The first report of Supreme Court Review Group which is examining the relationship of the High Court of Justiciary and the UK Supreme Court is now available from the Scottish Government’s Website here.

First Minister Alex Salmond has asked a group of legal experts to look at the impact of the UK Supreme Court on Scotland’s legal system.

The First Minister has asked these legal experts to look at the roles of the High Court of Judiciary in Edinburgh and the UK Supreme Court in London, and to advise on possible options for reform.

The experts who were appointed to the expert group are Lord McCluskey, a former solicitor general; Sir Gerald Gordon, a former professor of Scots Law at Edinburgh University; Charles Stoddart, who has acted as interim Sheriff Principal; and Professor Neil Walker, an expert in constitutional law.  Their initial findings will be debated at the Scottish Parliament in time for the summer recess.