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John Scott QC John Scott QC has been named president of the Society of Solicitor Advocates at the annual general meeting of the society in Edinburgh last week.

Nick Freer Tonight around 300 CEOs from across Scotland’s business, university, government and not-for-profit sectors will sleep out rough overnight in Charlotte Square, Edinburgh to raise funds for Social Bite who are using the money to build a village for the homeless west of the city.

Jenny Hopkins Prosecutors and police chiefs have published an honour-based violence/abuse and forced marriage protocol highlighting the complexities of these cases and the barriers victims face in coming forward to report.

A pair of drunks allegedly preparing to rob a restaurant were caught after they accidentally dialled 911 while discussing their plans outside.Worse yet, police chief Tony Gray was eating his dinner inside. Gray was notified by dispatch after 911 operators listening to the call figured out the would-

An appeal against an Opinion of an Extra Division of the Inner House of the Court of Session that a pharmacist convicted of domestic abuse offences not be removed from the practice register on the basis of a "middle way" between suspension and removal, as well as the respondent pharmacist’s cross-

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Simon Mackintosh The lack of alternative business structures in Scotland leaves its law firms less competitive than those south of the border, according to one expert.

A recipient of state benefits who challenged a decision to impose a direct earnings attachment after she allegedly obtained more than £20,000 by misrepresentation has a had a petition for judicial review dismissed. The petitioner claimed that the obligation to repay benefits received by misrepresen

The House of Lords Constitution Committee has launched a new call for evidence as part of its inquiry into the legislative process. The committee is looking for evidence on the creation, use and scrutiny of delegated powers, in advance of the introduction next year of a "Great Repeal Bill".

Pictured (L-R): Laura Campbell, Mark Nicholson, Sam Cowie and David McGowan

David W Rivkin A new international anti-corruption task force will develop standards and practice guidance for lawyers involved in establishing and advising on international commercial structures and recommended actions for governments.

Carol Crowther Stronachs LLP in Aberdeen has achieved specialist accreditation for its private client team, becoming one of only five Scottish practices to be recognised as an “employer partner” by STEP.

The key to Oscar Wilde's jail cell has been sold for £15,000, three times its estimated value. The key, used to unlock the Reading Gaol cell occupied by Wilde between 1895-1897, was put on auction in London yesterday by Sotheby's, who expected it to sell for £4,000-6000.

A tense confrontation between cops and bikers in Alabama was quickly defused – when it was revealed to be a staged marriage proposal.Two officers teamed up with Daiwon McPherson, 33, to persuade his girlfriend Shawna Blackmon that he was armed and on the run. When the cops pulled up with stun guns

A council tenant who claimed that his occupancy agreement which was to “continue on a fortnightly basis” should be treated as a Scottish secure tenancy because it did not contain an express provision stating that it was for a term of less than six months has won an appeal against a decision allo