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The latest civil justice statistics, published by Scotland’s Chief Statistician today, show that 77,721 civil law cases were initiated across the Court of Session, sheriff courts and the newly established Sheriff Personal Injury Court in 2015-16 (excluding summary applications). This is a rise of

Your last chance to nominate someone brilliant for the 2017 In-house Rising Star Award, is fast approaching – final nominations for this prestigious award must be submitted by this Friday, 31 March. The award was launched by the In-house Lawyers' Committee of the Law Society of Scotland in 2013, t

A Florida woman was arrested after a gung-ho 3-year-old she left in her car swiped her handgun and shattered one of the windows with a gunshot. Abbie Maldonado left the toddler in the parked car at Good Shepherd Academy, where she was picking up her son.

The Scottish Civil Justice Council has today launched a consultation on draft rules for Protective Expenses Orders, which will run until 23 June 2017. The draft rules seek to ensure that, where applicable, the rules regulating applications for Protective Expenses Orders (PEOs) in environmental proce

Robert Kernaghan Solicitors and staff in the Digby Brown Dundee office were overwhelmed to present a cheque for £10,391.68 to The Brae Riding for the Disabled.

A note of caution has been sounded by the Faculty of Advocates about part of a code of practice drafted by the Scottish Legal Aid Board. A section of the revised code on Criminal Legal Assistance deals with complex and costly case planning in instances where counsel has been instructed and the case

Angela Grahame QC Lawyers have responded to the Scottish ministers' decision to lower the discount rate for personal injury awards in Scotland from 2.5 per cent to minus 0.75 per cent, reflecting the same change south of the border, as announced last month by the Lord Chancellor.

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Pictured (L-R): Mary McQueen; Dot Mullally, partner McQueen Legal and Jo Dallas

Bruce Farquhar (left) and Murray McCall

A Crown application to lead hearsay evidence of a now deceased victim of an alleged fraud has been granted following an appeal. A sheriff had refused the application made under section 259 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 on the basis that the statements would amount to the “sole or d

Peter Lawson Remaining in the UK is more important than remaining in the EU for corporate Scotland.

Graham Ogilvy

The Faculty of Advocates was delighted to welcome two sets of overseas students on visits to Scotland.

Proposals to outlaw psychological domestic abuse are to be considered by MSPs on the Scottish Parliament’s Justice Committee. The Scottish government’s Domestic Abuse Bill creates a new offence aimed at strengthening existing laws against people who abuse their partners, including new measures t