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Julie Greig gives her top tips for virtual court hearings. I was recently involved in an evidential hearing in the Commercial Court of the Court of Session, which was set down over eight days and took place by WebEx.

Evidence is urgently required to show whether all hospital patients discharged to care homes during the height of the coronavirus pandemic were moved lawfully, the Law Society of Scotland has said. The society has called on the Scottish government to provide data on the legal basis of the transfers,

New cases registered have risen to 78 per cent of the average monthly pre-Covid level, new figures from the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service show. The figures show the volumes of cases being progressed each month in the High Court, Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court from April 20

When a school teacher told the teenage Iain Smith he should downgrade his ambition to become a lawyer and focus on becoming a paralegal instead, it could have gone one of two ways: he could have thrown in the towel there and then or he could have resolved to work harder than ever to prove it was the

The International Bar Association (IBA) will be hosting two events with a focus on Scotland tonight. From 6pm GMT, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, will be in conversation with Mark Ellis, IBA executive director. You can find out more and register here.

The Lord Justice General, Lord Carloway has issued a practice note aimed at reducing the current summary case backlog, whilst ensuring physical distancing, in the sheriff courts. Currently, many summary sheriff court cases resolve on the day when the trial is scheduled by an agreed guilty plea betwe

A new report has made 81 recommendations for improving police complaints handling, investigations and misconduct issues, having identified many poor practices. The report, produced following an independent review jointly commissioned in June 2018 and undertaken by Dame Elish Angiolini QC, assessed t

Ruaridh Cole has been made up to partner at Burness Paull. Mr Cole is a member of the firm’s funds team and specialises in the formation, structuring and closing of private investment funds and acts for institutional investors in relation to their investments in funds around the world.

Slavery’s legacy in the Highlands and Islands is to be examined this week in a programme on BBC Alba.

A petition has been lodged for judicial review of the decision by Highland Council to approve plans for the proposed spaceport development in Sutherland. Development agency Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) intends to create Space Hub Sutherland on land owned by Melness Crofters Estate on

Clyde and Co successfully defended a claim on behalf of First Group before the All-Scotland Personal Injury Court. The claim centred on whether a collision between a bus and a van was caused by the negligence of the bus driver or the unexpected occurrence of black ice.

Legal experts have highlighted their concerns with the Scottish government’s controversial Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill. Senior representatives of the Faculty of Advocates, the Law Society of Scotland, the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, as well as Police Scotla

The Scottish Land Commission has set out a series of proposals to the Scottish government on how regional land use partnerships could help Scotland its climate action and help support green economic recovery.

A Holyrood committee has called on the Scottish government to set out how it intends to address the "gendered" impact of the pandemic while also having regard to "intersectional" issues. As part of the Scottish Parliament’s Equalities and Human Rights Committee pre-budget scrutiny, MSPs heard

Burges Salmon has announced the appointment of dispute resolution practitioner Ewan McIntyre, who will be based in the firm’s Edinburgh office. Prior to joining Burges Salmon, Mr McIntyre has held a range of senior management roles including being a partner at Burness Paull for eight year