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Routine difficulty in meeting statutory time limits in Scotland’s criminal justice system requires urgent attention, the Faculty of Advocates has told MSPs. Other “difficulties” facing the prosecution service were also highlighted by the Faculty in a submission to the Scottish Parliament’s J

Juliet Harris The annual prize for the best dissertation by a student on the taught masters programme in human rights law at the University of Strathclyde has this year been awarded to Juliet Harris. The dissertation, entitled The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in Scots Law: A

A man whose evidence was crucial in securing the conviction of Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al-megrahi for the Lockerbie bombings has died. Tony Gauci, 75, is thought to have died naturally in Malta on Saturday.

The Law Society of Scotland has published its annual plan for 2016/17 featuring 30 key projects aimed at delivering year two of the Law Society’s five year strategy, “Leading Legal Excellence”.The plan outlines projects within each of the Law Society’s five strategic goals to assure, serve,

A child contact case that had been in a succession of courts for seven years - almost all of the life of the child involved - appears to have reached a conclusion in a judgment by Lord Brailsford published last week. In AH v. CH Scotland's senior family judge ordered that direct contact by a father

The High Court of England and Wales has today decided that the UK government does not have the legal authority to trigger Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union (by which a member state gives notice of its intention to leave the EU) without first getting the approval of Parliament. The governmen

Joyce Cullen The University of Dundee is to honour a leading lawyer this month.

James Wolffe QC Brexit could slow the extradition process down, the Lord Advocate has warned.

A former procurator fiscal within the east federation division of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service describes an "incredibly over-zealous, intrusive and counter-productive approach" towards domestic abuse cases within Scotland's justice system.

A Scots lawyer who acted in child contact and contempt of court proceedings for a former contestant on the BBC reality show The Apprentice has been found guilty of professional misconduct. Jane Steer, 45, was censured by the Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal (SSDT) after she notarised an af

In the circumstances of a personal injury case where the claimant already owes money to the defender, what is the mechanism by which a defender can include the entirely unrelated debt within the proceedings to avoid becoming liable to make payment to a person who already owes them money? In England

Glen Gilson Gilson Gray has secured the “Best M&A Law Firm – Scotland” at the Acquisitions International M & A awards 2016.

Lawyers challenging the UK government’s attempt to trigger Article 50 without the approval of Parliament are to rely on the Claim of Right Act 1689. Aidan O’Neill QC (pictured), representing the Independent Workers Union of GB, said that the Supreme Court must take account of Scotland’s consti

Michael Matheson A new strategy seeking to break the cycle of offending by strengthening community justice has been announced by Justice Secretary Michael Matheson.

Graham Matthews has been nominated to become president of the Law Society of Scotland next year. Currently vice president, Graham Matthews was the sole nominee for the post and will succeed current president Eilidh Wiseman in May 2017.