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Westminster taps will run dry tomorrow after parliamentary authorities ordered a ban on alcohol sales due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle said there would be no alcohol served in any of the House of Commons bars or restaurants for the "foreseeable future".

A man accused of rape who applied under section 275 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 to admit evidence of the complainer’s character has had his appeal against the preliminary hearing judge’s refusal of his application refused. The appellant, CH, was accused o

Criminal silk Keith Stewart QC is expected to be selected as the next Advocate General for Scotland. Mr Stewart, of Blacks Chambers, has a broad criminal practice and has appeared in cases including Yazdanparast and HMA v Bhomwick. He has also advised in matters relating to intellectual property and

A proposed amalgamation of the Scottish Land Court and the Lands Tribunal for Scotland has been rejected by the Faculty of Advocates. In a submission to ministers, the Faculty said it was concerned that a merger could worsen delays already experienced because of the workload of the two bodies.

Allan McDougall Solicitors has announced the promotion of Sean White to associate. Based in the firm’s central Edinburgh office, Mr White undertakes Court of Session and Sheriff Court litigation, predominantly within the personal injury team.

Lawyers who are physically disabled or have a chronic illness and are entering or who have successfully entered the legal profession are encouraged to participate in a new study. Dundee Law School PhD student Rachael Wallace is undertaking a study which aims to examine whether the Equality Act 2010

With Holyrood’s Local Government and Communities Committee now seeking views on the Fair Rents (Scotland) Bill, having previously dropped the proposed legislation due to a heavy workload, Govan Law Centre (GLC) has welcomed the "unprecedented" move as a "victory for open democracy". GLC, which

A member of the Faculty of Advocates is helping to put the scourge of human trafficking and modern slavery “In Plain Sight”. Maryam Labaki, advocate, has recorded a vlog which will be used by the charity, Survivors of Human Trafficking in Scotland (SOHTIS), as part of a campaign in the l

We would like to invite you to attend our Public Inquiries Webinar which will take place on Monday 2nd November at noon.  We are delighted that Sir Anthony Campbell will be joining members of Compass to bring you a series of talks on experiences in public inquiries as well as the prac

There has been a rise in self-harm amongst detained young people over the last five years, according to a new report. The Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland's report analysing the detentions of young people aged 16 and 17 for mental health care and treatment in Scotland and found self-

Leaders of Golden Dawn, the formerly insurgent far-right party of Greek politics, have been jailed after a court ruled the party is a criminal organisation linked to violent attacks including a 2013 murder. Party founder and leader Nikolaos Michaloliakos, along with six former Golden Dawn parliament

Scottish comic book writer Mark Millar, whose Kick-Ass series spawned two Hollywood movies, has finally fought off years-long litigation based on outlandish allegations of plagiarism. American writer Michael Bennett claimed that Mr Millar plagiarised large elements of his own virtually-unknown serie

A former apprentice mechanic who was involved in a road-accident while testing a client’s Harley-Davidson motorbike has successfully obtained an award of damages after being involved in a road accident that gave him a phobia of being killed or injured on a motorbike. Stuart Conway was wor

Lawyers have voiced their opposition to any entrenchment of remote justice following comments from the Lord President that Scotland's legal system will not return to the status quo. Since the lockdown in March, the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) has developed new digital court inf

MSPs on the Holyrood's Justice Committee have supported the general principles of the Defamation Bill. Members of the committee have endorsed much of the detail proposed in the Scottish government’s bill, which followed significant work from the Scottish Law Commission.