A bill to improve access to justice for survivors of domestic abuse and tackle the rise of so-called revenge porn will be debated at the Scottish Parliament today. The Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm Bill, introduced by the Scottish government, will modernise criminal law and strengthen powers for
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A law professor's widow who passed away last year has gifted £4 million towards the protection of birds and woodland and to fund research into Parkinson's disease, The Herald reports. Margaret Walker left the bulk of her legacy for The Woodland Trust, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI),
The legal profession will look radically different in the coming four years as women come to dominate the profession, small firms shut their doors, publicly funded work diminishes, routine work becomes automated and the public go online to settle disputes. These are the predictions outlined in a new
Pagan Osborne is expanding its support to small and family businesses with the appointment of an employment law consultant. Elaine Leitch brings 15 years’ experience of providing a high quality employment law and HR services to both small and family business owners, which includes advising on staf
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Classic fundraising activities including raffles, coffee mornings, dress-down days and a Burns night have helped Morton Fraser raise an impressive grand total of £19,212.35 for Macmillan Cancer Support.
5.45pm on Thursday 28th January 2016 Room H230, Faculty of Health and Social Care, Robert Gordon University, Garthdee, Aberdeen
Aberdeen Solicitors’ Property Centre Limited, in cooperation with the University of Aberdeen, Business School, Centre for Real Estate Research, has published statistics for the fourth quarter of 2015 relating to the Aberdeen Housing Market. The report is based on a constant quality methodology. Th
Members of a Holyrood committee are to discuss a petition that seeks to legalise incest between consenting adults after a man submitted a petition. Richard Morris is lobbying the Scottish government to change the law so that it no longer applies to adults over the age of 21 consenting to incestual r
MSPs on the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee have recommended that the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Bill should proceed as a consolidation bill, in a report published today. The Bankruptcy (Scotland) Bill is what is known as a consolidation bill and it is the first such bill to be referred to this
A man who murdered his wife has had his appeal against conviction on the basis the trial judge was biased towards the prosecution thrown out. Alan Humphrey, 57, from Glasgow, claimed he had suffered a miscarriage of justice after he was found guilty of murdering his wife Angela in 2014. He claimed L
The Scottish Parliament’s Justice Committee has today supported the general principles of a Scottish government bill that aims to improve how the justice system responds to abusive behaviour. The Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm Bill aims to prevent abuse, harassment or sexual harm in a number of
Scottish Legal News has today broken through the 10,500 barrier with the total number of subscribers to the free daily news service reaching 10,514.
A bill providing that an apology does not amount to an admission of liability and is inadmissible as evidence in certain legal proceedings has been passed by the Scottish Parliament despite fears it will prejudice pursuers and evidence that such laws are “relatively ineffective”. The Apologies (
HBJ Gateley has added another two new partners after reporting strong growth and a seven-strong senior hiring round at the end of last year.
