The Outer House of the Court of Session has heard a second day of oral submissions in an action seeking declarator that the Scottish Parliament has competence to hold a referendum on Scottish independence without the consent of Westminster. Continued submissions were made on behalf of the Advocate G
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Three men convicted of rape in 2000 have had their cases referred by the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission (SCCRC) to the High Court of Justiciary. The SCCRC believes there may have been a miscarriage of justice in the case of David Sutherland Pugh, Kevin James Kane and Brian James Meighan,
Edinburgh-based real estate consultancy ESPC has revealed the top selling areas in Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders throughout 2020. The top location by average selling price in 2020 was the highly desirable area of Merchiston in Edinburgh, with an average selling price of £5
DLA Piper Scotland will relaunch LAW, the firm's global gender balance network, tomorrow at an event with guest speaker Dr Cal Major. Scotland will host the first in a series of events across the UK to celebrate the global relaunch of LAW, which was established to promote gender diversity and streng
Neil Mackenzie QC, Dorothy Bain QC and Vinit Khurana QC will speak to law students about their experience at the bar at an information day event this evening. The University of Dundee Mooting Society will host the online Faculty of Advocates Information Day today, Monday 25 January 2021, at 6pm.
The Edinburgh University Palestinian-Israeli Dialogue Society (EUPIDS) has announced its first-ever academic conference. The postgraduate-led conference on issues relating to Palestine and/or Israel has now opened a call for papers and is welcoming submissions until 11 February 2021.
More than 4,000 digital files stolen from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) in a cyber attack over Christmas have now been illegally published online after the public body rejected a ransom demand.
Scottish Labour has criticised the Scottish government’s refusal to support the Culpable Homicide (Scotland) Bill after the stage one debate at Holyrood. The bill, introduced to the Scottish Parliament in 2019 by Scottish Labour’s Mid Scotland and Fife MSP Claire Baker, sought to ensure
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published proposals to introduce a price cap on the fees claims management companies (CMCs) charge their customers in relation to claims for financial products and services. Some consumers currently pay fees of more than 40 per cent of the redress they recei
The first session of the Scottish Young Lawyers' Association (SYLA) Ethics Conference was a success with over 130 people in attendance. Laila Kennedy, SYLA treasurer and trainee solicitor at Ledingham Chalmers LLP, said: "Members heard from three fantastic speakers – Stephen McLaren of Ledingh
The Amalgamated Briefing Paper on Restarting Solemn Trials has been updated. Practitioners may wish to note that the written direction on corroboration has been updated. The following wording has been added at Part B(4):
An extremist hate group in the US has been threatened with legal action for using a logo that resembles the Johnnie Walker whisky “Striding Man” image. The Proud Boys were seen at a pro-gun rally in Richmond, Virginia with merchandise that displayed a logo similar to the striding man but
The Scottish Young Lawyers' Association (SYLA) is to host an event for people seeking a criminal traineeship. The Scottish government recently announced grants which will part-fund up to 40 legal aid traineeships and this event will offer invaluable tips and advice about looking for a criminal train
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Morton Fraser has launched a new payment model as part of its commercial litigation practice to enable businesses to pursue disputes without significant financial risk. Total annual losses to small businesses from legal problems are estimated at £40 billion, with over one million individuals i
