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The Scottish Conservatives have called on the Lord Justice General, Lord Carloway, to investigate why a sheriff failed to recuse himself in the Rangers fraud case when he was said to be a shareholder of the club. Russell Findlay, the Scottish Conservative spokesman on community safety, rai

The Scottish University Law Clinic Network (SULCN) is holding its annual conference online on Wednesday 23 February from 14:00 – 17:00. This year, SULCN will address the issues of social justice and how to improve law clinics’ online and in-person services. The event will be divided into

Plans announced by the Scottish government to restrict the public’s use of fireworks will be considered by the Scottish Parliament’s Criminal Justice Committee. A call for views launches today to gather views on the proposals from the public and stakeholders. The results of this work wil

The Scottish Young Lawyers' Association has partnered with G2 Legal to deliver the 2022 NQ career talks. Each event will feature presentations from solicitors working across a range of legal sectors, an overview of the current market, and tips on application and interview preparation.

The Scottish Legal Complains Commission (SLCC) has opened the consultation on its budget and operating plan for 2022-23. The consultation proposes a five per cent reduction in the levy for solicitors, advocates and commercial attorneys. This is the second year running the SLCC has proposed a reducti

The Scottish Parliament’s Criminal Justice Committee, Health, Social Care and Sport Committee, and Social Justice and Social Security Committee are coming together to hold two special sessions looking at the actions taken to reduce drugs deaths and problem drug use in Scotland. The sessions, w

The Scottish Parliament has been warned that it could face legal action if it passes legislation banning ‘conversion therapy’, based on the “bias” and "inadequate scrutiny" of the issue by a committee of MSPs. The warning has been delivered in a letter from The Christian Inst

The Scottish government’s historic and continued neglect of the Scottish legal aid system will result in people who cannot afford legal advice being denied access to justice, according to a letter from the Law Society of Scotland President to the Scottish government. Despite the pledge of supp

The Scottish Conservatives have today launched the consultation period on a bill that would enable the removal of MSPs who fail to carry out their duties.  The Removal from Office and Recall Bill – being put forward by Central Scotland MSP Graham Simpson – allows for the dismis

The Scottish government's Stay in Scotland campaign has been relaunched with updated resources to help European Union (EU) citizens living in Scotland access and prove their immigration status online using the UK government’s ‘view and prove’ service. The Scottish government said i

A Scottish employment tribunal has ordered Rape Crisis Scotland to pay a former employee over £50,000 in compensation after it found she had been unfairly dismissed from her role in the charity. It also expressed concern at the extensive role played by chief executive Sandy Brindley throughout

The Scottish government’s Consultation on Regulation of the Legal Profession closed on Christmas Eve. The Scottish Law Agents’ Society’s response, authored by its council member Ken Swinton, notes the importance of proper regulation of will writing and confirmation work – two

The Scottish government has announced today that the Law Society of Scotland has been authorised as a regulator of Licensed Legal Services Providers in Scotland. The government’s authorisation is a further step towards solicitors and non-solicitors being able to set up businesses together to p

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has today taken on a new role in relation to complaints in the new Alternative Business Structures regime. Following confirmation that the Scottish government has authorised the Law Society of Scotland as an Approved Regulator for Alternative Business

Options within a Scottish government consultation on reforming the regulation of Scotland’s legal sector could leave consumers facing higher legal bills, the Law Society of Scotland has said. The society is urging major reforms to the way legal services are regulated, but has cautioned against