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Female barristers are leaving the profession because of a failure to prevent bullying by judges, lawyers have claimed. The head of the criminal bar has highlighted incidents of judges belittling women advocates and attributes this to the judges being men, The Times reports.

Thursday, 28 February 2019 The Scottish Young Lawyers' Association (SYLA) is delighted to welcome a team from the UK Supreme Court to speak to members on what life is like working as a judicial assistant to the Justices of the UKSC.

A judicial watchdog in England and Wales has given "formal advice" to a High Court judge who fell asleep during a hearing. Mrs Justice Judith Parker was investigated by the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office (JCIO) following "a complaint by parties in a case that she had fallen asleep during a h

A courthouse was evacuated after a lawyer showed up with an "abundance" of bed bugs falling out of his suit. The alarm was raised after someone in the courthouse said she could see "something crawling on his neck".

Criminal offences relating to unlawful eviction – that have existed for half a century – are not being upheld, according to new findings. Writing for the SCOLAG Journal, Shaun McPhee presents the preliminary findings of research on enforcement in the Scottish private rented sector, in pa

The decision by a sheriff to grant an absolute discharge in the case of Christopher Daniel, the 18-year-old dental student who sexually abused a six-year-old girl, made headlines in Britain and beyond. Initial stories highlighted that the victim, who was eight at the time, was questioned in a record

The head of Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has warned bureau managers of job losses in the wake of a £600,000 legal aid board funding cut. CAS chief executive Derek Mitchell said the proposed cut would lead to the loss of at least 25 staff in 15 bureaux across the country and thought the actua

On appeal from the Court of Appeal Civil Division (England and Wales) Do the courts of England and Wales have the power to stay an application for maintenance pursuant to section 27 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 on the grounds of forum non conveniens when divorce proceedings are taking place in

A site close to the Provan gas works in Glasgow is the only place currently being considered for the replacement of Barlinnie Prison, according to the Scottish Prison Service (SPS). A replacement for Scotland’s largest jail, which dates back to the 19th century, is expected to cost up to &poun

The son of murdered Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane has said his father was killed to "silence other lawyers", The Irish News reports. John Finucane, himself a lawyer with Belfast-based Finucane Toner Solicitors, spoke at an event at St Mary's University College in west Belfast on Saturday to ma

Via UofG Moot: It was an all-Glasgow University final at the Lord Jones Moot Competition 2019 at Dundee University on Saturday – congratulations are due to Dylan and Ryan on their victory, and well done to Jasmine and Alistair for running them close! Kate Scarborough, of the Dundee Mooting Soc

The Scottish Young Lawyers' Association welcomes attendees to its Criminal Day Conference 2019, which will take place on Saturday 23rd February at 200 SVS, 200 Saint Vincent Street, Glasgow. Now in its thirteenth year, the conference is one of the highlights of the SYLA’s calendar, attracting

The Prison Service in England and Wales is considering plans to house transgender prisoners in separate prison wings, The Sunday Times reports. Justice minister Ed Argar confirmed that new guidelines would be issued after a trans woman who had not undergone gender reassignment surgery was convicted

An elderly crime wave appears to be sweeping Japan as pensioners seek jail time in a bid to save money. Over-65s now make up one in five convictions in the East Asian country, up from one in 20 just over two decades ago.