1+ week, 3+ day ago   (206+ words) Scottish ministers are being urged to set out a timetable for establishing a specialist sexual offences court after MSPs were told the Crown Office had received no additional funding for the scheme. Plans for the court were included in the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (230+ words) Scottish Legal News Aberdeen’s Centre for Scots Law hosts double book launch The Centre for Scots Law at the University of Aberdeen has hosted a book launch for two of its members, Professor Andrew Simpson and Dr Euan West. The…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (158+ words) First minister John Swinney The Scottish Government has published its draft Referendum Bill. The bill, which will be introduced into Parliament once the necessary powers are secured, sets out the question ‘Should Scotland be an independent country? Yes or No…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (910+ words) Scottish Legal News Outer House quashes evidentiary decisions of Standards Commission for Scotland in complaint against Glasgow councillor A lord ordinary has allowed a Glasgow councillor’s petition for judicial review of the Standards Commission for Scotland’s decision to reject numerous…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (207+ words) Lord Ericht is to discuss the importance of languages in a legal career at an event hosted by Strathclyde University in collaboration with The Franco-British Lawyers Society The event will take place at 6pm on Thursday 24 September in room 423 of the…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (302+ words) With only a month to go until the 2026 Scottish legal Awards, anticipation is building as Scotland’s legal profession prepares to come together for one of the most prestigious evenings in the legal calendar. Sponsored by Denovo, this years awards will…...