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A bill to improve access to justice for survivors of domestic abuse and tackle the rise of so-called revenge porn will be debated at the Scottish Parliament today. The Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm Bill, introduced by the Scottish government, will modernise criminal law and strengthen powers for

Neil Amner Glasgow Chamber of Commerce has installed Neil Amner as its new president for a two-year term.

Aileen McLeod Land reform minister Aileen McLeod will inform the Scottish Parliament’s Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee today that she intends to refer the issue of common land to the new Scottish Land Commission, when established, and invite them to conduct a review as part

A life prisoner who challenged a decision by the prison service to increase his supervision requirement after he was suspected of being involved in the distribution of illicit substances in jail has had a petition for judicial review dismissed. A judge in the Court of Session refused the petition af

Applications are now open for recently qualified solicitors who want to join the Law Society of Scotland’s decision making body.

Rosie Walker Now that we have had time to reflect on the Election Court’s decision in Timothy Denis Morrison & Others v Carmichael & Another EC 90, what can we say about its wider implications? Well, quite a lot actually according to Rosie Walker, who acted for Alistair Carmichael.

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Members of a Holyrood committee are to discuss a petition that seeks to legalise incest between consenting adults after a man submitted a petition. Richard Morris is lobbying the Scottish government to change the law so that it no longer applies to adults over the age of 21 consenting to incestual r

Rose Fitzpatrick Police have launched a crackdown on people who misuse disabled parking permits after they reached an agreement with councils.

Michael Gove Failure to timeously publish the UK government's plans to replace the Human Rights Act with a UK bill of rights could affect May's Holyrood elections MPs have warned the Justice Secretary Michael Gove.

Thomas Ross Following the news one of the families involved in the Glasgow bin lorry crash as well as two families in an earlier case are to launch private prosecutions, advocates have appeared on the BBC to discuss some of the issues related to private prosecutions.

Children should help design new legal documents to ensure the views of youngsters are heard whenever possible in family court cases, says the Faculty of Advocates. Currently, forms are used to inform a child of an action and to seek his or her views, but the forms have been widely criticised.

Four undergraduates from the University of Dundee are raising financial support as they prepare to compete in an international moot.

Scottish Legal News has today broken through the 10,500 barrier with the total number of subscribers to the free daily news service reaching 10,514.

Jamie Kerr An immigration lawyer has warned that proposed changes to the visa rules for skilled workers will stunt Scotland’s economic growth and lead to longer term damage to Scotland’s competitiveness on the international stage.