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Calls to the LawCare helpline in 2016 from lawyers in the UK and Ireland rose by 12 per cent compared with 2015. The top two most common reasons for calls remain the same, with stress at 38 per cent of calls (37 per cent in 2015) and depression at 12 per cent (11 per cent).

Scotland’s police force has been described as “an organisation in crisis” after the Auditor General’s told a Holyrood committee there is a £200 million deficit in the budget. Caroline Gardner, the Auditor General for Scotland, reported last month that the Scottish Police Authority (SPA), wa

A man has gone on trial in Glasgow Sheriff Court, accused of making death threats against the head of Northern Ireland’s prosecution service, The Herald reports. Gordon Galloway, 50, posted a comment on Facebook under a story about the Director of Public Prosectuions, Barra McGrory QC during his t

A global investigation into the reasons why so many women lawyers leave law firms, and on occasion the legal profession entirely, has been launched by the International Bar Association (IBA) Legal Policy & Research Unit (LPRU). The investigation also seeks to secure information on the profession

Ways in which Scottish public services can help asylum seekers facing destitution are to be investigated by MSPs on Holyrood’s Equalities and Human Rights Committee. The committee is asking people to submit their views on what more can be done to tackle the issue. It will be holding a series of ev

Representatives from the law societies in each of the four legal jurisdictions in the UK and Ireland met in Belfast today.

The SLN team take their hats off today to Aberdeen Considine for their arresting advert in today’s Herald which uses the Scots word “blatherskite”: “A person who talks at great length without making much sense” – the last thing a client wants from their lawyers. The OED entry for blather

A proposed overhaul of the way solicitors are trained has been given short shrift by a group of senior academics. The new regime would see all those hoping to qualify in England and Wales sitting a centralised exam.

Marks & Clerk’s Scottish operation has been awarded "Gold" status by an intellectual property publication, World Trademark Review, making it one of the few firms in the country to be ranked in the top tier of trade mark specialist firms. Marks & Clerk was placed in the top tier of Scottish

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission’s draft budget is “unacceptable” according to Law Society of Scotland president, Eilidh Wiseman (pictured right), who warned that the complaints body will face “deep anger” from solicitors who are “increasingly concerned” at how it is operating.

Bonnyrigg Rose FC manager, Robbie Horn, has been preparing for the amateur side’s big match against Hibs on Saturday with the help and support of his work colleagues at Hunters Residential, the estate agency and conveyancing arm of Gillespie Macandrew.Mr Horn is the senior property valuer at Hunt

The 25th Annual Dundee Sportsman’s Dinner raised £19,000 last year to support sports clubs and organisations across Tayside - and 16 local clubs and sports people recently received their allocation of funds.

Growers of a unique potato have applied for EU protected status. Ayrshire earlies, which are harvested months before normal potatoes, were created 160 years ago by two farmers.

Denise Loney and Kay Springham QC have been appointed to the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission. Ms Loney (pictured right) is a solicitor in practice with a background in civil litigation. She has served as a member of the Scottish Legal Aid Board and was a convenor of the Scottish Services Cases

The step-counters have been dusted off and the resolve to fight festive excess is strong – the Faculty of Advocates’ Pedometer Challenge is back! Last year’s inaugural challenge, introduced as part of a well-being initiative, saw staff clock up an impressive combined 18,278 miles, and those ma