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Solicitors Elena Fry and Campbell Normand have been appointed to key Scottish Civil Justice Council (SCJC) committees. Ms Fry, a Brodies LLP partner who joined the Council in October, has been appointed to the costs and funding committee, while Mr Normand, partner at DAC Beachcroft, has been appoint

Harry Smith The Scottish housebuilding sector is performing well despite the political and economic pressures threatened by Brexit, according to Gillespie Macandrew, which has transacted nearly £148 million worth of new build plot sales in the last 12 months.

The Scottish government has announced funding of £2.25 million to implement new forensic medial examination standards for rape and sexual assault survivors. The standards, published by Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS), will ensure that survivors – regardless of age, personal circumstances or

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Scottish courts have an “inherent power” to depart from the principle of open justice and make an order for anonymity to prohibit publication of and to protect the identity of alleged victims of extortion, appeal judges have confirmed. The judges ruled that the complainer’s “right to privacy

Robert Fraser House sales in Scotland topped £5 billion during the third quarter, with the average home in both Edinburgh and East Renfrewshire now costing more than quarter of a million pounds.

Jeane Freeman The Scottish government has repeated its commitment to allow Scotland’s new social security system to be open to independent scrutiny.

The Scottish government will press ahead with preparations for a ‘Continuity Bill’ if significant changes are not made to UK Brexit legislation, Brexit minister Michael Russell has said. Speaking after the Joint Ministerial Committee in London yesterday, Mr Russell set out the need for a “cast

Angela Constance Increasing employment opportunities for minority ethnic communities is part of a range of actions set out by Equalities Secretary Angela Constance aimed at advancing race equality.

Two Scottish QCs have been recognised by Legal 500 and named as finalists for regional senior counsel of the year. Mark Stewart QC, of Compass Chambers (pictured right), recently appeared in a number of complex FAIs including the Jim Clark and Snowman rally case as well as the Glasgow Bin Lorry inqu

Brandon Malone Brandon Malone, chairman of the Board of the Scottish Arbitration Centre (pictured), has been appointed to chair a joint working group on cybersecurity in international arbitration comprising the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA), the New York City Bar Associatio

Pupils from schools across Scotland are preparing to debate the motion that ‘monuments to controversial figures should be removed’ when they take to the floor in the opening rounds of the Donald Dewar Memorial Debating tournament. Now in its 19th year the Law Society of Scotland’s annual debat

The November edition of the Scottish Civil Justice Council (SCJC) newsletter is now available. Issue 12 includes information on committee work & membership, recent rules and consultations.

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The Scottish Civil Justice Council has published a report on the consultation on the draft rules for Protective Expenses Orders. The report summarises the proposals and provides an analysis of the key issues arising from the responses.