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2024年12月20日 · Over the course of 2024, Scottish Legal News published more than 240 articles in our popular And Finally section – sharing offbeat and weird legal news stories from around the world. But which were the most popular? …
Modernisation bill a positive step for criminal justice in Scotland
3 天之前 · The society has provided written evidence on part one of the Criminal Justice Modernisation and Abusive Domestic Behaviour Reviews (Scotland) Bill. The bill proposes a number of changes for criminal court proceedings, including some that have been in operation on a temporary basis since the pandemic. These cover areas such as electronic signing of documents, virtual attendance in court ...
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Immediate reform of prison custody pledged in wake of Polmont FAI
1 天前 · Immediate action will be taken to address systemic failures in relation to deaths in prison custody, Justice Secretary Angela Constance has pledged. The Scottish government said it accepts Sheriff Collins’ fatal accident inquiry finding that the …
Calls grow for overhaul of Land Reform Bill as reports highlight flaws
2 天之前 · Scottish Land & Estates, the rural business organisation, has urged a complete rethink of the Land Reform Bill, warning that its “sweeping powers and lack of proper consultation” or parliamentary scrutiny render the legislation deeply flawed, as highlighted in …
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2025年1月15日 · A 64-year-old man who was imprisoned for life after he murdered his long-term partner in front of their teenage daughter has had the punishment part of his sentence reduced after an appeal to the High Court of Justiciary. Colin Kennedy was convicted of the murder of Catherine Stewart on 7 August 202 ...
Scottish government power grab fails as Legal Services Regulation …
2025年1月13日 · The Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill was published by the Scottish government in 2023. While many parts of the bill include important and long overdue reforms to legal services regulation, the draft legislation contained far-reaching new powers for the Scottish government to directly control and involve itself in the work of Scottish lawyers. The proposals were met with incredulity ...
Solicitors concerned at ruling on corroboration
2024年11月1日 · This week's de recenti judgment marks a significant change to the longstanding rules around corroboration in criminal cases that will likely have far-reaching consequences, the Law Society of Scotland has said. A bench of nine judges made the ruling on 30 October 2024 on an appeal from Lord Advocate
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2024年6月17日 · Scotland's legal aid crisis looks like it could be "unsolvable" as more than a third of legal aid lawyers are set to retire in the next decade. ...