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Seventeen barristers at a single chambers are being investigated by the Bar Standards Board (BSB) over a “failure to act appropriately towards pupils”. The BSB said the complaint was “another instance where a single issue has a significant impact on our workload and enforcement statistics”.

Emma Carr A number of Scottish local authorities have been criticised by a campaign group for their "shockingly lax attitudes to protecting confidential information".

The Faculty of Advocates is hosting a conference to explore the most significant structural reforms of the Scottish court system in more than 150 years. The Edinburgh event, Court Reform: The New Law, marks implementation of key provisions of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014.

Janet Hood The Law Society of Scotland is publishing guides for solicitors, paralegals and other legal workers who are returning to work after becoming parents.

Jenny Rowe The appointment of a "Welsh Justice" to the Supreme Court should be considered in the future, according to the chief executive's review of the selection commission.

One of Scotland’s most notorious court cases, the trial for sedition of the political reformer Thomas Muir of Huntershill, is to be re-examined at an event to mark the 250th anniversary of his birth. The event is being staged by the Faculty of Advocates within Parliament House, Edinburgh - home of

Former Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg A new report on privacy says British intelligence services should retain the power to collect data on the private communications of UK citizens en masse but that existing laws should be revised to respect individuals' privacy.

The Law Society of Scotland has launched a survey to find out how the European Union impacts the work of solicitors, ahead of the referendum on whether the UK should remain a member of the EU. As with last year's debate on Scottish independence, the Law Society intends to remain neutral on the issue

UK Supreme Court proceedings can now be viewed any time, any place, with the launch of an on-demand archive of past hearings unveiled today. Lawyers, law students and anyone interested in the workings of the highest court in the land will now be able to watch hearings of cases over the preceding yea

DLA Piper’s Alistair Drummond (pictured) is set to run the London Marathon later this month, in an attempt to raise £4,000 for the firm’s charity partner,UNICEF. The Edinburgh-based litigation lawyer’s efforts add to a string of fundraising and pro bono work aimed at helping the global charit

A vital piece of asylum legislation will be highlighted at a major Faculty of Advocates-sponsored event, as part of the 30th anniversary celebrations of the Scottish Refugee Council. The 1951 Refugee Convention, at article 31 (1), can in stipulated circumstances provide a defence for refugees agains

At an international conference in the Philippines on human rights and the internet this week a coalition of digital rights organisations launched the “Manila Principles on Intermediary Liability” – a set of guidelines on protecting online freedom of expression around the world. The principles,

On 3 July 2012 a collision between two RAF Tornado aircraft occurred over the Moray Firth, which led to the deaths of RAF aircrew Hywel Tomos Poole, Samuel Edward Bailey and Adam Mark Sanders. Following this tragic accident Crown Office’s Scottish Fatalities Investigation Unit began an investigati

A father who took out after-the-event (ATE) insurance for a legal dispute with his son cannot recover the premium as part of his expenses, after the UK Supreme Court ruled that it was not a recoverable cost against the unsuccessful party in legal proceedings. A panel of three justices unanimously he

Edinburgh Law School’s Global Justice Academy (GJA) is now a part of the Open Council of Europe Academic Networks (OCEAN). OCEAN unites universities and research institutions from the Council of Europe’s 46 members states, all focused on the shared goal of human rights, democracy, and th