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Mary Sharpe UK government amendments to a bill which would make certain forms of violent and illegal pornography acceptable online so long as they are placed behind age-verification checks have raised serious concerns.

Jamie Kerr Refugees in the UK are at risk of homelessness and destitution because of a “two-tier” system, an all-party parliamentary group has warned.

Gordon Jackson QC Scottish ministers have announced a review of the regulation of legal services with a view to making independent recommendations to reform and modernise the statutory framework for the regulation of legal services and complaints handling.

A leading federal US judge has announced that he is opposed to execution by lethal injection -- and would prefer to introduce the guillotine instead. Judge Alex Kozinski, a prominent and controversial judge on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, is a conservative appointed by President Reagan. His Cou

Fraser Simpson The dangers of asbestos exposure and the threat asbestos poses to people of all ages throughout Scotland today were the main themes of a conference held in Glasgow on Friday 21 April.

David Gourlay David Gourlay explains the details of the Financial Conduct Authority's discussion paper on distributed ledger technology (DLT) (DP17/3) which closes for comment on 17 July 2017.

The April edition of the Scottish Civil Justice Council (SCJC) newsletter is now available. Issue 9 includes information on committee work & membership, recent rules and consultations.

Pictured (L-R): Professor Lorne Crerar, Paul Wheelhouse and David Bone

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Margaret Mitchell MSP Following the publication of the Justice Committee's report on COPFS, committee convenor, Margaret Mitchell MSP, looks at the issues ahead for Scotland's prosecution body.

The death has been announced of the Rt Hon Lord Kirkwood, who served as a judge from 1987 until his retirement in 2005. He was 84. Ian Candlish Kirkwood joined the Faculty of Advocates in 1957, after graduating at the universities of Edinburgh and Michigan. He took silk in 1970. He was also a former

The Sheriff Appeal Court has refused an appeal against a personal injury sheriff’s decision to sanction the employment of counsel in an action by an electrician who settled a damages claim against his former employers for pleural plaques he developed as a result of exposure to asbestos. Sheriff Pr

A popular parish priest who took part in an Easter parade dressed as Playboy publisher Hugh Hefner and who simulated sex with males dressed as Bunny Girls has apologised to his parishioners for his “misguided” behaviour. Father Juan Carlos Martínez, 40, dressed up to take part in his Galician t

Lord Pentland The Scottish Law Commission has launched a public consultation on the law reform work that it should carry out in the future.

Morag Jack The Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland has appointed Morag Jack, advocate, to the post of in-house convener.