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Nominations are now open for the 2019 Law Society of Scotland In-house Rising Star Award. The award, now in its seventh year, recognises the outstanding achievement of a newly qualified Scottish solicitor or trainee working in-house.

Scottish solicitors are being invited to stand for nomination to the Law Society of Scotland’s Council. There are 10 seats available across four constituencies.

The Scottish Parliament can competently legislate to ban fracking and indeed is legally obligated to do so, an advocate has said. Aidan O'Neill QC, whose opinion was commissioned by Friends of the Earth, made his comments ahead of an anticipated announcement from the Scottish government about h

Poor financial management, unclear lines of responsibility and a failure to focus on the views of officers and staff in the early stages of reform lie at the root of many of the problems faced by Police Scotland, according to Holyrood's Justice Committee. A review into the 2012 Police and Fire

The independent review of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 is a step in the right direction for compliance with modern human rights standards, according to the Law Society of Scotland. Commenting on the announcement made by the mental health minister Clare Haughey yesterday

A former senator who successfully introduced Ireland's ban on child smacking encouraged Scottish legislators to follow suit at a meeting at Holyrood this morning. Jillian van Turnhout, who introduced the bill which became the Children First Act 2015 during her time as an Independent Senator, wa

An independent review of Scotland's mental health legislation is to be conducted. The review of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 aims to improve the rights and protections of those living with mental illness and remove barriers to those caring for their health and welf

The Scottish Legal Action Group is holding an event to discuss the need for a public inquiry into undercover policing in Scotland this month. The event is sponsored by Neil Findlay MSP & Liam McArthur MSP at the Smith Room in the Scottish Parliament.

Laura McIntosh has joined CMS as a partner after 12 years at Dickson Minto. Ms McIntosh, who is based in CMS’s Edinburgh office, specialises in mergers & acquisitions and private equity deals.

Scottish-American law firm Rooney Nimmo has announced a new partnership with a Chinese law firm to expand its global reach. The firm, formed in the 2015 merger of Edinburgh-based Nimmo WS and Manhattan-based Rooney PC, is teaming up with Beijing Zhongjian Law Firm, The Scotsman reports.

Brenda Mitchell, senior partner at Motorcycle Law Scotland, writes on issues with current practice around collision investigation reports. On 29 April 2017, Michael Cloy was killed whilst riding his motorcycle on the A711 close to Dumfries. A driver, Mr James Kiltie, turned across his path. Michael

Professor Lorne Crerar is set to be recognised with a lifetime achievement award at a ceremony in Glasgow this week. The head of Harper Macleod and a distinguished academic, Professor Crerar will be handed The Times Lifetime Achievement Award at the Scottish Legal Awards in Glasgow.

The Faculty of Advocates is proud custodian for the nation of “a most curious Scots relic” from the Battle of Flodden. The standard of a Scottish nobleman which was carried into battle that fateful day – 9 September, 1513 – is now to be found adorning a wall in the Faculty&rs

Plans to bolster the law in relation to keeping siblings together when they are placed in local authority care, where it is in their interests to do so, have been announced. The changes will impose a duty on local authorities to take steps to promote personal relations and contact between brothers a

If you’re a Diploma or LLB student in your final or penultimate year, the Law Society of Scotland is offering you the chance to win three weeks’ paid work experience in the Scottish Parliament’s Legal Services team as well as a £500 cash prize. To enter, the society asks entr