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Eighteen members of the Faculty of Advocates have gone through intensive training and emerged as Fellows of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. The group used a specially-designed course at Aberdeen University for the first steps on to the platform of international arbitration.Those now proudly

The UK Supreme Court will rule next week on whether the UK Government acted unlawfully by denying a public inquiry into the 1989 murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane. Mr Finucane was shot and killed in his home on 12 February 1989 by loyalist paramilitaries. In 2012, then Prime Minister David Ca

The son of murdered Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane has said his father was killed to "silence other lawyers", The Irish News reports. John Finucane, himself a lawyer with Belfast-based Finucane Toner Solicitors, spoke at an event at St Mary's University College in west Belfast on Saturday to ma

Via UofG Moot: It was an all-Glasgow University final at the Lord Jones Moot Competition 2019 at Dundee University on Saturday – congratulations are due to Dylan and Ryan on their victory, and well done to Jasmine and Alistair for running them close! Kate Scarborough, of the Dundee Mooting Soc

The last power devolved to Holyrood by legislation enacted following the 2014 independence referendum has been transferred. The Scotland Act 2016 devolves powers in various areas and was introduced following the cross-party Smith Commission agreement.

A man has admitted that he tried to rob a bank because he wanted to be sent to a prison rumoured to have the best food. William Gallagher, 68, appeared in court in Wisconsin less than a year after leaving prison in New Jersey.

A lawyer has cast doubt on the effectiveness of new powers to be given to victims of serious crimes to challenge Parole Board decisions on the release of prisoners. The reforms have been introduced following the case of John Worboys, the black-cab rapist.

The UK government has failed to give assurances that it will not repeal or replace the Human Rights Act – a stark contrast to its proclaimed commitment to "shared values of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms" – the House of Lords EU Justice Sub-Committee has stated. T

Some of the families being represented at the fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the Clutha helicopter disaster are hoping to gain funding from charity. A hearing before Sheriff Principal Craig Turnbull at Glasgow Sheriff Court heard that legal aid has been partially granted to the families of Samuel

The number of people found guilty of drink driving has gone up for the first time in 10 years, official statistics show. The figures indicate that 3,646 people were convicted of driving while under the influence of alcohol in 2016-17, an increase of three per cent on 2015-16's figure of 3,537.

Cullen Kilshaw is to move to new premises in Jedburgh next year. The law firm has purchased the Royal Bank of Scotland building which it hopes will be renovated and ready to open its doors by the end of February 2019.

The Scotsman has published an obituary for Professor Alan Watson, the renowned legal scholar who passed away last month at the age of 85. "One of the outstanding legal scholars of the last hundred years, Alan Watson was recognised around the world. With his death we lose yet another link that took u

The Sheriff Principal of Glasgow and Strathkelvin has published his reasons for refusing an application to participate in the fatal accident inquiry into the Clutha helicopter crash by the half-sister of the pilot who died in the disaster. Evelyn Mitchell argued that her involvement in the FAI would

The "unnecessary" UK law curbing the powers of the Scottish Parliament is undermining devolution and should now be repealed, Constitutional Relations Secretary Michael Russell has said. In an update to the House of Commons, Cabinet Office Minister, David Lidington, confirmed "significant progress" i

Macdonald Henderson has appointed Stacy Campbell as commercial property director. Ms Campbell joins the firm from Lindsays, where she held a similar role.