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A criminal silk has called for the creation of a register of domestic abusers to help reduce violence in the home. Thomas Ross KC said such a list might deter physical and psychological assaults.

Stephen Dick calls for better collaboration to boost the number of newbuild completions in Scotland and hopes the new Labour government at Westminster will provide a potential positive influence. While the impact will largely be seen south of the border, the new Labour government has promised t

Property experts Sarah Baum and Michael Connolly have joined forces to launch Scotland’s first estate agency specialising in accessible homes. Based in Edinburgh, Accessible Housing Scotland (AHS) will have a specific focus on individuals with a range of accessibility requirements, whether due

A health board has been fined more than £60,000 after it was prosecuted over the death of a patient who took his own life. NHS Grampian must pay £64,500 after it pleaded guilty to falling foul of health and safety legislation in the case of Vincent Mulsant, 40.

More than 60 new Scottish solicitors were formally welcomed to the profession at an admissions ceremony held at the Signet Library in Edinburgh last week.

With the Paris Olympics having reached their conclusion, Gillian Mawdsley reflects on a connection between the law and the Olympics. How many of us have heard of Carl Ludwig “Luz” Long?

Victims of historic miscarriages of justice cannot claim back "bed and board" costs deducted from their compensation for the time they spent in prison. Last year, the Conservatives scrapped the policy of making such deductions in the wake of the high-profile Andrew Malkinson case.

A Lord Ordinary has reduced decisions of the Highland Council approving a proposal to redesign an Inverness street to greatly reduce vehicular traffic after ruling that the council had failed to give proper consideration to all the proposed options. The Trustees of the Eastgate Unit Trust, who owned

BTO is to run a webinar this month to take the legal traineeship experience to law students virtually. Four BTO trainees who have experience of working in a range of departments within the firm will form a panel and share their experiences.

Arthur Cox NI partner William Curry considers a recent English court ruling highlighting the importance of precise legal drafting in ensuring there is no scope for ambiguity.  For anyone involved in the drafting, negotiation and implementation of contracts, it is vitally important that all part

MI5 has been sharply criticised over its late disclosure of materials to Operation Kenova, the long-running investigation into the alleged Provisional IRA informer codenamed “Stakeknife”. In a statement yesterday, Police Service of Northern Ireland chief constable Jon Boutcher said it wa

Andrew Webster KC has been appointed as president of the Pensions Appeal Tribunal Scotland ahead of the resignation of current president, Marion Caldwell KC. Mr Webster called to the bar in 1992 having trained with commercial law firm Bird Semple Fyfe Ireland WS in Edinburgh and London. He hold

Young people should get free Netflix if they surrender illegal knives, the head of Germany's police union has suggested. Jochen Kopelke, federal chair of the Union for Police (GdP), called for a knife amnesty in the wake of a high-profile attack in Stuttgart.

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Venezuela security forces swoop on activists as repression worsens