Scottish judiciary node in Edinburgh, handling civil and criminal matters
The ICJP has written to UK Foreign Secretary urging targeted sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank, arguing such measures uphold international law. The letter calls for action beyond rhetoric as UK authorities discuss responses to settlement expansion and related violence. EU deliberations on bloc-wide sanctions continue.
Multiple road incidents have left two men dead this week. In Newcastle-under-Lyme, a 20-year-old man died from a stab wound after a crash on Orme Road; three males aged 19, 22 and 20 have been arrested on suspicion of murder or conspiracy. In Scotland, a 57-year-old man died following a collision near Pennan on the B9031; Police Scotland is appealing for information.