21+ hour, 1+ min ago  (84+ words) Scottish Legal News Macdonald Henderson team takes on Kiltwalk The Macdonald Henderson team completed the The Kiltwalk Big Stroll at the weekend, raising vital funds for Women's Aid. Managing director David Beveridge said: "A lovely, sunny and worthwhile day, alongside…...

20+ hour, 55+ min ago  (223+ words) The Lawscot Foundation has opened its 2026 round of applications offering financial and other forms of support to aspiring law students facing socioeconomic barriers. Applications have opened as the charity celebrates 10 years supporting social mobility in Scotland's legal professions. Two categories…...

19+ hour, 15+ min ago  (107+ words) Scottish Legal News And finally" final straw A French teenager has been charged with public nuisance and mischief in Singapore after allegedly filming himself licking a straw before putting it back in a vending machine and posting the footage online....

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (329+ words) A new report has called on the Scottish justice system to modernise the ‘ antiquated’ way it cites witnesses to attend court. Inspectors from HM Inspectorate of Prosecution in Scotland (IPS) and HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland (HMICS) carried out…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (51+ words) A fatal accident inquiry (FAI) is to take place into the death of a 72-year-old prisoner in HMP Inverness in 2024. The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for an…...

2+ week, 20+ hour ago  (53+ words) The Crown Office has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the death of William Matthews. The 57-year-old, the owner and director of a roofing and plastering business based in Paisley,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (50+ words) The Crown Office has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the death of Adam Watts. Mr Watts, 55, the owner and operator of Juniper Kennels and Cattery, died on 22 December 2021, after…...

20+ hour, 53+ min ago  (135+ words) The Crown Office has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the death of Charles Thomas Ennion." Mr Ennion, 76, a farmer at Little Glenshee Farm, Perthshire, died on 10 August 2024, after an…...

19+ hour, 26+ min ago  (803+ words) Scottish Legal News Supreme Court finds insurers able to offset payments for Covid business interruption to account for furlough scheme The Supreme Court has rejected a final appeal against a decision that furlough payments to workers during the Covid pandemic…...

20+ hour, 56+ min ago  (440+ words) The success of England's Martha's Rule has strengthened calls for clearer escalation rights and greater patient involvement in Scotland's healthcare system, where protections remain more limited, writes Michaela Guthrie. There has been much publicity about the positive impact of Martha's…...