Event: Tribunals Conference
A tribunals conference is taking place on Tuesday 7 September to consider future developments. Keynote speeches...
Courts and Tribunals – what happens Beyond ‘level 0’?
The First Minister confirmed yesterday that Scotland will move beyond level 0 coronavirus restrictions from Monday 9th...
SCTS Procedures for Handling electronic documents and processes
The Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service has published a document detailing how how the Offices...
Launch of Legal Aid Traineeship Fund
The Scottish Government’s £1 million fund to support legal aid traineeships opened for applications on...
Introduction of ‘Qualified One-Way Costs Shifting’
New legislation (Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session 1994, Sheriff Appeal Court...
Civil Business post COVID Conference – 10 May 2021
A virtual conference will be held to provide a forum for interested parties to discuss...
President of Scottish Tribunals Annual Report
The Lord President recently published the President of Scottish Tribunals’ third Annual Report. The report...
Virtual Conference to Discuss Post-Covid Civil Business
The Lord President, Lord Carloway has asked the Judicial Institute to organise a virtual conference to discuss...
Opinion of Lord Tyre in Malicious Prosecution Case Against Lord Advocate
In a further action against the Lord Advocate in relation to financial dealings in Rangers...
Is Respect for the NHS Deterring Clinical Negligence Claims?
New figures produced by the Compensation Recovery Unit indicate that clinical negligence claims have fallen...