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Justice Secretary Michael Matheson Prison officers in Scotland will now be allowed to organise strike action after Justice Secretary Michael Matheson announced the rule prohibiting it will be abolished.

Andrew Mackenzie, chief executive of the Scottish Arbitration Centre The Scottish Arbitration Centre has hosted an international energy arbitration conference at its premises in Edinburgh.

Addi Shamash The number of Scottish firms failing in the third quarter of 2015 fell by 8.6 per cent to 180 from 197 according to analysis of the latest figures by Morisons LLP.

Sheriff Alistair Duff An innovative virtual learning and online communications platform for judicial office holders in Scotland has been named as the winner of the prestigious 2015 “Crystal Scales of Justice Prize”.

The Scottish government and the Crown Office have expressed disappointment with the Air Accidents Investigation Branch's report on the Clutha helicopter crash after it was officially released today, with the Crown now making plans to conduct a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the disaster. Commenti

Lord Carloway A new sentencing council for Scotland is officially established today.

Roseanna Cunningham To protect Scotland's relationship with unions, it should be excluded from the entire Trade Union Bill according to the Scottish government.

Julie Brown Lawyer Julie Brown has been appointed vice president of the Scottish Food Trade Association (SFTA) just months after joining the association's executive committee.

The Law Society of Scotland RFC are participating in the Law Rugby World Cup 2015 hosted by the Law Society RFC at Richmond Athletic Ground between 14 and 16 October 2015.

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The Scottish Human Rights Commission is developing its Strategic Plan for 2016-2020. To help it set out its priorities and improve how it works, it would like to hear from people and organisations from across Scotland’s communities.

Ewan MacLeod The Scottish government’s announcement that it would be putting in place a moratorium on granting planning permission for underground coal gasification (UGC) projects until the outcome of a potentially lengthy independent investigation could result in claims under the European Convent

Graham Ogilvy Preparations for next year's edition of Scottish Legal News Annual Review 2016 are now well underway.

Aileen Campbell The Scottish government has published a report setting out progress made in protecting children from abuse and sexual exploitation over the past year.

Angela Constance The Scottish government has "no intention at all of abolishing the position of rector" at Scotland's universities, education secretary Angela Constance has said.