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The Faculty of Advocates will play a part in broadening the horizons of eleven Scots teenagers taking part in a "Through the Looking Glass" initiative. The charity initiative aims to open unexpected career avenues for gifted young students from less affluent areas by giving them an insight into prof

Ben Zielinski (pictured) discusses the Court of Session's reiteration that commercial common sense is only relevant to interpreting the terms of a contract if those terms are ambiguous. Where the words used are clear and not open to more than one interpretation, a court must give them their natural

Robert Black QC Professor Robert Black QC has expressed concern about a "culture of unwillingness" at the Crown Office as David Gilroy's murder conviction undergoes scrutiny by the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission (SCCRC).

Alison McInnes MSP The Scottish Liberal Democrats are pressing for the age of criminal responsibility in Scotland to be increased from eight to 12.

Lady Paton A British businessman of Indian origin wanted by authorities in Taiwan to serve a prison sentence after being convicted of negligent manslaughter following a drink-driving accident could be the first to be extradited to the Republic of China from the UK.

David Chalmers (left) and James Muir at Stronachs’ Aberdeen headquarters. Stronachs LLP has announced the appointment of two new partners and associate promotions across its commercial and private client teams.

A legal challenge over the appointment of Susan O’Brien QC to chair an inquiry into historic child abuse in Scotland has been refused by a judge in the Court of Session. The Congregation of the Poor Sisters of Nazareth and The Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul sought judicial review of

A lawyer who breached an order banning him from practising as a solicitor by pretending to be a colleague has had his jail term quashed by judges in the Court of Session. The appeal regarding the breach itself was not overturned.

The Faculty of Advocates has declared its opposition to statutory jury directions about a complainer’s delay in reporting a sexual offence or lack of physical resistance.

Families Need Fathers Scotland discuss the perils of a gendered definition of domestic abuse. The Scottish government recently sought views on proposals to change the law on various aspects of domestic abuse and sexual offences. The proposals, entitled Equally Safe: Scotland's strategy for preventin

Paul Pignatelli The Glasgow office of DWF has advised Capita plc, a provider of customer and business process management (BPM) and integrated professional support service solutions, on its acquisition of Barrachd Ltd, software solutions provider and one of IBM’s business analytics partners in the

Stephen Donnelly Arnot Manderson Advocates has welcomed Stephen Donnelly to the stable following his admission to the Faculty of Advocates today.

Dr Azeem Ibrahim Prisoners in Scotland with mental health problems should not be jailed but should be given treatment according to a new report by a think tank.

Justice Secretary Michael Matheson MSP An urgent review by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland (HMICS) is to be undertaken into police call handling after officers failed to investigate a report of a crash until three days after it occurred.