Cracking down on criminal profits
The European Commission has proposed new rules for more effective and widespread confiscation of funds and other property acquired through crime. Contact McSporrans today for expert legal advice on this subject.
Impact of Bail Reforms on Summary Justice Reform
The Scottish Government has published the findings from the Evaluation of the Impact of Bail Reforms on Summary Justice Reform. Contact McSporrans today for expert legal advice on this subject.
Dedicated domestic abuse court in Edinburgh
The Scottish Government has announced that a specialist court dedicated to domestic abuse has opened in Edinburgh to provide further support for victims of domestic abuse and bring offenders to court quickly. Contact McSporrans today for expert legal advice on this subject.
Stronger CPS cases in hate crime
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is prosecuting more hate crimes, more successfully and with more defendants pleading guilty than ever before. Contact McSporrans today for expert legal advice on this subject.
Anti-knife crime initiative extends to west Edinburgh
A hard-hitting knife crime campaign which has proven highly successful in educating young people about the dangers and consequences of carrying a knife is to be rolled out in West Edinburgh. Contact McSporrans today for expert legal advice on this subject.
Fast-track justice
A pilot project designed to speed up the punishment of low level offenders sentenced to a Community Payback Order has seen encouraging results during its first nine months, with 92% of offenders on the pilot sent out to pay back the community within 24 hours, Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill has said. Contact McSporrans today for expert legal advice on this subject.
Surjit Singh Chhokar murder to be reinvestigated
The murder of Surjit Singh Chhokar in 1998 is being reviewed by the Crown Office. Strathclyde Police have now been instructed to carry out further investigation into his murder under the Double Jeopardy legislation introduced in November last year. Contact McSporrans today for expert legal advice on this subject.
Significant proceeds of crime victory
Lady Stacey has issued her opinion in a long-running civil recovery case involving Russell Stirton and Alexander Anderson. Contact McSporrans today for expert legal advice on this subject.
Parole Board publishes Annual Report
The Parole Board for Scotland has recently published its Annual Report 2010-11, which reveals that out of 606 determinate sentence prisoners whose cases were referred to the Board, 170 were recommended for release on parole. Contact McSporrans today for expert legal advice on this subject.
Sexual victimisation and stalking
Scotland’s Chief Statistician has published statistics on adults’ experiences of sexual victimisation and stalking in Scotland. Contact McSporrans today for expert legal advice on this subject.
