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Sheku Bayoh’s family ‘full of rage’ as they continue search for truth – lawyer

The family of a man who died in police custody remain “full of rage” as they search for the truth about his death, their lawyer has said. Sheku Bayoh died in May 2015 after being restrained by officers who were responding to a call in Kirkcaldy, ...

27 Apr 2022 at 14:25

Cricket

Lawyer Aamer Anwar: Cricket Scotland racism is ‘case that’s horrified me most’

A report into racism within Cricket Scotland has been described as “the most devastating verdict to be delivered on any sporting institution in the United Kingdom”. The analysis came from Aamer Anwar, the solicitor for the former Scotland ...

25 Jul 2022 at 20:07

Families feel ‘betrayed’ over Covid-19 inquiry delays, John Swinney hears

Families who lost loved ones to Covid-19 told Scotland’s Deputy First Minister an inquiry into their deaths has “betrayed” promises to keep them front and centre, a solicitor has said. John Swinney met a delegation of members from the ...

12 Oct 2022 at 19:30

Scotland

Sheku Bayoh lawyer blasts authorities for ‘dishonesty, racism and incompetence’

The police, their watchdog and the Crown Office operated an “unholy trinity of dishonesty, racism and incompetence” it has been claimed ahead of the opening of an inquiry into the death of a black man who died after being restrained ...

10 May 2022 at 11:55

Scotland

Corbyn misses pro-Palestine march after train cancelled due to Storm Bert

Jeremy Corbyn was unable to make a pro-Palestine march in Glasgow on Saturday after his train to Scotland was cancelled due to Storm Bert. The former Labour leader – who sits as an independent MP – was set to give a speech at the ...

23 Nov 2024 at 16:13

Scotland’s Covid-19 inquiry to begin

The Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry will begin on Tuesday, as a leading lawyer called for witnesses to speak with “absolute candour” in order to learn “vital lessons”. It will investigate the response by the Scottish Government to the ...

24 Oct 2023 at 00:21

Scotland

Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry criticised as ‘shambolic’ before it begins

The Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry has been branded “shambolic” ahead of its first preliminary hearing. Human rights lawyer Aamer Anwar, lead solicitor on behalf of Scottish Covid Bereaved, a group of grieving families, was critical ...

28 Aug 2023 at 06:54

Sheku Bayoh’s family expect police to ‘tell the whole truth’, says lawyer

The family of a man who died after being restrained by police expect to hear “the whole truth”, their lawyer said as one of the officers called to the scene begins giving evidence to an inquiry. Sheku Bayoh died on May 3, 2015 ...

19 May 2022 at 11:28

Inquiry chairman needs to restore trust, Covid group solicitor says

Grieving families who lost loved ones to coronavirus expect the new chairman of a public inquiry into the handling of the virus to “restore their confidence” in the process after it was plunged into crisis, a solicitor has ...

28 Nov 2022 at 16:52

Scotland

Lawyer of families bereaved by Covid calls for care homes investigation update

A lawyer representing families who have lost loved ones to Covid-19 has pushed for an update into an investigation of deaths from the virus in care homes. The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service said last year its ...

27 Apr 2022 at 16:55

Families ‘scunnered’ with Humza Yousaf inquiry evidence

Families who lost loved ones during the Covid-19 pandemic have said they were “scunnered” with First Minister Humza Yousaf’s evidence to the inquiry on Thursday and said it had given them “no answers”. The First ...

25 Jan 2024 at 18:26

‘Deeply worrying’ that UK Covid-19 inquiry has started but not Scottish one

A solicitor representing Scottish families bereaved by Covid-19 has said it is “ironic and deeply worrying” that a UK inquiry is under way while Scotland’s probe “appears to have stalled”. Aamer Anwar, a ...

04 Oct 2022 at 15:44

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