Judicial Register

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.

MSPs have said they are yet to hear a convincing case against members of the judiciary disclosing their pecuniary interests and society connections, The Times reports. Judges in all UK jurisdictions are required to declare relevant interests in cases before them but are not required to disclose them