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The WS Society is launching a new programme for its affiliate members. LexAlba Masterclass is designed as a practical, enjoyable and sociable network of practice area groups, in which WS affiliates can develop their careers in a specialist practice area – meeting, sharing experience and learni

Children with experience of surrogacy are "in favour of legal reforms", according to a new study led by the University of Leicester. Using a combination of age-appropriate methods, including a "unique set of playing cards", researchers have drawn out their views on topics that included how the legal

Children cannot be compelled to visit their grandparents if they do not want to following a ruling of Italy's Supreme Court. A lengthy legal battle has culminated in a judgment from the court stating that grandchildren were not obliged to have a relationship “they do not enjoy, and do not want

An appeal by a local authority against a Lord Ordinary’s decision that it was in breach of its duty towards a homeless family that was granted asylum in the UK has been allowed by the Inner House of the Court of Session. It was argued by Glasgow City Council that the Lord Ordinary had erred in

Four men who led police on a high-speed car and helicopter chase after carrying out a £10,000 jewellery raid on a house in Lanarkshire have been sentenced to a total of six years and eight months in prison. Lawrence Connor, 26, and James Loveridge, 37, James Loveridge junior, 18, and a 17-year

Terra Firma Chambers’ Licensing Seminar was held at The Mackenzie Building in Edinburgh on Monday. The event was chaired by Douglas Armstrong KC and featured talks by fellow TFC members Denis Edwards and Scott Blair. Denis presented a paper which examined the significance of location in licens

Via Rebecca Samaras on LinkedIn: "Congratulations to our Edinburgh Law School Diploma in Professional Legal Practice students Jennifer Wells Nathaniel Phelan and Rachael Cartwright winners of the UK Student Mediation Competition 2023 which took place over the weekend SOAS University of London. "Than

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A Pakistani journalist who claimed that he had been defamed by various actions by political activists who posted material to the internet alleging he was corrupt has been successful in his case before the English High Court. Claimant Murtaza Shah raised the action based on the content of a petition

Controversial legislation requiring trade unions in certain public services to ensure a minimum level of service during strike action has moved closer to becoming law. The Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill, which will affect the likes of rail, ambulance and fire service workers, was approved in

The number of drug treatment and testing orders commenced in 2021-22 was lower than in any of the previous eight years, new figures from Scotland's chief statistician show. There were 360 drug treatment and testing orders made in 2021-22. The average figure for the preceding eight years wa

A Falkirk sheriff has granted a renewal of a guardianship order concerning a 25-year-old man with Asperger’s Syndrome and chronic low weight, but refused to grant as part of that a power to determine where the man should live. Falkirk Council sought a three-year renewal of the order on the bas

Following two rounds of consultation, the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has published updated rules which will apply from 1 April 2023. The changes are intended to ensure that the rules reflect a digital and paperless focus in the SLCC’s operations and engagement with the profess

Dear Editor, The article Man Sentenced for Salmon Poaching brought a memory back from the distant past. In the 1980s I found myself working in Selkirk and appearing in the sheriff court there every week.

Professor Gerry Maher KC has passed away at the age of 69. Professor Maher had served as professor of criminal law At Edinburgh Law School since 2000. He studied law at Glasgow University until 1974 and obtained a B.Litt. at Oxford University in 1976.