The widow of a judge who has been cleared of child sexual abuse has said people who make unfounded allegations should be deprived of their anonymity. Lady Nourse, 77, was found not guilty of 17 charges made against her by a man who accused her of abusing him as a boy under 12 in the 1980s.
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The Scotsman has published an obituary of Michael Gascoigne, who has passed away at the age of 72. "At 13 he was awarded a scholarship to Fettes College, Edinburgh, where he excelled in all aspects of school life. Studious and inquisitive by inclination, popular with his peers and teachers, and with
HSBC UK and TSB have launched their lowest ever fixed-rate mortgages at 0.94 per cent.
The Scottish government has spent more than £1 million on the litigation involving the collapse of Rangers Football Club, a freedom of information request has revealed. The figure is part of a total of more than £5.8m the government has paid in legal fees over the past five financia
Solicitor Aileen Smith has passed away at the age of 68, The Courier reports. Mrs Smith was formerly principal solicitor for Dundee City Council and was one of the lawyers behind the city's early waterfront regeneration.
Seven new appointments to the board of the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) have been announced by community safety minister Ash Denham. The appointments, which comprise three lawyer members and four lay members, are for five years.
A judge who sued the senior judiciary over alleged race discrimination has settled a claim with the Ministry of Justice. Peter Herbert, 64, who sat as a part-time judge in the Crown Court, sued for discrimination, victimisation and harassment after he was disciplined over a speech he delivered at a
A Strathclyde law graduate has won a scholarship to study for an LLM at Boston University. Jack Morton, 23, has been selected as a Saint Andrew's Society of the State of New York scholar and flies out to Boston with his wife Emma later this year.
London's legal pay war continues to escalate with American law firms giving newly qualified solicitors in the City in excess of £153,000. Houston-based Vinson & Elkins announced starting pay of £153,400 last month – an increase of four per cent in a year. The firm has now taken
Staff and members of the legal profession gathered to say farewell to Sheriff Lindsay Foulis, who has retired after 20 years on the bench. Sheriff Principal Marysia Lewis paid tribute to the outgoing sheriff while the Society of Procurators and Solicitors in the City and County of Perth also th
In 2019 a survey of Americans found that 55 per cent believe they will not receive their full social security benefits from the government, the US equivalent of the state pension. The primary reason for this belief is that there will not be enough money in the social security pot to pay out because
A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Pakistan accepts China's version on Xinjiang's Uighurs: PM Imran - DAWN.COM
Fundamental changes in the movement of people to and from the European Union, which will come into effect next year, require urgent preparation and clarification, the House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee has said. In a letter published today to the Home Secretary, Priti Patel, the
Applicant firms to the Scottish government's £1 million fund to support legal aid traineeships are now taking on trainees. The fund provides support for up to 40 new legal aid trainees, paying for 50 per cent of their salaries. In addition, trainees’ regulatory costs, national insur
Tributes have been paid to Dundee solicitor Anne Duffy, who has passed away at the age of 50. Her colleagues at Caird Vaughan Solicitors, where she was a partner, have paid tribute to her.
