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American lawyer David Rudolf, whose client Michael Peterson was the focus of the Netflix hit The Staircase, has said mounting interest in crime documentaries and podcasts is helping to hold the criminal justice system to account. Mr Rudolf, who is speaking in Edinburgh on November 25th, told Scottis

The question of whether the UK can unilaterally revoke its notification of withdrawal from the EU is a step closer to being answered after the deadline passed for written statements and observations to be submitted to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). This followed the Inner House o

Pictured (back, L-R): Jon Findlay, Kenneth Miller, John Gildea; (front, L-R): Euan Stirrat, Pauline Milligan and Charles Bow As of today, the business of Marshall Ross & Munro, 106 Hamilton Road, Motherwell will be incorporated into the well-established Lanarkshire law firm, John Jackson & D

A United Nations specialist on human rights is visiting Scotland this week to highlight ways to strengthen the prevention of torture. Jens Modvig, chair of the UN Committee Against Torture (CAT), will explain to a meeting of civil society organisations how Scotland

Hard work paid off for three Gildeas employees recently when they graduated with paralegal qualifications. Jodie McGregor and Marilyn McKee from the firm's Edinburgh office and Michelle Wright, who is based in Glasgow, undertook the specialist paralegal qualification in reparation law through C

Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM) is to merge with CCW Business Lawyers, with effect from 3 December 2018. The merged firm will be known as Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP. This latest merger marks the next stage in it’s a strategic growth plan and comes as the firm enters its 16

Individuals and communities in Inverness and the Highlands are being given a new route to access justice thanks to a partnership between Harper Macleod and the Aberdeen Law Project (ALP). The Inverness Law Project (ILP), being launched in late November, will see talented law students provide a

The BarristerBlogger, Matthew Scott, takes a comprehensive look at the European Court of Human Rights' recent blasphemy judgment and finds it severely wanting. The decision of the Fifth Section of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of E.S. v. Austria has been welcomed by Islamists i

A major annual regulatory conference will have a Faculty of Advocates finale, with a speech by senior counsel, Andrew Webster QC. Mr Webster, First Scottish Standing Counsel, is to look at Different Tribunals: Different Challenges: Different Results? in the last talk of the day at the 11th Annual Re

The BarristerBlogger, Matthew Scott, takes a comprehensive look at the European Court of Human Rights' recent blasphemy judgment and finds it severely wanting. The decision of the Fifth Section of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of E.S. v. Austria has been welcomed by Islamists i

The High Court of Justiciary today approved Scotland’s first sentencing guideline, which sets out the general principles and purposes of sentencing for all offences. During a short hearing, Lord Carloway, Lord Brodie, and Lord Drummond Young approved the guideline, which was developed by the S

Private client experts Euan Fleming and Joe Davies have joined Gilson Gray. Mr Fleming, who joins as partner and head of the private client team said: “I am incredibly happy to be joining, arguably, the most ambitious law firm in Scotland. Certainly the firm’s growth and results spe

Gillespie Macandrew and its client have achieved a landmark decision in the development of one of the UK’s largest wind farms on croft land. The firm acted for Viking Energy in its application to the Scottish Land Court for permission to proceed with a wind farm development on central Mainland

Thompsons Solicitors has announced a number of promotions to associate level. Senior solicitors Alan Calderwood, Claire Campbell, Paul Deans, Michael Briggs and Joel Shaw will take up their new positions from 1 November. Joel Shaw from the private accident department said: “I think I speak on