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The Queen's and Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer has published the annual Treasure Trove Report, which has been presented to the Scottish Parliament.

Eric Robertson Advocate Eric Robertson examines recent initiatives – practical and legislative – to tackle persistent problems of modern slavery, as reviewed at the recent Tumbling Lassie Seminar.

The Law Society of Scotland RFC returned from the Law Rugby World Cup 2015 as Plate Winners coming third in the tournament overall after a victory against the Australian team 15 - 14.

Laura Cameron A huge rise in the number of health and safety court cases in Scotland could be a sign of things to come, a litigation lawyer has warned.

Following Holyrood's Justice Committee’s consideration of interim regulations for legal aid funding for cases appearing before the new Sheriff Appeal Court this week, the Law Society of Scotland has welcomed the transitional arrangements. The original objections to the proposed rates were highligh

Ian Maxwell Ian Maxwell discusses changes enacted this week to the family court system.

John Morgan, a trainee solicitor at Brodies The Scottish Young Lawyers' Association and the WS Society have announced that the winner of their Writing Competition for 2015 has now been found.

Compass Chambers has been ranked band 1 as a set in each of its core areas of personal injury, clinical negligence and health & safety in the 2016 edition of the Chambers UK Bar Guide.

Members of the public and interested organisations are being asked whether they think a bill to create a register of lobbying activity in Scotland is necessary and desirable. The call for views from the Scottish Parliament’s Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments(SPPA) Committee follows the

David Menzies Scottish laws on insolvency are to be brought together into one piece of legislation for the first time in a generation as the new Bankruptcy (Scotland) Bill is introduced to the Scottish Parliament.

Joe Fitzpatrick The Scottish government has reversed its intention not to extend the freedom of information (FOI) legislation to housing associations.

John Swinney The UK government's Scotland Bill amendments fail to deliver on the Smith Commission proposals according to Deputy First Minister John Swinney.

Laura Cameron Courts in England and Wales are being warned to prepare for a barrage of “guilty” pleas in health and safety cases after new sentencing guidelines were published while it is expected they will also be observed by Scottish courts.

The University of Glasgow Diploma in Professional Legal Practice and Millar & Bryce have made the second edition of An Introduction to Basic Scottish Conveyancing available online to the profession. The manual was the brainchild of Debra Clapham, senior tutor in property law and conveyancing, wh

Women in Law Scotland (WiLS) is a new network for the legal profession in Scotland. It is aimed at lawyers and paralegals in private practice and in-house, irrespective of the size of firm and specialism.