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A sheriff has criticised the for prosecuting a serial child abuser on a summary rather than solemn complaint — limiting the sentence she could impose on him to a single year, The Herald reports. Sheriff Elizabeth McFarlane expressed frustration that she could only jail David Tannock, 37, for 12 mo

The Law Society of Scotland has questioned the benefit of giving police new powers to stop and search children and young people. In its responses to Scottish government consultations on stop and search, including a consultation on police powers to search children and young people for alcohol and a c

Brian Inkster Crofting law expert Brian Inkster has urged the Scottish government to exercise caution in removing the Crofting Commission from the list of tribunals in the Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014. He considers that such a move may be premature pending the outcome of an investigation into the C

A dentist whose bad practices led to a mass HIV scare is to be sued in what could become the the biggest mass litigation case in Scotland’s legal history. Disgraced dentist Alan Morrison was struck off the dental register earlier this year after he put 6,000 patients at risk as a result of using d

Graham White

Mark Hendrie, fourth left, flanked by Paul Clancy senior and junior and the Clancy Hendrie team

Kenny Crawford The latest publication of the UK House Price Index (UK HPI) shows that the average price of a property in Scotland in May 2016 was £141,142, an increase of 4.0 per cent on the previous year and an increase of 2.8 per cent when compared to the previous month. This compares to a UK ave

The Faculty of Advocates has joined bars elsewhere in the UK and Ireland to express its concern about the situation in Turkey and its possible implications for the rule of law in the country. The leaders of the four bars – Scotland, England & Wales, Northern Ireland and Ireland – took time a

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A firm of funeral directors has become the first business of its type to establish itself as an alternative business structure (ABS), Legal Futuresreports. Lodge Brothers Legal Services offers fixed-fee will, probate and powers of attorney services.

A man has been accused of using a stolen human brain to get high. Joshua Long, 26, was charged with abuse of a corpse after a relative discovered a human brain stuffed into a WalMart bag.

Paul Tweed Criticising recommendations to extend British defamation law reforms, including the "serious harm" test, to Northern Ireland, defamation lawyer Paul Tweed of Johnsons Solicitors in Belfast, told our sister publication, Irish Legal News, that the proposals would cause legal costs to "go th

A man seeking damages from the estate of his late mother-in-law on the basis that she failed to honour an oral agreement that she would leave her house to him in her will has lost his legal bid after his brother-in-law won an appeal. Allowing the appeal by the woman’s son and executor, judges in t

Kasra Nouroozi The first legal challenge over Brexit, focused on the question of whether the Prime Minister requires the approval of MPs to activate Article 50 and begin the process of leaving the European Union, will be heard by the High Court in London this October.

Law Society president Eilidh Wiseman has paid tribute to past president Jock Smith (John Mitchell Melvin Smith WS), who passed away last week. Ms Wiseman said: “We were very sorry to hear about the death of Law Society past president Jock Smith.