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Willie McIntyre Several readers have contacted SLN to raise their concerns about the utterly inadequate legal aid rates of pay proposed for the new Sheriff Appeal Court in Edinburgh.

Ross Yuill Defence solictor fees for the new Sheriff Appeal Court based in Edinburgh are so low that they are 'untenable' and will impede access to justice according to the Glasgow Bar Association (GBA).

A disabled woman who challenged a health board’s decision to cease providing homeopathic treatment has had a petition for judicial review dismissed.

Alistair Carmichael MP Proceedings in the Election Court will be broadcast live for the first time after the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service reached an agreement with STV for the hearing to be streamed live on the internet.

A man who was jailed for four months for possessing methylamphetamine – crystal meth – has been released after it emerged the substance was not a drug at all – it was salt. The man from Queensland, Australia, was taken in by police after they found the substance in his car.

This year’s annual Red Mass to mark the beginning of the new legal year in Scotland, takes place on Sunday, 27 September 2015 at noon. The Mass will be celebrated in St Mary’s R.C. Cathedral, Broughton Street, Edinburgh.

Charles Kennedy Senior figures from across the political spectrum are to take part in a memorial dinner and debate in honour of the late Charles Kennedy

Martin Fotheringham The Scottish government has been asked to reconsider a key election pledge to maintain an extra 1,000 police officers in order to relieve financial pressure on Police Scotland.

Donald Findlay QC

Nicola Sturgeon First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will today lay out her government's legislative programme for the last session of the Scottish Parliament before the 2016 elections.

MBM Commercial partner Cat MacLean  speaks to SLN in this week's Spotlight. What has been your best experience as a lawyer?

Karen Reid The Care Inspectorate has published a report detailing over 100 serious incidents involving offenders on license or under statutory supervision between June 2013 and January 2015.

A Scots lawyer who failed in his duties under the CML Handbook and at common law to provide material information to lenders in conveyancing transactions has been found guilty of “professional misconduct”. The Scottish Solicitors Discipline Tribunal(SSDT) censured David Clark and restricted his p