Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Patrick Hughes and Eilidh MacDonald to the office of sheriff, on the recommendation of the First Minister. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon made her recommendation for appointment on the basis of a report by the Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland.
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At the High Court in Edinburgh today, 23 March 2017, Lord Uist sentenced Eric Rafferty to 15 years’ imprisonment after the accused was found guilty of repeated rape and sexual abuse of young girls. On sentencing, Lord Uist made the statement below in court. Eric Francis Rafferty, you were convicte
Academically gifted students from less advantaged backgrounds in Scotland are set to benefit from a game-changing quarter of a million pound investment through the Lawscot Foundation. The Law Society of Scotland has donated the proceeds of the May 2016 sale of Legal Post to the foundation; a charity
A judicial review claiming ministers acted unlawfully in sacking the board of a college has been dismissed by a judge in the Court of Session. Lord Clark said board members failed to understand their collective responsibility. As a result, then-Education Secretary, Angela Constance's decision to dis
Groundwork is due to begin today on Scotland’s first purpose-built justice centre in Inverness, the Press and Journal reports.The news comes after confirmation of a demolition warrant for a derelict bus garage on the site at the Longman industrial estate following approval by Highland Council.
For the academic year 2017–18, the Stair Society will offer one or more one-year bursaries of £1,000 to postgraduate students who are enrolled in a Masters or PhD programme and who are preparing a thesis in Scottish legal history, broadly construed. At the time of application eligible postgraduat
Her Majesty the Queen has appointed two new Senators to the College of Justice on the recommendation of the First Minister. Sheriff Paul Arthurson QC and Alan Summers QC will sit as judges in the Court of Session and the High Court of Justiciary.
Professor Jane Mair triumphed in a light-hearted bake-off competition between University of Glasgow Law School researchers this week.
This year's SLN Annual Review delivers updates from across the field of family law in 2016, including on child law, cohabitation and the Named Persons case. Harper Macleod partner Amanda Masson looks at the state of child relocation in Scots law, noting that last year saw an increase in instructions
Professor Alan Paterson OBE of Strathclyde University’s Law School has been appointed as the international and expert adviser to the Independent Review of Legal Aid in Scotland announced by legal affairs minister Annabelle Ewing. Professor Paterson is chair of the International Legal Aid Group, an
Thousands of shareholders suing the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) over its “misleading” £12 billion rescue fundraising during the financial crash must prove they have the insurance to satisfy the costs of a trial, a High Court judge has said. RBoS Shareholder Action Group, which consists of 27,0
Plans from the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) to increase its annual levy by eight times the rate of inflation have caused unprecedented “anger and frustration” within the legal profession, the Law Society of Scotland said today. In its detailed response to the SLCC’s draft budget
A law firm that dates back to the reign of Queen Victoria is to close its doors after the senior partner announced his retirement, The Herald reports. Graham and Finlayson has occupied the same offices in Comrie Street, Crieff, Perthshire, since 1885.
Brodies LLP has been named “Scotland IP Firm of the Year” at the Managing Intellectual Property Global Awards in London for the fourth consecutive year, while Marks & Clerk has been awarded the accolade of “Scottish Prosecution Firm of the Year”. Brodies partners Robert Buchan and Gill G
