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The Law Society of Scotland is calling for solicitors and trainees from all areas of practice to become mentors as part of its expanding mentoring scheme. The legal careers mentoring scheme aims to match mentors and mentees, helping them share knowledge and expertise, give advice and gain fresh pers

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Research published today on the drivers and motivations that determine how people seek to resolve small claims disputes (up to £3,000) recommends a critical evaluation of small claims system, finding that people are generally unaware of civil procedure and costs involved. Focusing on Edinburgh and

Michael Matheson A new justice system shake up may see offenders serving sentences out on the streets rather than behind bars, The Herald reports.

A man has been handed to a community payback order atEdinburgh Sheriff Court for using cruel animal snares as well as stealing the GPS fitted cameras that led to his arrest. Craig Aitken, 43, pled guilty to wildlife crimes carried out in January of last year at a farm in East Lothian.

Graham Matthews and Eilidh Wiseman Eilidh Wiseman will take up the reins as president of the Law Society of Scotland from today.

Cat MacLean Cat MacLean writes about barriers to justice and other difficulties in litigating against banks.

Stephen McGowan TLT has successfully secured a permanent 3am licence extension for south side Glasgow nightclub The Shed. This is only the second 3am licence agreed outside the city centre as an exemption to the policy of Glasgow Licensing Board, which permits 3am within the city centre but 2am outw

Martin Gill Business outputs and optimism about future growth have fallen as companies are uncertain of the economic direction according to the latest "Business Trends Report" by accountants and business advisers BDO LLP.

New arguments will be presented at the Court of Session in the next two days over the Scottish government’s plan to introduce a minimum unit pricing on alcohol.

New figures released today show a slight increase in incidents of hate crime reported to Scotland’s prosecution service in 2015-16, compared to the previous year. Within the figures, racial crime remains the most commonly reported hate crime with 3,712 charges reported in 2015-16, a decrease on la

Caitlin Sherrett and Finlay Allmond, winners of the Dewar Debate 2015/16 (centre) pictured with deputy presiding officer Linda Fabiani MSP; Eilidh Wiseman, president of the Law Society Scotland; Peter Dennis of Hodder Gibson; judges and fellow competitors.

Sarah Gilzean A council is facing a bill of £1 million after trying to dodge its duties to hundreds of women who lost out on equal pay, the Sunday Herald reports.

The Supreme Court has unanimously allowed the appeal of an unfairly dismissed fingerprint officer involved in the McKie scandal, finding that the original Employment Tribunal’s (ET) interpretation of the relevant legislation leading to a reinstatement order was sound. Lord Hodge, with whom Lady Ha

Judith Robertson The has submitted a report to the United Nations (UN) setting out ways in which people in Scotland’s economic, social and cultural rights are not being met. The report has been submitted as part of a review taking place this week in Geneva, by the UN Committee for the Internationa