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After a busy summer, the SYLA is back with a series “So you want to be...” events as well as an interprofessional networking evening in September. You can check out SYLA’s full calendar of events here. So you want to be a judge? - Wednesday 19 September 2018, Atria One, Edinbu

The UK government has said claims that its Agriculture Bill is an attempt at a 'power grab' are "false and misleading" and that agriculture will "remain devolved" to Scotland. The government is not seeking consent from the Scottish Parliament on the bill because it is not legislating in areas of dev

Via Jack Kerr, a senior solicitor at Morton Fraser: Together with seven intrepid colleagues and an excitable cockapoo, I (just about) made it through the Edinburgh Kiltwalk yesterday, trudging 24 miles to raise funds for the amazing work done by SAMH [Scottish Association for Mental Health]. If any

Colin Hamilton, a partner at Gillespie Macandrew, has become a solicitor advocate able to represent both individuals and companies in the higher courts. He joins partner John Stirling in giving the firm’s clients access to solicitor advocate services.

A system aimed at rehabilitating domestic abusers is to be introduced in Dundee and Perth and Kinross, The Courier reports. The Caledonian System is a specialist court-mandated programme working with male perpetrators, which also aims to improve the lives of the women and children affected by domest

A question about whether the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union (EU) can be revoked should be answered by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), the Inner House of the Court of Session has ruled. A judicial review raised by members of the Scot

A memorial service will be held on Saturday 13 October 2018, at 11am, in the Canongate Kirk, 153 Canongate, Edinburgh, to honour the life and work of Professor Joe Thomson, who passed away earlier this year. All are welcome to attend. Professor Thomson, formerly a Scottish law commissioner, Regius P

Edinburgh Law School's Professor Drew Scott has been awarded the UACES Lifetime Achievement Award. The University Association for Contemporary European Studies (UACES) presented its 2018 Lifetime Achievement award to Professor Scott earlier this month, commending "the quality and versatility of [his

Anderson Strathern has paid tribute to Investors in People (IIP), the former government-owned body now run as a not-for-profit, as the firm marks twenty years as an Investors in People-accredited organisation. The firm was the first in the Scottish legal sector to gain Gold for both IIP (2011) and Y

Digby Brown Solicitors has said it has heard from twice as many alleged survivors of child sexual abuse since the three-year limitation period on claims for damages was lifted last year. The Limitation (Childhood Abuse) (Scotland) Act 2017, which was commenced last October, abolished a long-standing

Scotland's next census will include new questions on sexual orientation as well as transgender status. Proposals for the 2021 census were detailed in ‘Plans for Scotland’s Census 2021’, published by National Records of Scotland.

BTO Solicitors LLP has announced the appointment of two new members of staff for its families and individuals and residential property teams. Solicitor Hilary Peppiette is one of Scotland’s first end of life doulas, making BTO the first Scottish law firm to offer such specialist counselli

Burges Salmon has announced that it has secured leased office space at Atria One in Edinburgh’s Exchange business district, next door to the Edinburgh International Conference Centre. It is leasing 6,229 sq ft of office space on the second floor of Atria One on a 10-year lease. Other

A new law that stops Shetland being put in a box on maps of Scotland has come into force. Under the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018, its position relative to the mainland will now have to be “accurately and proportionately” shown on maps produced by Scottish government bodies.

The First Division of the Court of Session, chaired by the Lord President, Lord Carloway, have written to the Court of Justice of the European Union requesting a preliminary ruling on whether the UK decision to leave the European Union can be unilaterally revoked. The reference follows the Court of