Tag: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has issued its unanimous decision on Wednesday determining that The Scottish Parliament may not pass unilateral legislation to hold a second independence referendum.There will in any case be many rallies by...

The Supreme Court ruled earlier today on a referral by the UK law officers - the Attorney General and the Advocate General - to consider if legislation passed by The Scottish Parliament earlier this...

Alister Jack MP is the Secretary of State for Scotland. Following the unanimous decision by the Supreme Court on Tuesday of this week in the cases brought by Gina Miller and Joanna Cherry QC...

The UK government has announced today that the most senior UK Law Officers, the Attorney General, Jeremy Wright QC and the Advocate General for Scotland, Lord Keen are referring the Continuity Bill passed at...

First Minister Alex Salmond has welcomed the publication of the first report of the Review Group examining the relationship between the High Court of Justiciary and the UK Supreme Court in criminal cases. The group...

The UK Supreme Court has announced the death of Lord Rodger of Earlsferry yesterday. "It is with great sadness that we convey the news that Lord Rodger of Earlsferry, Justice of the Supreme...

Judges at the Appeal Court in Edinburgh decided yesterday that Nat Fraser would be retried for the alleged murder of his wife Arlene in 1998, after the 2003 conviction was formally quashed by the...

A decision handed down by The Supreme Court today may mean that a change in Scots Law is needed - and it could also mean a little more work for Scottish criminal solicitors. The case...