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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

A Scottish human rights lawyer working in Colombia is to give a talk on his experiences in an event organised by the Faculty of Advocates’ Human Rights and Rule of Law Committee. Simon Crabb has been in South America since 2012, and will provide an insight into Colombia’s transition from armed c

Neil Stevenson The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC), Scotland’s independent body for complaints about lawyers, is consulting on a new strategy for the next four years, aimed at putting consumer understanding at its heart.

Lorna Jack The Law Society of Scotland has formed a partnership with the ESPC (Edinburgh Solicitors Property Centre) andBDP Estate Agency Software, to deliver a one-stop-shop digital platform for property solicitors.

Alex Neil Women who have suffered violence and abuse will benefit from a funding boost of £570,000 to help build stronger and more resilient women’s support groups across Scotland, Social Justice Secretary Alex Neil announced today.

A legal secretary who stole almost £79,000 from clients and spent the money on shopping sprees has been jailed for two and a half years. Dianne Spragg, 48, from Caerphilly in Wales, forged 65 cheques at Cardiff firm Geldards. The cheques were from “mentally incapacitated” customers.

Michael Gove The Law Society of England and Wales has welcomed the Ministry of Justice's (MoJ) decision to abandon plans for the two-tier criminal legal aid contracting regime. Legal aid fee cuts for criminal defence lawyers are to be dropped and the old rates restored following the government's U-t

The son of a woman who signed deeds disposing of three properties to her other two sons has been granted decrees of reduction on the grounds of “facility and circumvention” and by “undue influence” exercised over his late mother by his brothers. A judge in the Court of Session ruled that the

The Law Society of Scotland has today welcomed the Scottish Law Commission’s Draft Third Party Rights Bill. Michael Clancy, director of law reform at the Law Society, said: “We fully support the intention of the Third Party Rights Bill and believe that the legislation will provide clarity and ce

Paul Wheelhouse A bill to reform succession laws, including the effects of divorce, dissolution or annulment on a will, has been passed by the Scottish Parliament.

Holyrood’s Finance Committee has called for a wide ranging debate on taxation policy following the implementation of new financial powers arising from the Smith Commission. The committee issued the call in its report on the Scottish government’s draft budget for 2016-17, published today.

(L-R): Neil Davidson, Joanne Gosney, Bruce Langlands,Tahirah Yousaf and Craig Brown Digby Brown Solicitors has announced a series of associate-level promotions in its Edinburgh, Dundee and Aberdeen offices, a move the firm’s chief executive Fraser Oliver has described as reflecting the depth and b

A doctor in Ireland found guilty of various counts of poor performance and professional misconduct has denied he mistook an ankle for an elbow. Dr Omar Hassan Khalafalla Mohamed, 30, claimed the Medical Council Fitness-to-Practice inquiry which found him guilty following an 11-day hearing was intend

An executor of an estate has been granted reduction of a disposition in favour of a couple who claimed they regarded a residential property in which they had been living as their home. A judge in the Court of Session ruled that allowing the couple to take and remain in occupation of the property was

Proposed legislation on third party rights in contract has been hailed by the Faculty of Advocates as an “important improvement” for Scots law. In comments to the Scottish Law Commission on a draft Contract (Third Party Rights) (Scotland) Bill, the Faculty stated: “In broad terms, the Faculty