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Two separate Crown appeals against what it considered unduly lenient sentences handed to two men convicted of dangerous driving charges have been rejected by the Appeal Court of the High Court of Justiciary. The appellants, Shaun Gatti and Stephen Jones, both pled guilty to the c

A legal case arguing that the Scottish Parliament should be able to pass a law to hold an independence referendum without the consent of the UK government has failed in the Court of Session. Declarator to this effect was sought by Martin James Keatings. He also argued that no amendment would need to

Malicious prosecution victim David Whitehouse has called on judges to let any future investigation of the Crown Office use key documents. Lawyers for David Whitehouse, who was arrested and spent time in jail after becoming embroiled in a botched prosecution, said there was “every possibility&r

The Scottish Parliament's Committee on the Handling of Harassment Complaints is reaching the most crucial stage of its difficult task. On Tuesday Alex Salmond gives evidence. After hearing the evidence of that crucial witness the committee will turn its attention to the evidence of Nicola Sturgeon.

Human rights lawyer Debora Kayembe has been named rector of the University of Edinburgh. The lawyer, who came to the UK as a refugee from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has made her home in Scotland since 2011.

I read with great interest, the article by Benjamin Bestgen The Rights of the Dead. My comment is directed solely at ”disinheriting the family”. The system which we have in Scotland of legal rights has its supporters whose principal argument sees to be that it provides certainty, which,

Holyrood has formally been asked to "right a terrible miscarriage of justice" suffered by the 4,000 people accused and executed for witchcraft. A petition lodged by Claire Mitchell QC seeks a pardon as well as an official apology and a memorial in recognition of Scotland's witches, the vast majority

Two drugs couriers have been jailed after being caught bringing almost £6 million worth of cocaine into Scotland. David Murdoch, 56, and Graham McCulloch, 39, both pled guilty to supplying drugs and possessing criminal property in connection with serious organised crime.

In recent times, we have seen an increase in the number and scope of public inquiries. A day doesn’t go by when the headlines don’t include reference to one of the current inquiries: Grenfell, Infected Blood, Child Abuse. In 2020, we represented clients at a number of high profile public

A solicitor is administering a daily dose of Doric this month to help raise people's spirits, as well as funds for a worthy cause. Craig Pike, a partner at Ledingham Chalmers in Aberdeen, has launched a new show entitled Pikey’s Daily Dose of Doric. Throughout February he is performing in aid

The Edinburgh Tax Network, in conjunction with CIOT and Terra Firma Chambers, will present a talk entitled What the FIC! - A practical walk through the setting up and running of a Family Investment Company from a tax and accounting perspective on 24th February 2021, from 1pm to 2pm. The speaker

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Native Welsh speakers are continuing to face discrimination in HM Prison Berwyn, the UK's largest prison, campaigners have said. Concerns about the treatment of prisoners who speak Welsh as a first language have previously been raised by the Independent Monitoring Board (IMB), the House of Commons W

Lord Justice Nugee is pictured above sporting the latest in judicial garb – a bespoke Savile Row silk mask. The judge, whose wife is Labour's Emily Thornberry MP, was appointed a Lord Justice of Appeal last year. His daughter Rose commissioned the luxurious face covering from embroiderers

A remarkably brave smuggler has been sentenced after being caught with nearly 1,000 cacti and succulents strapped to her body. Wenqing Li, known as Wendy, stuffed the prickly plants in stockings and strapped them to her body to smuggle them from China to New Zealand.