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A majority of Scots law students are unaware that their LLB qualifies them to sit the bar exams in both New York and California, according to a poll by the Scottish Bar Association of New York (ScotBarNY). The survey of 370 students at Scottish universities offering qualifying law degrees also found

Dentons has announced the sponsorship of two upcoming awards in Scotland with a focus on women and their achievements. The firm is a headline sponsor for the forthcoming Business Women Scotland and Women's Enterprise Scotland Awards 2018 and will also be sponsoring an award category at the Scottish

Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf has hailed progress on a strategy to "create safer and more resilient" communities across Scotland. Mr Yousaf thanked partners for the work done to achieve a number of key justice outcomes as part of an annual update.

David Hossack extols the benefits of mediation following the recent publication of a report from Holyrood. I read with great interest the recently issued report of the Justice Committee of the Scottish Parliament entitled "I won't see you in court: alternative dispute resolution in Scotland". As a p

The Scottish Law Commission has held an all-day seminar on homicide law reform in Glasgow in conjunction with the law schools at the Universities of Strathclyde and Glasgow.

Ministers will consult on how the criminal law might be strengthened as part of efforts to tackle misogynistic behaviour, Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf has announced. Mr Yousaf said a forthcoming consultation focusing on updating and consolidating Scotland's hate crime laws will include considerati

Rory Alexander discusses the Fairer Scotland Duty and the opportunity it affords local authorities to tackle inequality.   Now more than ever, the battle to reduce inequalities amongst the most disadvantaged in our society is being recognised as a priority by our key decision makers and, f

Last month advocate Robert Sutherland completed a trek to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro as part of a team raising money for the Scottish children’s charity Children 1st. Here he describes what this involved. Mount Kilimanjaro is 5,895m (19,341ft) high and is the largest f

The First Division of the Court of Session, chaired by the Lord President, Lord Carloway, have written to the Court of Justice of the European Union requesting a preliminary ruling on whether the UK decision to leave the European Union can be unilaterally revoked. The reference follows the Court of

A new law that stops Shetland being put in a box on maps of Scotland has come into force. Under the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018, its position relative to the mainland will now have to be “accurately and proportionately” shown on maps produced by Scottish government bodies.

Burges Salmon has announced that it has secured leased office space at Atria One in Edinburgh’s Exchange business district, next door to the Edinburgh International Conference Centre. It is leasing 6,229 sq ft of office space on the second floor of Atria One on a 10-year lease. Other

BTO Solicitors LLP has announced the appointment of two new members of staff for its families and individuals and residential property teams. Solicitor Hilary Peppiette is one of Scotland’s first end of life doulas, making BTO the first Scottish law firm to offer such specialist counselli

Scotland's next census will include new questions on sexual orientation as well as transgender status. Proposals for the 2021 census were detailed in ‘Plans for Scotland’s Census 2021’, published by National Records of Scotland.

Digby Brown Solicitors has said it has heard from twice as many alleged survivors of child sexual abuse since the three-year limitation period on claims for damages was lifted last year. The Limitation (Childhood Abuse) (Scotland) Act 2017, which was commenced last October, abolished a long-standing