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The Supreme Court has remitted the case of a Liberian woman who challenged various counts of torture made against her by reference to the interpretation of the term “person acting in an official capacity”. Lord Lloyd-Jones gave the majority judgment, with which Lady Hale, Lord Wilson and

A statutory public inquiry will be held to examine the circumstances leading up to and following the death of Sheku Bayoh, Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf has announced. In a statement to Parliament, Mr Yousaf said the process of appointing the chair of the inquiry will begin shortly. Mr Yousaf will

A first group of expert speakers has been confirmed for the Faculty of Advocates’ 21st Century Bar Conference. Inner House judge Lord Brodie will give the keynote address at the free event on Friday 6 December in the Mackenzie Building, Old Assembly Close, High Street, Edinburgh.

The problems with rape sentencing will be the topic of a talk delivered in Edinburgh next month by Dr Graeme Brown. Dr Brown, whose book on the topic is soon to be published, will speak at a meeting of the Society of Solicitors in the Supreme Courts of Scotland (SSC Society) on Tuesday 3 Decemb

A mother-of-five faces up to three months in jail after failing to return library books for two years. Melinda Sanders-Jones checked out two books in 2017 but forgot about them until she visited the same library to use the printer.

Scotland’s oldest university will be able to pursue legal action in this jurisdiction against a company it has accused of infringing its trade marks in the sale of student gowns after a Court of Session judge rejected arguments by the London-based retailer that the case should be hea

The Crown Office has said the evidence in relation to the events surrounding the death of Sheku Bayoh in May 2015 does not warrant prosecution. It said the decision had been made after a “thorough review” but added a prosecution could be brought in the future if new facts come to light.

Professor Stuart Cross has been made an emeritus professor of law as he retires from the University of Dundee. Professor Cross has also been appointed as a member of the Law Society of Scotland's Technology Law and Practice Committee, become a trustee of Leisure & Culture Dundee and is also now

Julie Hamilton considers the role of mediation in commercial litigation and whether the flexibility it offers may be the route to avoiding, or at least limiting, the disputes that get to court. What is mediation?

A decision in the case brought against the lock-change evictions of asylum seekers in Glasgow carried out by Serco will be handed down tomorrow. The appellate decision in Ali v Serco Ltd, Compass SNI Ltd and the Secretary of State for the Home Department will be delivered by judges in the Inner

House prices in Aberdeen have dropped by 4.7 per cent since last year, according to a new report. Aberdeen Solicitors’ Property Centre Limited, in cooperation with the University of Aberdeen, Business School, Centre for Real Estate Research, has published statistics for the third quarter of 20

Almost all of the UK's top 200 law firms have been exposed to threats from cybercriminals, new research shows. A report from Crowe, an audit, tax, advisory and risk firm, in conjunction with KYND, a cyber risk prevention company, shows that 91 per cent of firms analysed are exposed to having th

The Scottish Arbitration Centre held its annual arbitrator training day in Edinburgh on 7 November.

Glasgow lawyer Mike Dailly has joined the Evening Times as a columnist. The solicitor advocate, who campaigns for social justice and community rights, said it was the “the best community paper ever”.

The longest running and most costly trial in Scottish legal history is the subject of the first episode of a new BBC series re-examining high-profile public scandals.