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Lord Turnbull, husband of Dorothy Bain QC, will stand aside from criminal hearings upon her appointment as Lord Advocate. Russell Findlay, the Scottish Conservative community safety spokesman, had questioned whether it would be appropriate for Lord Turnbull to sit as a criminal judge when his w

Karim Ahmad Khan QC has been sworn in as the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. Mr Khan, who was born in Edinburgh, called to Lincoln's Inn in 1992, having obtained an LLB degree and AKC from King's College London. He later obtained a D.Phil from Oxford University and served as a crown

Dear Editor, The Justice Secretary Keith Brown has announced an intention to create a Register of Interests for members of the judiciary. The Lord President has expressed concerns, but these have been dismissed. His principal concern is that a requirement to register interest might deter potential c

An extra £90,000 is being invested by the Scottish government to support women involved in prostitution. The money will help fund services run by Victim Support Scotland, the Scottish Women’s Rights Centre and the Encompass Network.

Lindsays is supporting a university competition credited with propelling up-and-coming video game designers along the path to success. Lawyers will provide mentorship to those taking part in Abertay University’s Dare Academy, sharing expert advice on how to navigate legal issues that prof

Best-selling Scottish crime writer Val MacDermid and Scottish poet and spoken word artist Stephen Watt were among those who read extracts from the Saughton Sonnets at the National Youth Justice Conference today. The Faculty of Advocates is one of the sponsors of the Saughton Sonnets, an anthology of

Mrs Justice Siobhan Keegan has been appointed as Lady Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, becoming the first woman ever to hold the highest judicial position in Northern Ireland. She will be sworn in as successor to the incumbent Lord Chief Justice, Sir Declan Morgan, at the start of September 2021 &

A senior prosecutor in Utah has apologised after telling an elected politician to "die and go to hell" for disturbing his nap. Utah's Assistant Attorney General Steven Wuthrich sent a tirade of abuse to Salt Lake City councillor Darin Mano after "the interruption to my tranquillity", he admitted.

A judge in the Outer House of the Court of Session has determined that the former executive of a housebuilding company who was made redundant should be entitled to bonus in respect of projects completed after his redundancy. Gavin Loudon was employed by Stewart Milne Group Ltd&nb

Dorothy Bain QC is to be Scotland's next Lord Advocate, while Ruth Charteris QC will take up the role of Solicitor General. If the Scottish Parliament approves the nominations, Ms Bain will replace James Wolffe QC who will demit office once Her Majesty The Queen has signed the warrant appointin

HMRC was wrong to refuse a backdated claim for child tax credits for asylum seekers who had been granted refugee status, a judge in the Court of Session has ruled in the first successful social security test case for asylum seekers and tax credits in the UK. Although tax credits were abolished and r

The Scottish government has confirmed judges will be forced to register their financial interests. While judges must declare relevant interests in a case before them they are not required to register them before a case arises, unlike the practice in some other jurisdictions.

Scott Styles suggests how reform of the offices of Lord Advocate and Solicitor General might be achieved. It is a long-standing but nevertheless unsatisfactory feature of Scots law that the Lord Advocate performs two quite incompatible roles. On the one hand, the Lord Advocate is the head of the Sco

In-house solicitor Angus Niven has been crowned the Law Society of Scotland in-house rising star of 2021. Law Society of Scotland president Ken Dalling announced the winner at the In-house Annual Conference today.

The average price of a property in Scotland has increased by 6.3 per cent in 12 months to reach £161,401 in April 2021 but has fallen by 4.1 per cent compared to the previous month, according to the latest provisional statistics from the UK House Price Index. The UK average house price was &po