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Access to justice for Scottish citizens
Open letter re the Scottish Government's attack on Scottish judges
What sort of legal independence?
Criminal cases and the Supreme Court
Southern perspective
Hope lecture sheds light on working of Supreme Court
Glasgow v The Rest?
What might the GBA achieve with different representative bodies?
The judges over our shoulders
Do we need to limit the field of review by the Supreme Court over acts in name of the Lord Advocate?
Getting value from payback
The new community-based disposals have the potential to make a difference, if properly devised and supported
Up with the tweeters
The courts' challenge in keeping pace with digital information
Cadder v HMA – a political inconvenience?
The Cadder decision should be welcomed as one that supports justice, whatever our politicians may think
Criminal Procedure (Legal Assistance, Detention and Appeals) (Scotland) Bill
Glasgow Bar Association briefing to MSPs
Undermined, or strengthened?
Is Scots law losing out because of the devolution settlement?
The half-baked doughnuts saga
The real questions for discussion over the Access to Justice Committee's SLAB plan?
Opening up justice
Committee's ambitious plans deserve support
A stitch in time
Could earlier discussions on police interviews not have saved a lot of hassle?
Fighting their corner
Is the Faculty of Advocates missing the point in its response to the Thomson review?
Dying for some guidance
Why should Scotland not have guidelines on assisted suicide too?
Fatal errors
First jail term for careless driving causing death suggests law being applied sensibly
Compassion with dignity
Justice Secretary gives good account of himself with Lockerbie decision
Megrahi: decision time
Abandoning of appeal opens way for system to show a humane face
Assisting assisted suicide
The Purdy appeal decision may help bring reform, but does not require legal change
The purpose of prison
Retiring Chief Inspector's report contains some home truths
Tackle prejudice in all its forms
We need to dispel the confusion that two-tier justice is being created by "hate crime" laws
The limits of review
Criminal Cases Review Commissions were never intended to turn back the centuries
Fine tuning
Inspectorate's report on fiscal fines answers some but not all questions
Choosing the ground
Any review of solicitor advocates and rights of audience has to be seen to be impartial