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The Inner House of the Court of Session has refused an appeal by a doctor against the removal of his name from the medical register following his conviction for a domestically aggravated offence under section 38(1) of the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010. Dr Muhammad Masood was mad

Northern Ireland's Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information (ICRIR) is "irreparably toxic and tainted" and should be scrapped, Amnesty International has said. The human rights organisation issued a statement ahead of Friday's Northern Ireland Court of Appeal ruling in the Dillon cas

The King’s and Lord Treasurer’s Remembrancer (KLTR) has announced his decision to transfer Campsie High Kirk in Lennoxtown into community ownership for use as an arts, cultural and community events hub.

Young academics have been awarded funding by the Scottish Universities Law Institute (SULI). SULI publishes Scots law texts for practitioners, academics and texts, and in recent years it has established early career fellowships (ECR) and post graduate research (PGR) scholarships to support research

A consultation seeking views on reducing trauma for bereaved families of child homicide victims caused by the publicity arising from such cases is still looking for responses ahead of its deadline next month. Justice Secretary Angela Constance published the consultation in July after hearing from be

The opening of the legal year is to be livestreamed for the first time from the Court of Session. On Monday 23 September, the ceremony to mark the beginning of the 2024-25 term will be available to watch as it happens on the Scottish Courts and Tribunals website.

Plans to boost the use of Scots and Gaelic in traditional areas have passed stage one at Holyrood. MSPs have voted for the general principles of the Scottish Languages Bill.

A new approach to supporting children and families affected by violence and abuse has been welcomed by an independent report. Social work experts at the University of Edinburgh have praised the initiative, which seeks to improve delivery of essential services to child victims and witnesses.

Family lawyers and child law litigators are not the only ones concerned with children: criminal lawyers, probably somewhat behind sociologists and criminologists, will have noted the number of young children arrested and charged with serious crimes. The police and court activity following widespread

A teenage girl has been apprehended after allegedly taking a New York City subway train on a joyride and crashing it. Police say the 17-year-old, along with a companion who has not yet been caught, boarded the empty train just after midnight last Thursday 12 September.

Clyde & Co has announced a raft of promotions across its Edinburgh and Glasgow offices. A total of 13 promotions have been made, strengthening the firm’s expertise within its healthcare, disease, SHE & regulatory and catastrophic injury teams.

As part of Major Trauma Awareness Week, Brenda Mitchell highlights the role of personal injury lawyers. Major trauma is defined as a serious injury that has the potential to cause long-term disability or death. Every year, thousands across the UK suffer major injuries in road traffic accidents (RTAs

Gillespie Macandrew has appointed five newly qualified solicitors, each of whom has completed their two-year legal traineeship programme. The newly qualified solicitors are Jenny Purdie specialising in private client, Jenna Wayth in construction dispute resolution, Thomas Anderson in land & rura

Three of Lindsays' teams have recently welcomed new solicitors. In Edinburgh, Shiona Wylie has joined the private client team in her first role as a qualified solicitor. head of private client, partner Grant Johnson said: “We are pleased to welcome Shiona to our team and look forward to seeing