The High Court has refused a Crown appeal against a sheriff’s decision that an indictment against a former teacher should be deserted.  It was submitted for the respondent, Paul Cooney, that the Lord Advocate had renounced the right to prosecute through a letter dated the 21st of December 1992. The [...]

Lindsay Lowe who repeatedly stabbed her former partner has been cleared by a jury of attempted murder. Instead, the jury found her guilty of assaulting Steven Clarke to his severe injury under provocation.  The incident occurred in Broxburn where Lowe admitted to attacking Clarke eight times with a four-inch kitchen [...]

Neil Anderson was convicted at Glasgow High Court for the murder of Gary More in September 2018. He was found guilty of the part he played in the assassination of the deceased. He was sentenced to 21 years and 9 months imprisonment.  An appeal against both conviction and sentence was [...]

An Edinburgh man was convicted under section 38(1) of the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 after he entered a flat one floor above his own whilst naked. It was argued on behalf of the appellant that the sheriff had erred in convicting him as he had no intention [...]

Daniel Stewart has been found guilty of two knife attacks in Dundee. Stewart repeatedly stabbed the victim Raymond Harvison and injured the victim’s daughter, Chloe, when she attempted to help her Father.  The incident took place in June 2017 at a flat in Dundee. Stewart admitted assaulting Mr Harvison and [...]

Paul Mason, aged 24 years old, attempted to murder his friend in an attack which involved alcohol and drugs. He repeatedly struck the victim, Sean Kerrigan, with a weapon to the head and body.  The case was heard at Edinburgh High Court of Justiciary and Lord Burns stated: "You used [...]

In January 2019, warrants for the arrest of the appellants, Jennifer Amnott, Valerie Hayes and Gary Reburn were issued. It was argued that they could be sentenced to life imprisonment following a trial in the United States. This was on the basis that there was a potential breach of Article [...]

A personal injury sheriff determined that a woman was raped by a man she met on a night out in Dundee. As a result, the woman was awarded £119,250 in damages.  The purser stated that she did not consent to sexual intercourse with the defender, Sean Diamond. The defender had [...]

The legal aid system in Scotland is under ‘extraordinary pressure’. Lawyers have expressed concerns that ministers are at risk of causing ‘irreparable’ damage to the justice system.  The Law Society of Scotland stated that we are creating a ‘generation of underfunding’, which will lead to individuals being unable to afford [...]

Brian McLintock subjected four women to 12 years of physical sexual and verbal abuse. The crimes took place across Edinburgh between 2006 and 2018.  The High Court in Edinburgh heard that McLintock repeatedly raped one woman on a number of occasions. He assaulted the woman through punching and kicking her [...]