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Lawyers in Glasgow and Edinburgh have voted to boycott the proposed juryless trials pilot in rape cases. Members of the Edinburgh Bar Association voted overwhelmingly to boycott the measure contained in the Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill should they come to fruition.

Lindsays has reported that average house prices in the city have risen by over £60,000 since before the Covid-19 pandemic. The firm noted that prices across Edinburgh and throughout the Lothians show no signs of dropping – with values remaining stable and strong.

Dear Editor, Douglas Cusine writes that there is “no evidence” that jurors subscribe to rape myths. He states that the “only way one could get ‘evidence’ would be to sit in during a jury’s deliberations, or interview jurors afterwards” and rightly points out

Neil Beynon considers recent Public International Law (PIL) in respect of the prohibition of a sovereign state acting relative to aircraft and state sovereignty over its airspace.

Businesses will be able to borrow more easily against assets such as whisky stores and machinery under legal reforms passed by the Scottish Parliament. The Moveable Transactions (Scotland) Bill, which aims to make it easier for businesses to raise finance, will also enable them to borrow against int

The High Court of Justiciary has quashed a fine imposed on an Edinburgh sexual offender who breached the terms of a court order preventing him from accessing the internet anonymously and imposed a prison sentence in its place following a Crown appeal against the sheriff’s original sentence. Cr

The Law Society of Scotland has approved a 10 per cent uplift in recommended pay for trainee solicitors to help with ongoing cost-of-living pressures. From 1 June 2023 the recommended minimum pay for trainee solicitors in Scotland will be:

A student who laundered thousands of pounds for a major gangland criminal has been jailed for 18 months. Sums totalling £160,000 were washed through four bank accounts belonging to Xiaotong Huang.

Professor Peter Watson, solicitor advocate at PBW Law, has joined Legal Network International (LNI) which has members in 50 countries and 130 cities. Partner Pamela Rodgers and other staff will also be part of the network. LNI is an alliance of law firms that provides clients with representation on

The introduction of the 2018 Domestic Abuse Act has been an important step but more action is needed in implementing it and tackling domestic abuse, the Criminal Justice Committee has said. As part of post-legislative scrutiny, the committee has been reviewing the impact of the Act and how effective

Credit: RGloucester - CC BY-SA 4.0 Dundonian bakers have responded furiously after the UK government rejected an application for protected status for Dundee cake.

The next edition of CLT Scotland’s popular Scots Law Series will be taking place live online during June with delegates able to choose from 8 individual conferences. Roy Spiers, CLT Scotland’s Director of Programmes, said: “We are delighted to attract a panel of expert speakers who

Harper Macleod is marking its 35th anniversary with a major round of promotions, including four new partners, four newly-qualified solicitors, and new Gold Investors in People and Investors in Young People accreditations. Promoted to partner are: Andrew Ronald, Ewan Stafford, Amy Dickson and Brian C

The Justice Secretary, Angela Constance, in arguing in favour of non-jury trials for certain sexual offences, keeps repeating that there is “evidence” that jurors take into consideration factors which are irrelevant; what she describes as “rape myths” – for example not