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The Crown Office is expecting a flood of new sexual offence cases associated with the ongoing Scottish Child Abuse inquiry as more victims come forward. Catriona Dalrymple, procurator fiscal for police and engagement said that the courts can expect a spate of new cases: “We already deal with cases

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Iain Mitchell QC The Faculty of Advocates had double representation at the official opening of the French legal year in Paris, with the Dean, Gordon Jackson QC, and Iain Mitchell QC, both in attendance.

Breast implants are not an obstacle to becoming a police officer, a court in Germany has ruled after a three-year legal battle. An unnamed 32-year-old woman, currently working as a nurse, took legal action after her application to join the police in North Rhine-Westphalia was rejected in 2013.

A motorist found guilty of dangerous driving after crossing over onto the opposite carriageway while “admiring the scenery” and crashing into an oncoming vehicle has lost an appeal in which she claimed she ought to be have been convicted of the lesser charge of careless driving. The Sheriff Appe

Theresa Fyffe A top nurse has claimed there is “little evidence” that prisoners’ health has improved since the NHS assumed responsibility for inmates in 2011, The Herald reports.

Michael Matheson The Justice Secretary has warned that Scotland may have to rely on an outdated extradition agreement from the 1950s following Brexit.

Douglas Mill And Sparks will fly. Which will mean more to solicitors over 55.

Roseanna Cunningham Recorded wildlife crimes dropped by 20 per cent in the five-year period to 2015, according to the annual wildlife crime report published today.

MacRoberts has been commended at the annual British Legal Awards, fighting off competition from national heavyweights Herbert Smith Freehills, Olswang, Simmons and Simmons & Ward Hadaway to be awarded the highly commended title, while Eversheds took the top prize for "commercial team of the year

Graham Matthews has been nominated to become president of the Law Society of Scotland next year. Currently vice president, Graham Matthews was the sole nominee for the post and will succeed current president Eilidh Wiseman in May 2017.

Glasgow’s High Court will be bristling with young legal prodigies this weekend, as 12 schools compete for the title of Scottish mock trial champions. The event is part of a UK competition organised by the Citizenship Foundation, and is supported north of the border by the Faculty of Advocates.

University students with an eye on a career in advocacy are being invited to visit the Faculty of Advocates to learn about the Scottish bar, its members and their work. Places are limited on the Advocacy and Presentational Skills Training Workshop and will be offered to those who demonstrate a keen

A judge in Israel rebuked welfare authorities over their treatment of a homeless man and gave him a 100 shekel bill out of his own pocket “so he’ll have something to eat”. The defendant was accused of stealing seven bottles of beer from a shop in Jersualem and attacking and threatening the sho

A husband who claimed his wife had “willingly engaged” in sexual activity with another man after he was accused of “coercing” her to do it has had an application to question her about two alleged extra-marital affairs rejected. The accused had intended to attack the complainer’s credibilit