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The Lord Advocate, Dorothy Bain QC, has emphasised the commitment Scotland’s prosecutors have to ensuring "victims’ voices and experiences are at the heart of the criminal justice system" as she addressed an international conference in London. In a speech at the Heads of Prosecution Agen

Senior procurator fiscal depute, David McDonald, has returned to the Crown Office and Procurator Service after an "inspiring" training program in Washington DC and New York.

Street Legal has been successful in a Court of Session case that challenged Edinburgh Council’s refusal to accept a homeless application from a family. A partnership between Clan Childlaw and Shelter Scotland, Street Legal provides free legal help with housing and homelessness for children and

A yoga teacher has been arrested for "illegal missionary activity" under Russia's new anti-terrorism laws. Dmitry Ugay, 44, was arrested after giving a talk about the philosophy of yoga at a festival in St Petersburg, The Independent reports.

Pinsent Masons has announced that Andrew Masraf will succeed Richard Foley as the firm’s senior partner on 1 October 2022. During his 28 years at the firm, Mr Masraf has held a number of leadership roles including global head of corporate and, more recently global head of the firm’s tran

The Scottish government's latest publication on our controversial third verdict – responses to a consultation on its future – reveals that the public and practitioners alike impute to it their own meaning to suit their own ends. Like some intractable theological question, it has bred zea

Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP has written to Justice Secretary Keith Brown to call for three key changes which should be introduced when improving the current handling of deaths in custody and to take the Scottish government to task over its claim that “real

Child welfare hearings should call in person in sheriff courts, according to new guidance produced by the sheriffs principal. For all family actions commencing after 13 July 2022, the interlocutor will direct that the first child welfare hearing will call in person. Should a party wish to participat

Last month was a particularly busy period in the Buy-Now Pay-Later (BNPL) sector. On 1 June, Klarna, one of the largest BNPL providers, began reporting its customer data to credit reference agencies in the UK for the popular short-term credit products such as Pay in 3 instalments and Pay in 30 days.

The Advocate General for Scotland, Lord Stewart of Dirleton QC, has lodged papers with the Supreme Court in relation to the Lord Advocate's referral of the Scottish government's draft Scottish Independence Referendum Bill. The UK government is expected to argue that the test for whether legislation

Michael McLean, partner in the personal injury team at Jones Whyte, has been granted extended rights of audience as a solicitor advocate. A Law Society-accredited specialist in personal injury law, he joined the firm in May 2016.

Burges Salmon has advised Cytomos Limited on its £1.6 million funding from a trio of investors to progress the development and qualification of its novel cell analysis platform, Cytomos Dielectric Spectroscopy (CDS). The fundraising was led by existing investor Archangels with participation fr

The vast majority of judges would like the 'not proven' verdict to be abolished. In their response to the consultation on the future of the third verdict, the judges said it was inconsistent with the presumption of innocence and the purpose of the trial process.

Clyde & Co’s team in Scotland has participated in a trio of charity events to raise money for important causes.

To assist with jury trials in the High Court, the following sheriffs have been appointed by the Scottish ministers to act as temporary judges from 1 August: The Lord Advocate, Dorothy Bain QC, warned MSPs in November last year that the backlog of cases was an "enormous problem" that would take "mult