Updated guidance on the management of Court of Session business during the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic has been issued on our website https://t.co/BFjeEnuOE3 Revisions have been made at paras 8, 10, 15, 16 & 19.
The Franco British Lawyers Society and our friends at the University of Glasgow are hosting a webinar entitled '“The end of uncertainty?”: practical questions after Brexit: Persons, devolved government and courts' on
Thursday 30 July at 10.30. Email [email protected] to book. >
We are delighted to announce our upcoming webinar: Courts and Judges in a Time of Crisis - ft. Lord Carloway, Lord Hodge and Tim Eicke. Details & registration here: https://t.co/990aLAW9vf.
We have updated the Advice to Court and Tribunal Users During Coronavirus. This replaces the previous Protocol on Social Distancing and Hygiene and is published here: https://t.co/qtet1jT3X3 @SCTScourtstribs
In response to the effect that Covid is having on opportunities for early career scholars, the MLR is making available a fund to support research through MLR Fellowships. See here: https://t.co/7PhaLjgY4g
The full Session Cases law reports of the Cherry 2020 SC (UKSC) 1 and 2020 SC 37 cases plus the Vince case 2020 SC 90 are now published. Hard copies have been posted to subscribers but these reports may also be found on Lexis, vLex and Westlaw
New guidance in respect of the conduct of virtual hearings in the All Scotland Personal Injury Court has just been uploaded to our website https://t.co/70s4XWIOWx
New rules have been approved by the Court of Session enabling two or more people with the same, similar, or related claims, to raise court proceedings in a single action for the first time https://t.co/tG8jiN7QHb
@Kenneth43974185 provides an update on what's been going on in the Scottish courts, with a discussion of three cases that highlight aspects of the hostile environment policy #JHRC20
Following discussion between @SCTScourtstribs and @Lawscot , Sheriffs Principal confirmed all simple procedure claims submitted will be registered provided they were lodged before receiving court moved into phase 2 of its recovery programme, after 15 June. https://t.co/XrhWrXLn9u
BLHC 2021 will now take place in July 2022.
𝔸 𝕟𝕖𝕨 𝕔𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕡𝕒𝕡𝕖𝕣𝕤 (𝕠𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕒𝕞𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕞𝕖) 𝕨𝕚𝕝𝕝 𝕓𝕖 𝕚𝕤𝕤𝕦𝕖𝕕 𝕚𝕟 𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕔𝕙 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟙.
We are sorry to postpone, but we look forward to welcoming everyone to Belfast in 2021!
#BLHC2021#BLHC2022
86% of sets that receive over half their income from publicly funded criminal work will go under within a year.
"Who will be there to represent victims & defendants whose cases the government slung in the ‘backlog corner’? Amanda Pinto QC, Chair of the Bar
https://t.co/lTaZrwwvdP
Lord Keen was asked what assessment the Govt has made of Bar Council research showing that without further support many self-employed barristers will be unable to continue to practice. Here's his answer:
https://t.co/khIIXTEtDu
In other words, no assessment. You're on your own
We have now commenced processing the backlog of non-urgent petition motions. Motions to sist are being dealt with first. All other non-urgent motions lodged up to 1 June have been processed. We continue to have reduced staff available for processing motions.