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The Scottish Young Lawyers' Association (SYLA) is hosting an informal drop-in session that will allow members to engage with the committee. The session, focusing on interview skills, will be held at 1pm tomorrow.

Rival dynasties, councillors, bankers and union officials have been dragged into a major row over the future of a prestigious Bordeaux vineyard. The 32-strong Duffau-Lagarrosse family is selling Château Beauséjour in Saint-Émilion, which it has owned since 1847, The Times reports

Prosecutions for the possession of cannabis have declined dramatically in the UK over the past decade, according to new figures. New analysis from House of Commons researchers shows that the number of prosecutions fell by around a third from 160,733 in 2010/11 to 110,085 in 2019/20.

Jae Fassam, partner at law firm CMS, discusses the increasing role of Environment, Social, Governance (ESG) in Scottish businesses. As Scotland recovers from COVID-19 and businesses adjust to a new, post-Brexit landscape, rebuilding the economy in a sustainable manner will be the core focus over the

Scottish prisons are substantially overcrowded relative to most of Europe, new figures show. The Council of Europe’s Annual Penal Statistics on Prison Populations for 2020, showed that, as of 31 January 2020, there were 8,056 inmates and 7,725 prison spaces in Scotland – or 104.3 inmates

A judge in the Outer House of the Court of Session has granted an interdict against a North Lanarkshire man preventing him from copying UK TV programmes and distributing them to internet users through various social platforms. Sky UK Ltd alleged that Alex Cherrie had infringed its cop

The Tenant Farming Commissioner (TFC) has published a guide to Relinquishment and Assignation (R&A). Kate McLeish explains the details. The R&A measure allows secure agricultural tenants to offer to relinquish their tenancy to the landlord in exchange for statutory compensation. If the landl

The Scottish Young Lawyers' Association (SYLA) is hosting an event on networking. This session will run through the science behind networking (including online), and guide participants through creating a practical strategy to achieving the most from networking.

Prosecutors have no licence to "police a free press in a free country", a group of former lawyers who have held high office claim. Writing in Scottish Legal News today, the group, which calls itself Quis? – Latin for 'who' – argues that the Crown Office abused the contempt of court mecha

Police have seized luxury cars, villas, cash and shares from a ring of lottery workers who allegedly used their positions to reap millions of euros. An IT worker at Lottomatica, Italy's national lottery, allegedly developed software to identify which packets of scratch cards had a winner and which s

The Home Office has come under fire after confirming plans to send asylum seekers to live in "squalor and inhumane conditions" at a former military site. The Napier Barracks site in Kent, run by private contractor Clearsprings Ready Homes, was the centre of controversy earlier this year after nearly

Lady Justice Rose will be sworn in as a justice of the Supreme Court in a closed event next Tuesday. Only a small number of guests will be allowed to attend the ceremony in person, but it will also be streamed live from the UKSC website.

Terra Firma Chambers’ 2021 Webinar Series will continue with three further events in April and May. On Thursday 22nd April at 11am, TFC will present a webinar focusing on The Inquiries Act 2005 with Stuart Gale QC and Denis Edwards.

Writing in Scottish Legal News today, Quis? – a group of senior retired lawyers who have held high office in Scotland – express concerns over the Crown Office's behaviour during the Salmond inquiry and call for reform to prevent prosecutors from overstepping their role. Contemp

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