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A committee of MSPs is readying itself for a mountain of legislation as a result of Brexit. The Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee has asked the Scottish government to work closely with it as it prepares to scrutinise an unprecedented volume of secondary legislation in the lead up to Brexit.

Following an investigation by the Law Society of Scotland, the Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal (SSDT) has found former solicitor advocate, Michael McSherry, guilty of professional misconduct in the course of his work at Paisley firm, SBM Law and struck him from the Roll of Solicitors. Lor

The annual Red Mass to mark the beginning of the new legal year in Scotland takes place on Sunday 1 October at St Mary's RC Church on Broughton Street in Edinburgh at 12 noon. The Mass will be presided over by the Pope's new Ambassador to Great Britain, Archbishop John Adams, the Papal Nuncio.

John Scott QC

Janys Scott QC The Scottish government has been urged to “do the decent thing” and scrap named person plans altogether, after lawyers criticised attempts to amend the policy at Holyrood today.

Amanda Masson Reality needs to catch up with law when it comes to parental rights, says Amanda Masson.

A Scots lawyer is gearing up for a cycle trek across Tanzania in aid of a children’s charity. Alastair Hope, 60, of Helensburgh firm Raeburn Hope will cycle 350km across the savannah in aid of Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS).

Elizabeth Wilson (left) and Angela Gray

Campaigners who took legal action over a Home Office decision not to extend a public inquiry on undercover policing to Scotland have been granted permission for a full judicial review.

31st August 2017 marked a special day for graduates of the Specialist Paralegal Qualifications offered by CLT Scotland and accredited by the University of Strathclyde.

Neil Stevenson The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has welcomed consultations by the Law Society of Scotland (LSS) on changes to its practice rules.

Lesley Naylor Gilson Gray has appointed Lesley Naylor as its new HR director.

Katie McKenna (left) and Sandra Genese

Tony Jones BTO Solicitors' Tony Jones (pictured), partner, solicitor advocate and head of the firm's commercial dispute resolution team, has been made a QC.

Murgitroyd, a global intellectual property attorney firm headquartered in Glasgow, has expanded its UK business development team with a new appointment. Kevin Toner (pictured on right), a sales and marketing professional with a career spanning over 30 years, joins Murgitroyd as head of UK business d