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A man who had an insurance policy in respect of commercial premises in Glasgow had has his appeal against a decision that his insurer was not bound to indemnify him refused. The defender, Royal and Sun Alliance Insurance plc, declined to indemnify Wayne Stephen Gardner Young on t

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The remit of the independent public inquiry into the death of Sheku Bayoh – who died in 2015 – has been announced. Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf said that the statutory public inquiry will examine the circumstances leading up to the death of Mr Bayoh, the post-incident managem

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The Scottish Parliament has unanimously supported new emergency coronavirus measures. The Coronavirus (Scotland) (No.2) Bill, now passed by Parliament, gives powers to Scottish ministers to temporarily intervene and manage care home services where there is a serious risk to the life, health or wellb

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Hundreds of women who suffered pain after being fitted with allegedly faulty transvaginal mesh devices are to share £50 million after Johnson & Johnson settled their claim, The Times reports. The women had accused the pharmaceutical giant of causing them agonising pain after being implante

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The recent decision of the Inner House in Proven Properties (Scotland) Limited, reported in Scottish Legal News on 14 May, raises questions about the effectiveness, or at least the scope, of the Property Factors (Scotland) Act 2011, writes Tom Marshall. Briefly, the case concerned a block of 15 flat

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At the end of 2017 the new Electronic Communications Code (enacted by the Digital Economy Act 2017, amending the Communications Act 2003) replaced the old 1984 Telecommunications Code. After two-and-a-half years, the new code is producing a steady flow of decisions, throwing some much-needed light o

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As part of the firm’s charitable giving this year, MBM Commercial is raising funds for the Samaritans. The firm has themed its fundraising efforts around 24 hours as the charity's helpline is open 24 hours a day. Having now reached 100 per cent of the firm’s fundraising goal, the firm is

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A football team has been slapped with a record fine after placing sex dolls in its empty stadium seats during a recent match played behind closed doors. FC Seoul apologised this week after TV and online viewers noticed around two dozen sex dolls in the stadium during the team's match with Gwangju FC

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The head of the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service has told Holyrood's Justice Committee that judge-only trials were “not completely off the table”. The Scottish government's original proposals along these lines were met with a furious backlash. Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf thereaft

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People suspected of terrorism offences would face minimum jail terms of 14 years under proposed legislation. Under the Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill, introduced to Parliament today, the standard of proof for terrorism prevention and investigation measures (Tpims) imposed on individuals who a

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