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A new £2 coin launched by The Royal Mint commemorates the 250th anniversary of the birth of Sir Walter Scott. Scott, who was born in 1771, was an advocate as well as an author and is widely regarded as the Faculty of Advocates' most celebrated member.

An extremely restrictive ban on abortion after six weeks of pregnancy has come into force in Texas after a go-ahead from the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS). The one-page ruling issued under the court's controversial "shadow docket" process has sparked fears that Roe v Wade, the landmark

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has been confirmed as the first black woman and first former public defender to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS). Nominated by President Joe Biden in February, Judge Jackson's appointment to the court was confirmed by the US Senate last night in a

Ampersand has welcomed Ayla Iridag, Scott Clair, Sheana Campbell and Louise Cockburn to the stable, following their call to the bar today. Stable director Euan Mackenzie QC, said: "I am delighted to welcome Ayla, Scott, Sheana and Louise to Ampersand. They have all demonstrated exceptional legal abi

Dear Editor It would be difficult to disagree with Russell Findlay’s obvious concerns about the malicious prosecution scandal and the enormous cost to the public and, I would suggest, damage to the reputation of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service.

An octogenarian who allegedly spent close to a decade menacing his neighbourhood with a catapult has been apprehended. Prince King, 81, is accused by police in southern California of being a "serial slingshot shooter", NBC News reports.

The US no longer has a "workable" constitution and its top court has become too politicised to act as "impartial constitutional arbiters", Lord Sumption has said. In an essay for Prospect magazine, the former justice of the UK Supreme Court mounts an unprecedented attack on its US counterpart, highl

A new adopt-a-book scheme has been launched by Abbotsford, home of Sir Walter Scott, to help preserve some of the significant works in his world-renowned library. Scott was a member of the Faculty of Advocates and the Faculty’s long association with Abbotsford, his home near Melrose, is continued

A Scottish man injured when he was a passenger on a tour bus in Malta has failed to establish that the Court of Session has jurisdiction in respect of the operator of the bus, after it was added to the action alongside its insurer. The lord ordinary had previously dismissed part of pursuer Simon Mor

The Hamilton bar has unanimously voted against participating in weekend courts. Scottish Legal News reported yesterday that the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service had suggested that weekend trials could be held in order to expedite the resolution of summary criminal business.

Costumed gladiators can return to major tourist spots in Rome after winning a legal battle against local authorities, The Local reports. Rome authorities had banned the performers on the basis they overcharged tourists and in some cases allegedly pick-pocketed them.

The Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) has published a blog with an up-to-date overview of fireworks legislation, including the parts of the Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Act 2022 that are currently in force. It highlights the parts of the Act relating to fireworks licens

The court service has maintained a strong fines collection rate, new figures show. Eighty-six per cent of the value of Sheriff Court fines imposed during the three-year period between 1st April 2014 and 31 March 2017 have either been paid or are on track to be paid consistent with the figure at 17 J

The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Library Service has won the 2018 LexisLibrary Award for Excellence. Roddy Waldhelm, Head of the Solicitor’s Legal Information Centre (Scottish Legal Directorate) collected the award at the BIALL Annual Dinner in Birmingham on 8 June.

A fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the Clutha helicopter crash will begin next April in Glasgow. Three people on a Eurocopter EC 135 died when it crashed into the Clutha bar in Glasgow in November 2013. Seven people inside the pub were also killed.