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A woman whose father suffered from a hereditary brain disease is suing his doctors for failing to inform her before she gave birth to her daughter. Ms M found out she has the same Huntington's gene as her father and that her child, now five, has a 50 per cent chance of inheriting the incurable degen

  A Sydney man was left embarrassed after neighbours called the police on him believing there was a domestic incident when he was simply trying to kill a spider.

Calum Steele The general secretary of the Scottish Police Federation has made a plea to the Scottish government to end cuts to the service in the wake of the Paris attacks and to realise Scottish police are under-equipped and ill-prepared for a similar attack on home soil.

Stronachs LLP has strengthened its corporate team with the appointment of Ross Gardner as partner.

A motorist who shouted “stick it up your arse” to a parking attendant who had given him penalty charge notice has failed in an appeal against conviction for behaving in a “threatening or abusive manner” which was likely to cause a reasonable person to suffer “fear and alarm”. The Crimina

An English local authority that challenged a decision which meant the costs of providing accommodation for an elderly care home resident who moved north of the border could be recovered from the council has had a petition for judicial review refused. A judge in the Court of Session dismissed the cha

State school pupils have been taking part in a project to encourage them to consider a career in government law.

Transparency campaigners have called plans to exclude phone calls, emails and letters from proposed lobbying laws “ludicrous” and “a travesty”. The laws would only require that face-to-face contact with MSPs and ministers be declared on a new register, with all other forms of communication l

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Lesley McAra Women are being held back in the legal profession according to a new group aimed at getting women into the top posts The Herald reports.

Ever popular in the 13 year history of the Scottish Legal Awards is the award for Rising Star of the Year with organisations taking the confident step of nominating their best emerging talent.

Lady Hale The UK Supreme Court's only female judge has said it should be “ashamed” if it fails to improve diversity in the next round of appointments.

Graeme Pearson A Labour Party review of Police Scotland has concluded it needs greater scrutiny and lacks transparency.

Sheriff Simon Collins QC A sheriff has criticised police officers over the death of an injured man two years ago who was put in police custody instead of being taken to hospital.

Lucy Keane Scottish advocate, Lucy Keane recently celebrated her admission as an Attorney and Counselor-at-Law in the State of New York. Speaking after her admission ceremony in Albany, New York, Ms Keane said: “ I was delighted to pass the New York Bar Exam at the first attempt - it’s certainly