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The Scottish Conservatives have threatened to launch court action if the Scottish government continues to ignore the Scottish Parliament and block the Salmond inquiry’s bid for key documents. Earlier this month, opposition MSPs of every party backed a Scottish Conservative motion calling on th

The UK government must respect devolution and honour its commitment to replacing EU funds in full, ministers from Wales and Scotland have "demanded" today. Speaking ahead of the government’s spending review, Jeremy Miles and Kate Forbes expressed their frustration that "no practical arran

Scotland’s sheriff civil courts are now able to conduct proofs, debates, evidential and fatal accident inquiry (FAI) hearings virtually using the WebEx video platform. The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service has been rolling out WebEx capability since April and it is widely used in the Court

Scotland will become the first country in the world to introduce free universal access to period products if a bill by Scottish Labour MSP Monica Lennon passes at Holyrood today. Ms Lennon said the “world-leading” and “ground-breaking” law would enshrine the dignity of Scots

The parents of Harry Dunn have failed in their High Court battle against the Foreign Office over whether the alleged killer of their son enjoyed diplomatic immunity. Mr Dunn, 19, was killed in a hit-and-run in 2019 when his motorcycle was hit by a car near Croughton, Northamptonshire. The car was dr

Glasgow-based, Just Employment Law has raised a significant sum for its charity partners, Pancreatic Cancer Action Scotland, by holding an online charity auction. The auction, held during Pancreatic Cancer awareness month, and which ended on World Pancreatic Cancer Day raised over £32,000. The

A man who held a cardboard sign with a smiley face on it outside of a police station has been arrested for taking part in an illegal protest. Jolovan Wham was arrested in Singapore after the brief one-man demonstration in solidarity with arrested climate activists, The Guardian reports.

In part two of his reflection on the life of Henry Dundas, Chris Holme retells the episode that would be his undoing, see part one here. It was a banking scandal on an epic scale involving flagrant misuse of public funds and fearless investigators.

The High Court of Justiciary has refused to order the recovery of two protectively marked documents (PMDs) by the legal team appealing the conviction of the late Abdelbaset al-Megrahi following a recommendation by the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission. The documents were

Scotland is becoming a state in which the population is forced to conform to the vision and values of the ruling elite, a new book argues. In The Justice Factory: Can the Rule of Law Survive in 21st Century Scotland?, author Ian Mitchell suggests that the country is on the road to becoming an author

Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross has vowed to scrap the not proven verdict. At the party’s conference in Perth, he said the verdict “serves no useful purpose in a modern justice system”.

Two family lawyers at Brodies LLP have received Law Society of Scotland accreditations. Accreditation acts as a hallmark of expertise that clients can trust. It recognises solicitors who develop specialist knowledge in a particular area of law.

Solicitor advocate Robert More calls for the preservation of the not proven verdict and argues in favour of reforming Scotland's jury system. Last week I had my first experience of the virtual jury system which Lady Dorrian’s working party secured to ensure the continuation during lockdown of

A national advocacy service has been launched to reinforce the rights of children involved in the children’s hearings system. The service, backed by £1.5 million in 2020-2021, means children and young people will be offered support to express their needs and views on decisions that affec

The International Bar Association (IBA) and International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) have condemned "hostile comments" by Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Home Secretary Priti Patel regarding the work of lawyers. In a party conference speech last month, Mr Johnson s