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Paul Tweed Criticising recommendations to extend British defamation law reforms, including the "serious harm" test, to Northern Ireland, defamation lawyer Paul Tweed of Johnsons Solicitors in Belfast, told our sister publication, Irish Legal News, that the proposals would cause legal costs to "go th

Willie Rennie Solemn cases at Dundee Sheriff Court are being delayed as a result of the closures of neighbouring sheriff courts, The Courier reports.

Derek Hamill Gilson Gray has played a crucial role in facilitating the latest fan-led takeover at a Scottish football club.

Michael Sheridan questions the sense of the Scottish government's court fee proposals. The Scottish government has issued an inquiry entitled Consultation on Scottish Court Fees. This document asks how court fees should be increased in order to achieve full cost recovery.

Angela Grahame The Advocates Library, Scotland's original national library, can be visited and toured this month, writes Angela Grahame.

The Faculty of Advocates will be a proud host of the celebratory launch of a Scottish group which has emerged from the wreckage of a GB adoption charity to continue vital work on behalf of children in need. The British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) had been renowned for promoting goo

The effectiveness of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) as Scotland’s independent prosecutor is to be the subject of a major new inquiry by MSPs on the Scottish Parliament’s Justice Committee amid worries it is overburdened. The committee has issued a call for views asking or

Lauren Sutherland

Phil Gormley Police officers must still be allowed to search young people for alcohol once a new code of practice is introduced, the single force’s Chief Constable has said.

Rosemary Agnew

The recently released rankings from legal directory Legal 500 make excellent reading for Harper Macleod. The firm saw its number of recommended lawyers almost double to 43, while a 30 per cent increase in the number of specialist areas the firm is ranked in took this figure to 34. Harper Macleod als

On the whole, there is parity regarding the numbers of male and female judges and public prosecutors, despite the continued existence of a “glass ceiling” blocking access to higher responsibility positions, according to a major new study of different judicial systems across Europe published toda

CLT’s Certificate in Project Management for Lawyers is now available online. Using a personal login, delegates can access a range of videos, notes and presentation materials to guide them through their studies. Four multiple choice assessments are also submitted online. Course tutor Iain Sim obser

Justice Secretary Michael Matheson The Scottish Women’s Rights Centre (SWRC) is to expand to Dundee and the Highlands after receiving £665,000 in Holyrood funds.