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A prisoner facing a three-month jail sentence for making an improvised tattoo gun interrupted a sheriff yesterday to point out the maximum possible sentence was 30 days. James Kidd, 25, admitted having the banned item in Perth Prison in December 2017, which he had made from a spoon, a guitar string,

Two foreign nationals whose applications for indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom were refused because of discrepancies in their declared earnings have successfully challenged the decisions. A judge in the Court of Session ruled that the conclusion reached in both cases by the

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission’s (SLCC) proposed budget for 2019/20 risks increasing costs for consumers, the Law Society of Scotland has warned. The proposed budget, which is now out for statutory consultation, includes a 9.2 per cent rise in income funded by a levy on solicito

Proposals to increase the use of electronic tags and reduce the period for which people with prior convictions must disclose them have received the backing of MSPs on the Scottish Parliament’s Justice Committee. The measures form part of a wider Management of Offenders Bill, that would allow t

Andrew Foyle considers the significance for the debt purchasing industry of a recent case that cast the spotlight on redacted and certified copy documents. Promontoria (Henrico) Limited v Friel ([2019] CSOH 2 – judgment of Lord Ericht, 8th January 2019)

Once an Employment Tribunal decision (and the reasons for it) have been recorded in writing, they are entered into the public register. Since February 2017, such Tribunal decisions have been available online. This means that all judgments (and reasons) are available for public inspection unless the

A London-based company has admitted a health and safety offence after a falling barrier struck a young girl at a shopping centre in Glasgow. Arcadia Group Ltd, a multinational retail company, pled guilty to a contravention of Sections 3(1) and Section 33(1)(a) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. A

DWF has announced plans for an initial public offering and has submitted necessary documents for approval to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Recently-incorporated DWF Group Limited plans to undertake a reorganisation of its structure, governance and internal contractual arrangements

Lady Smith has received an honorary fellowship from The Academy of Experts in London “in recognition of her contribution and work” for the organisation. Fellowships were presented by the academy’s president, Lord Saville of Newdigate, to Lady Smith and Lord Reed.

Morton Fraser chairman Maggie Moodie and Elaine Motion, executive chairman of Balfour+Manson have been listed amongst UK’s top 100 lawyers The Lawyer Hot 100 recognises and celebrates the standout lawyers shaping the legal profession in the UK over the past year. Ms Moodie is named as one

New guidance has been issued by the commercial judges relating to the recovery of documents in commercial actions, the enforcement of adjudication awards and circumstances in which dispensing with certain of the court’s usual requirements may be appropriate. A revised and updated version of Co

A new protocol detailing how landowners, land managers and communities can work together to make "better and fairer" decisions about land use was launched today by the Scottish Land Commission. The protocol supports the Guidance on Engaging Communities in decisions relating to land, which was publis

The UK government has announced plans to legislate for new civil orders aimed at tackling knife crime among young people. Amendments to the Offensive Weapons Bill 2017-19, currently before the House of Lords, will give courts in England and Wales the power to impose "knife crime prevention orders" o

An accomplished US lawyer has received a $66 million compensation payout, among the largest in US history, after suffering a traumatic brain injury in a road traffic collision. Brooke Taylor, partner in the Seattle office of litigation firm Susman Godfrey LLP and a member of the firm's executive com

Early Bird Tickets for SYLA Spring Ball available until midnight tonight, 31 January. Taking place at the DoubleTree by Hilton, Glasgow Central on Saturday 23 March 2019, and now in its eighth year, the Spring Ball is one of the most popular social fixtures in the Scottish legal year, with over