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Last week the Scottish Government confirmed that there will be a statutory public inquiry to investigate Scotland’s grooming gangs. The inquiry will be led by child sexual abuse expert, Professor Alexis Jay. But what does this mean? What is the purpose of a public inquiry? Barrister, Jason Beer KC, a specialist in public inquiries (and who...

  ‘…the common law of Scotland in relation to the admission of evidence in trials for sexual offences, as currently applied, is liable to result in violations of the rights of the accused under article 6.’ On 12 November 2025, the UK Supreme Court handed down a judgment in the cases of Keir & Daly. This judgment...

  We’ll be open as normal until 1300 on Christmas Eve (Wednesday, 24 December 2025).  The office will then close until Monday, 5 January 2026, at 0900.     During the holiday closure, our teams will only be available to deal with urgent matters.  In such an event, please email your lead solicitor and copy in the department team.  We’ll get...