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A majority of major UK and US law firms are vulnerable to cyberattacks, according to a recent survey by cybersecurity experts. Researchers who surveyed 50 of the biggest firms across the two countries found most firms store data and document servers on premises, making them more vulnerable.

The Law Society of Scotland has expressed concern at proposals for an above-inflation increase in the Scottish legal complaints budget for the second consecutive year. The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission has proposed a 5.2 per cent rise in its draft budget for 2018/19 which must be paid for by

A majority of Holyrood's Justice Committee has backed James Kelly MSP’s bill repealing the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications Act. While strongly condemning sectarian behaviour, the majority of the committee found that the original act was flawed, and other existing law

Ireland's top judge has said judicial training in Scotland is "much more sophisticated" than that offered to the Irish judiciary. The Chief Justice of Ireland, Mr Justice Frank Clarke, told a seminar at NUI Galway that it was "a source of some embarrassment" to him that some Irish judges had to go t

A woman is suing a man acquitted of her rape for £100,000 in damages, The Guardian reports. Stephen Coxen, 23, from Lancashire, who was accused of raping the former St Andrews University student in September 2013, was acquitted at the High Court of Justiciary in 2015.

MSPs representing three Holyrood committees will attend House of Lords talks today on the EU (Withdrawal) Bill and Brexit. The MSPs will set out significant cross-party concerns over clause 11 of the bill and what they regard as a lack of progress from the UK government on amending the bill during i

Scotland’s criminal legal aid system could be on the verge of collapse as solicitors working for the Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB) say they are unprepared for the deluge of calls from suspects requiring legal advice – as guaranteed by legislation due to come into force. On 25 January, new laws

A motorcyclist who was badly injured after being involved in an accident with a lorry has been awarded £100,000 following an eight-day liability proof before Sheriff Katherine EC Mackie in the All Scotland Personal Injury Court. John McIntosh, represented by NewLaw Scotland, was involved in an acci

Ably Resources has appointed Lara Paterson to head up the firm’s newly established legal division. With over 20 years’ experience supporting clients across the UK and internationally, Lara brings a wealth of legal recruitment knowledge.

An MSP is proposing to bring forward legislation to make the installation of sprinklers mandatory in all new-build social housing. If enacted, David Stewart’s bill would place a duty on local authorities and Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) to install automatic fire suppression systems into all

A rape case has collapsed days before trial after evidence emerged showing the defendant cuddling his accuser in bed. Samson Makele, 28, was accused of raping a woman he met in 2016 at the Notting Hill Carnival.

Macdonald Henderson has advised Old College Capital, University of Edinburgh’s investment arm, in its investment alongside Scottish Investment Bank, Equity Gap and high-net-worth individuals, in a £1.6 million funding round in Shot Scope Technologies, maker of a performance-tracking watch for gol

A man has been jailed for six years for possessing a potentially lethal automatic weapon. Police officers discovered the Heckler and Koch submachine gun as part of a major investigation into serious organised crime.

Amnesty International has called on Israeli authorities to release 16-year-old Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi, who will appear in court today over an altercation with Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank last month. Ms Tamimi (pictured) will appear before Ofer military court accused of aggra

Jim Duffy, a barrister at 1 Crown Office Row, will be running the London Marathon in aid of the London Legal Support Trust (LLST) this April. LLST supports law centres and legal advice agencies in London and the South East of England