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Dr Rosmarijn van Kleef A leading European sporting and civil law specialist has urged Scottish football clubs to catch up with their continental colleagues and accept strict liability for the conduct of their own fans.

John Forsyth John Forsyth discusses the status of evidential child welfare hearings in the wake of LA v JJL.

A company which was granted an interdict to prevent a former employee using or sharing confidential commercial information and a court order to recover the “highly sensitive” material has been awarded the expenses of the whole petition. A judge in the Court of Session ruled that the expenses sho

Stephen Gibb Shepherd and Wedderburn has today announced further expansion of its Aberdeen operations through the acquisition of The Commercial Law Practice (CLP), an independent business law firm, which has provided legal services dedicated to the business community in Aberdeen and surrounding area

Domestic abuse cases are being dealt with more quickly following an injection of cash from the Scottish government into the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS). Audit Scotland told Holyrood’s Justice Committee that the average time for such a case to call was eight weeks, down from

Holyrood’s Finance and Constitution Committee is to examine the Air Departure Tax Bill, it has been announced. The bill, introduced to Parliament, will give the Scottish government the power to levy a tax on aircraft operators on the “carriage of passengers on flights that begin in Scotland”.

Convictions for domestic abuse were at their second highest level on record last year, while the number of people convicted for sexual crimes reached an all-time high. Official statistics for 2015-16 reveal that 12,374 people were convicted in Scotland’s courts for crimes and offences involving do

Organisers of Saturday's Tumbling Lassie events had their efforts rewarded with a well attended day-time seminar on people trafficking and a sell-out attendance at the Tumbling Lassie Ball on Saturday night. Speakers at the Tumbling Lassie Seminar, which was sponsored by the Faculty of Advocates, in

Lord Carloway The Lord President, Lord Carloway has formally inaugurated two new courtrooms at Glasgow High Court.

Gordon Lindhurst Could closing the gender pay gap boost the Scottish economy? This will be a key question for the Scottish Parliament’s Economy, Fair Work and Jobs Committee as it launches its inquiry into the impact of equal pay.

Douglas Ross Half of Scotland’s sheriff courts are taking longer to process cases than they were a year ago, new figures have revealed.

Legislation aimed at addressing the frustration caused by overgrown hedges will be examined by the Scottish Parliament’s Local Government and Communities Committee.The High Hedges (Scotland) Act came into force in 2013 with the aim of resolving issues with overgrown hedges that interfere with the

An invited audience and specialist speakers will analyse the Scottish government’s Brexit strategy at a special Faculty of Advocates conference.European experts from home and abroad are being brought together for a day of discussion and debate about issues raised by the paper, Scotland’s Place i

Proposals to outlaw psychological domestic abuse are to be considered by MSPs on the Scottish Parliament’s Justice Committee. The Scottish government’s Domestic Abuse Bill creates a new offence aimed at strengthening existing laws against people who abuse their partners, including new measures t

The family of a man who drowned after his vehicle collided with a “defective parapet” on a bridge and fell into the sea have successfully sued the local authority. Plumber David Bowes, 46, drowned after his pick-up truck collided with the parapet on the Kyle of Tongue Bridge in Sutherland and fe