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Jury trials will appear on the big screen from next week to help deal with Scotland's backlog of criminal cases. From next week jurors will appear at an Odeon cinema in Edinburgh, the first remote jury centre in the UK.

Addleshaw Goddard has partnered with University of Strathclyde's Fraser of Allander Institute to explore digital and technology trends within the Scottish business community during the COVID-19 pandemic. An upcoming report, due to be published on 1 October, is a continuation of the report published

Undercover police and MI5 agents will be given explicit permission in law to commit criminal offences under new legislation introduced by the UK government. The Covert Human Intelligence Sources (CHIS) Bill has been introduced to provide a "clear and consistent statutory basis for a limited number o

Rival rabbit breeders were left with broken ribs and bloodied noses after a prize rabbit show descended into chaos. The fight broke out at Germany's 27th Federal Buck Rabbit Show when rival breeders accused Jurgen Erdmann of cheating by giving his rabbits skin grafts.

The European Commission has decided to appeal a court ruling that US tech giant Apple did not receive illegal state aid from Ireland and does not have to pay €14 billion in back taxes. The Commission concluded in 2016 that Ireland broke EU state aid rules by granting undue tax benefits to Apple

The head of the courts service has apologised to a black barrister who was mistaken for a defendant three times in a single day at court. Kevin Sadler, acting chief executive of HM Courts and Tribunals Service, promised to investigate the complaint of Alexandra Wilson, of 5SAH chambers.

A woman who sought to undergo in vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment using her late husband’s sperm has succeeded in obtaining an order allowing its use for that purpose despite his not signing the relevant forms.  The petitioner, SB, wished to pursue IVF as it was the most likely method

It will take up to a decade to get the courts backlog back to pre-pandemic measures unless more measures are taken to increase or speed up court business, MSPs have warned. Holyrood's Justice Committee has called for a "basket of measures" to help clear the backlog exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandem

A postgraduate research scholarship launched to celebrate the bicentenary of the first publication of Session Cases in May 1821 has been awarded to Shona Warwick of the University of Edinburgh. Regular readers of SLN may recall reading about the scholarship offered by the Trustees of the Scottish Co

The Scottish government has recognised the early success of its First Home Fund with a pledge to reopen the scheme for applications in the new year. The fund, which offers first-time buyers loans of up to £25,000 for their deposit, was launched in December 2019 with an initial budget of &

Commercial law firm Burness Paull LLP has reported a 14 per cent increase in profits to £25 million in its latest financial year, which includes almost five months of working in lockdown. In the financial year ending 31 July 2020, the firm posted an annual income of £60.5m, up three per

Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.

Alistair Robertson encourages fellow patent attorneys to "stay ahead of the curve" on emerging technology. Artificial Intelligence is all around us, from recommending what you should purchase next online, to understanding frustrated commands yelled at virtual assistants. It now affects our daily liv

Peter Shand explores the latest trend of the super-wealthy setting up finance and legal offices to deal with their affairs. Scotland’s financial ecosystem is changing and one of the latest drivers could be the increase in the number of official ‘family offices’ being set up.