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A man who was wrongly convicted of rape is entitled to claim compensation after judges dismissed an appeal by the Scottish Ministers against a ruling that their decision to refuse his application was “unlawful”. The Inner House of the Court of Session upheld a judgment of the Lord Ordinary, who

A lawyer who is instructed by a person initially represented by a duty solicitor is only entitled to payment of half of the fixed fee where the accused changes their plea to guilty prior to the commencement of the trial or where the client offers a “mixed plea”. A sheriff has ruled in favour of

Families Need Fathers Scotland, a family rights charity, has called on schools to adhere to legislation requiring them to involve both parents in the school life of a child. FNF Scotland said: "The Scottish Schools (Parental Involvement) Act 2006 spelled out the obligations of schools and education

The mooted introduction of a US-style system of salaried public defenders in Ireland would be a "complete disaster", lawyers have said. A new programme for government includes a commitment to "independently examine the option of a dedicated system of public defenders".

A not-for-profit professional and personal development organisation for women in the law will expand into Scotland with its first event in Edinburgh later this week. Women in the Law UK, which was founded in Manchester by barrister Sally Penni, expanded into London, Leeds and Liverpool last autumn.

Alan McIntosh writes on problem debt ahead of tomorrow's meeting of the Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee. The decision by the Scottish government this week to reject the evidence of Citizen Advice Scotland, Money Advice Scotland, Stepchange and Govan Law Centre over the evidence of Esther McV

Via Burges Salmon's Ross A Simpson: "And so another excellent @thewssociety @AgLawUK ag Law conf concludes. A definite highlight being Prof F Smith of Leeds Uni and special adviser to the House of Lords talking agriculture after Brexit and WTO rules - one of the best Brexit talks I have heard to da

Via @LyonCourt: The Lord Lyon King of Arms, accompanied by the Lord Provost of Edinburgh, Lord Justice Clerk and the Officers of Arms, with Balaklava Company and the Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, witnessed the rededication by the Minister of St Giles of the refurbished Mercat Cross.

Via @edinhist: 20 years of fantastic collaboration between the Signet Library @thewssociety and @natlibscot marked last night as we pass from the Voyager online catalogue to a new Koha installation with @PTFSEurope: @GillHamilton @CarDocherty @hollycoulson_ @ToniMVelikova @kgbaston @ilaing14

A third year law student at Edinburgh University has won a three week paid work placement with the Solicitor’s Office at the Scottish Parliament and a £500 cash prize for her winning entry in a student competition. Run jointly by the Law Society of Scotland and the Scottish Parliame

Land access is a critical barrier for new entrants to agriculture in Scotland according to research published today. The report, prepared for the Scottish Land Commission by The James Hutton Institute, suggests that existing farmers and landowners are well placed to offer gr

The Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (PIRC) has made recommendations to Police Scotland concerning improvements to police call handling. It follows an investigation which found that three calls made by the concerned mother of 51-year-old Barry Croal, whose body was later discovered at h

The Supreme Court will hear the UK government's challenge to the Scottish Parliament's Continuity Bill over two days in July, the court has confirmed. Hearings will take place before five or seven justices from 24-25 July 2018 to establish whether the bill is within Scotland's devolved competencies.

This week saw the publication of an evidence review, commissioned by the Scottish government, into methods of conveying information to jurors. Professor James Chalmers and Professor Fiona Leverick, who undertook the review, outline the details of its findings here. Why was this review needed? The an

Jamie Gardiner An educational initiative teaching school pupils oral advocacy skills is looking for legal tutors.