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Tom Wood notes how the Scottish government has neglected one minority group. Scotland has come a long way in its recognition and response to domestic violence. It’s barely 30 years since this endemic curse was dragged out of the shadows and police forces and other authorities started

Solicitors and non-solicitors have the opportunity to get involved with the work of the Law Society of Scotland, influencing decisions affecting the Scottish legal profession and helping to shape the law. There are currently vacancies on 30 of the Law Society’s diverse range of committees and

Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf is considering legislation to treat abuse of the elderly as a hate crime. His announcement comes in the wake of Lord Bracadale's review into hate crime laws, in which the retired judge recommended new statutory provisions for courts to recognise crimes against vulnerab

A gin appreciation society has been reprimanded for its adverts including one which read: "Shut up liver, you're fine! Gin?" The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) upheld 10 complaints about Facebook ads from the Scottish Gin Society.

Morton Fraser has struck two deals to better position itself in the Scottish legal market. The firm has taken on the private client team from Addleshaw Goddard and has transferred its residential property team to Coulters, as it takes a minority stake in the estate agency.

Seven Scottish solicitors were admitted by the Council of the Law Society of Scotland as solicitor advocates with extended rights of audience at a ceremony yesterday.

Legal professionals still have a couple of weeks left to sign up for this year's Scottish Legal Walks. he charity events, in aid of the Access to Justice Foundation (ATJF), consist of 10km walks in Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Staff at Pinsent Masons' three Scottish offices are saddling up with international colleagues for a week-long charity push which will see them pedal almost 25,000 miles – the equivalent of a round-the-world cycle – over seven days. The WE Cycle the World challenge is the firm's first glo

Margaret Reid, higher executive officer at Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service; Frank Reid, managing director, Robertson Northern; Jeff Hedley, project director, Robertson Northern and Nikki Burnel, executive officer to Sheriff Principal A key milestone has been reached at the Inverness Justice Ce

The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) has announced plans to publish a new statistical bulletin providing quarterly data on criminal case activity in the Scottish courts for the first time. The first Quarterly Criminal Court Statistics bulletin, covering the first quarter of 2018, is now

Global attention has recently focused on the appointment of Brett Kavanaugh to the US Supreme Court, but Graham Ogilvy reports that the appointment of Scottish lawyer James Wilson as one of the first six SCOTUS justices was also controversial — when Wilson was twice incarcerated in a debtor&rs

With a bill introduced to the Scottish Parliament to reduce the general speed limit from 30mph to 20mph, Louise Gallagher looks at the legal implications of this and other attempts to protect or benefit “vulnerable road users”. Drive through the centre of any major Scottish city or town

Peter Coghlan has joined Gilson Gray as finance director. Mr Coghlan has more than 16 years’ experience in the Scottish legal sector and will work closely with senior management to mould the firm’s future finances.

Practical guidance has been produced to help businesses identify and prevent human trafficking and exploitation across their operations. Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf has also announced he will write to all major Scottish companies who appear not to have met their duty to publish an annual statemen

The Scottish branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) has launched the Young Members Group Committee. The committee consists of Laura McEwen (chair, CMS); Fiona Menzies (Scottish Arbitration Centre); Jennifer Macdonald (Turcan Connell); Martin Campbell (HKA); Sarah McIvor (Lloyd