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The Scottish Land Commission has launched a programme of good practice support, backed by a new online resource to help promote good practice in relation to land rights and responsibilities. The commission has drawn lessons from the experience of the Tenant Farming Commissioner in seeking to influen

A 79-year-old flight attendant with a $250,000 salary has launched a lawsuit against her former employer after being dismissed after nearly six decades into the job. Ida Gomez Llanos was the most senior flight attendant at Delta Airlines, having joined the firm in 1962 – over two decades befor

A beggar who was sentenced to an Order for Lifelong Restriction after being convicted of rape has had an appeal against his life sentence refused. James Campbell, 32, who admitted raping a 57-year-old woman in Glasgow city centre in August 2018, argued that the sentencing judge should have imposed a

A legal challenge by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to the blocking of a second independence referendum would likely fail, according to a legal academic, The Times reports. Ms Sturgeon said this week that she was considering “all options” in response to a question about a potential

Elections, elections With the introduction of the Fixed Term Parliament Act bringing elections (seemingly) every two years, another set of manifestos may be the last thing you want to read. Yet it is clear to all of us in the renewables industry that they do matter. The Conservative Party manifesto

Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf has announced David Crichton as interim chair of the Scottish Police Authority after accepting the resignation of Professor Susan Deacon. Professor Deacon advised Mr Yousaf of her intention to resign yesterday and he has now informed the Parliament’s Justice Comm

Neil Hogg and Gaenor Cassell have been appointed partners at Addleshaw Goddard in Scotland. Mr Hogg joins the real estate team in Glasgow, bringing almost 30 years of experience, as well as a strong portfolio of clients and connections in the hotel, logistics, and office sub-sectors.

An Inverness-based partner at Harper Macleod has become one of only two lawyers accredited as a crofting law specialist by the Law Society of Scotland. Calum MacLeod, a fluent Gaelic speaker originally from the Isle of Skye, has received the specialist accreditation in recognition of his particular

Mike Dailly, principal solicitor at Govan Law Centre, spoke to Scottish Legal News on the occasion of the centre's 25th anniversary.

Advocate Mary Sharpe appeared last night on the BBC's The Nine to discuss the normalisation of violent pornography, which has been highlighted following the conviction of a man for the murder of Grace Millane last November.

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. The sinister threat to human rights buried in the Conservative manifesto | Prospect Magazine

When adherents of a pre-World War One nudist craze in Germany decided to establish a club, their decision to name it after an 18th century Scottish judge seemed the most natural thing in the world. Berlin's Monboddo Bund remains one of the more unusual salutes to the Scottish judiciary but is testam

A man with "CRIME PAYS" emblazoned in a tattoo across his forehead has been arrested again. Donald Murray, 38, turned himself in after being sought by police in connection with a car chase, CTV News reports.

A doctor who sought information under freedom of information legislation from a Scottish council relating to the conduct of local elections has successfully appealed against the decision to refuse his request. The Inner House of the Court of Session allowed an appeal against a decision of

The Scottish Parliament’s Equalities and Human Rights Committee has supported the general principles of proposed new legislation that aims to strengthen legal protection for women and girls at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM). The Female Genital Mutilation (Protection and Guidance) (Sco