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Compass Chambers' Glasgow Conference will take place on Friday 1 June 2018 at 200 SVS (200 St Vincent Street) from 1pm until 5pm and is open to all solicitors, in-house lawyers, trainees and paralegals. Under the Law Society of Scotland's Guidelines, delegates may claim 3 hours of CPD time. The conf

To mark its 10-year anniversary, law centre Clan Childlaw is asking law students around Scotland to write an essay answering the following question: What is the biggest children's rights issue in Scotland and how can the law be used to resolve it?

The Scotsman has published a full obituary of Professor Joe Thomson, who passed away on 12 May at the age of 70. “Professor Joe Thomson, who has died just six days after his 70th birthday, was one of the leading legal scholars of his generation. He inspired hundreds of students with a unique s

Not having a place to call home is one of the most stressful situations a person can find themselves in, and as ‘stress’ is the theme for this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week (14-20 May) the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is urging property

Eamon Keane, solicitor and convener of the Scottish Legal Action Group (SCOLAG), responds below to recent comments by Lord Carolway on the conduct of rape trials. On the 1st of May 2018 the Lord President announced that “rape victims should not have to appear in court”. Speaking to the B

Mackinnon Advocates in Glasgow host their third CPD event of 2018 on Thursday 26th April at 5pm in The Corinthian, Glasgow. Interested solicitors are invited to attend this event for which admission is free.

Project Title: The Europeanisation of International Private Law – Implications of Brexit for Children and Families in Scotland The Ph.D. will examine the Europeanisation of international family law rules in Scotland, and will assess the legal consequences and implications for children and families

A total of 11 questions will be referred to the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) on the validity under EU law of EU-US data transfers by Facebook, the Irish Examiner reports. The High Court agreed last October to a request from the Data Protection Commissioner to make the referral following a compl

Brexit has highlighted the stark divide between how existing devolution arrangements are interpreted in Westminster and Whitehall, and how they are interpreted in Cardiff and Edinburgh and has largely silenced Belfast’s voice in discussions of devolution after Brexit, according to constitutional e

An anonymous barrister's book about the state of the criminal justice system will be sent to all 650 MPs in the House of Commons. The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) and Young Legal Aid Lawyers (YLAL) raised over £10,000 through an online crowdfunding campaign to pay for 650 copies of The Secret Bar

The first tax appeal case heard under the UK government's online "video hearing" pilot has taken place, with lawyers in Belfast presenting evidence to a judge sitting in London. The HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS), launching the pilot last month, said it would explore how video hearings mi

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission Consumer Panel has published its response to the call for evidence from the independent review of legal regulation in Scotland.

Law students at Aberdeen University last night launched volume 8 of the Aberdeen Student Law Review, sponsored by Stronachs LLP and Dentons.Editors-in-chief Ezgi Ediboğlu and Kieran Buxton discussed the road to publication while some of the contributors discussed their articles.

Anti-terror laws in Spain have had a "profoundly chilling effect" whereby people are "increasingly afraid to express alternative views, or make controversial jokes", according to a new report from Amnesty International. The human rights group said the "broad and vaguely-worded" Article 578 of the Sp

An updated handbook for judges in England and Wales on awareness and understanding of the different circumstances of people appearing in courts and tribunals has been published. It is the first update to the Equal Treatment Bench Book by the Judicial College since 2013.