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The UK Supreme Court is offering 12 free slots for graduate law schools and university law societies to hold the final round of their mooting competition before one of the court's justices. The moot finals will take place between February and May 2019 and priority will be given to graduate law

An additional £1.5 million in funding has been given to Rape Crisis centres. Speaking on a visit to Rape Crisis Scotland, Social Security Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville said: "The Scottish government has taken many actions to take forward our commitment to preventing and eradicating vi

Brodies LLP has announced today that it has secured premises in one of Edinburgh’s premier new office developments. The firm will occupy the top three floors (five, six and seven) of the new Capital Square office complex, which is being constructed by BAM, in partnership with Hermes Inves

In response to requests for information and a perceived need, the Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow (RFPG) is considering setting up a Register of Locum Solicitors as an addition to its Jobs Direct service. In order to gauge the demand for such a service the RFPG would welcome any ex

Further options to deliver the devolution of railway policing to Scotland are to be explored, the Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf has said. The decision comes following recent advice from Police Scotland around the practicalities of a number of issues and timing of implementation, particularly r

Stephen Webster looks at the unintended consequences of regulation in the financial services sector.  The financial services industry is one of the most highly regulated sectors in the world. That’s a good thing because it means that professional practitioners are held accountable for the

One of the UK’s most prominent human rights lawyers has accepted an invitation to give a talk to the Faculty of Advocates about the challenges of implementing peace in Colombia. Kirsty Brimelow QC, chair of the human rights committee of The Bar of England and Wales, has been involved in effort

The Edinburgh Tax Network and the Chartered Institute of Taxation, in conjunction with Terra Firma Chambers, will present a seminar entitled “Top Tips for Owner Managed Businesses” on Thursday 6th September 2018 at the Mackenzie Building, Old Assembly Close, Edinburgh. The speaker w

Around 35 young lawyers, accountants and surveyors made use of Harper Macleod's Inverness office on Friday night for its very first Inverness Young Professionals beer tasting event.

The Honourable Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago Mr Justice Ivor Archie O.R.T.T. (Appellant) v The Law Association of Trinidad and Tobago (Respondent) (Trinidad and Tobago) – JCPC 2018/0063 On appeal from the Court of Appeal of the Republic of Trinidad&nbs

Young people at risk of being drawn into serious offending will receive more co-ordinated support and early intervention, the Justice Secretary has said. Humza Yousaf said an extra £1.6 million will be given to local authorities over the next two years to strengthen youth justice services, inc

Have you ever thought about becoming a member of the judiciary? Are you wondering what you can start to do now to put you in a position to apply in the future? Do you want to know more about what is involved in these jobs? The SYLA has partnered with the Judicial Appointments Board for Sco

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has received the "crystal mark" from the Plain English Campaign for a new leaflet entitled How to make a complaint.    The leaflet – for consumers – explains the SLCC’s process and the steps that someone needs to t

A new exhibition by National Records of Scotland (NRS) brings together records of the suffragettes and the Scottish justice system for the first time. Protests and arrests, hunger strikes and force-feeding are revealed in historical government, court and prison records, as well as notes from prison