is offering scholarships to talented mature

Plans to improve health and "reduce inequalities for women" in Scotland have been published today by the Scottish government. Scotland is the first country in the UK to have a women’s health plan, which outlines "ambitious improvement" and change in areas including menopause, heart health, men

A scientist involved in Britain's biggest ever tax fraud has had 10 years added to his jail sentence after he failed to pay back £11 million. Michael Richards, 59, ran an investment scheme for sports stars, comedians and others.

New criteria will come into effect in Scotland from October encouraging employers to explicitly promote flexible and family friendly practices. The Fair Work First approach is focused on "driving high quality and fair work across the labour market by applying relevant criteria to public sector grant

Although one of the newest law accountancy practices, Hamilton Mullan continues to expand its training programme and is currently recruiting another trainee law accountant based in Stirling. Director David Hamilton and Stewart Mullan developed a structured training plan which includes blended method

A Canadian soldier who was accused of drugging her comrades with cannabis-laced cupcakes at a live-fire training exercise has been found guilty of various offences. Sandra Cogswell was convicted by a military judge on eight counts of administering a noxious substance as well as one of behaving in a

The High Court of Justiciary has refused three appeals on behalf of men convicted of abduction and rape based on advances in medical science after their cases were referred to the court by the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission. Brian Meighan, Kevin Kane, and David Pugh each re

Chris Horsley looks at measures contracting authorities may take in order to try to mitigate the current market pressures on resources. The ongoing squeeze on construction material supplies has been headline news in the industry.