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New specialised evidence facilities in Glasgow have been formally opened. The Glasgow Evidence and Hearings Suite provides facilities to let child witnesses pre-record their evidence and for vulnerable witnesses to give evidence remotely. The suite also provides hearing rooms for the Additional Supp

Leonie Burke has joined Aberdein Considine as a partner in Edinburgh. Ms Burke is accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as both a family law specialist and as a family law mediator.

As you would expect of properties in Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, the Faculty of Advocates’ Lord Reid Building and Mackenzie Building are steeped in history. The Lord Reid Building, behind 142 High Street, is within an enclosed court and accessed via the pend known as New Assembly Close. It h

Serco's lock-change evictions of asylum seekers without court orders are lawful, the Inner House of the Court of Session has ruled in a judgment whose implications have been described as "deeply concerning". Upholding the judgment of the Outer House, judges said that the Home Office contractor did n

The Crown Office has said the evidence in relation to the events surrounding the death of Sheku Bayoh in May 2015 does not warrant prosecution. It said the decision had been made after a “thorough review” but added a prosecution could be brought in the future if new facts come to light.

Thorntons has become an accredited Living Wage Employer through Living Wage Scotland this week. Thorntons’ director of people Shirley Phillips said: “At Thorntons, we have always focussed on creating a positive working environment where everyone is treated fairly. We value all of our col

A solicitor has been elected to represent Scotland at a global level as part of a worldwide professional network. Ian Macdonald, partner at Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP, was re-elected as a STEP (The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners) council member following a members’ vote, a

A reader responds to the news that the use of wigs, gowns and robes will be further reduced in Scotland's courts. Professor John Cairns is right. Tinkering with important parts of our heritage for politically correct reasons may be an error of judgment.

It is certainly an interesting time for the renewables industry in Scotland. Despite ongoing political (and consequent economic) uncertainty, the revival of the on-shore wind sector following the post Renewables Obligation Certificates (ROCs) downturn continues apace, and shows no sign of slowing do

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Prosecutors in Spain are preparing to reactivate the European arrest warrant (EAW) issued against former Catalan government minister Clara Ponsatí, a professor at the University of St Andrews, in relation to a disputed 2017 independence referendum. Professor Ponsatí, 62, took a secondm

There are two new cases, both of which develop the jurisprudence on the use of the inherent jurisdiction of the courts in child law matters, and both matters in which SKO has acted. Judgment in NY (A Child) was handed down by the Supreme Court yesterday with SKO acting pro bono for one the intervene

The former head of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has called for the establishment of a parliamentary commissioner for the environment and a dedicated environment court after Brexit. Professor Campbell Gemmell, professor of environment policy, regulation and governance at Universi

Patients have been left permanently scarred and unable to get compensation because of weak regulation of cosmetic surgery, according to a BBC investigation. The introduction of a compulsory register of cosmetic surgeons was recommended by a UK government review in 2013, but a voluntary register was

Public procurement policy and practice, when it comes to facilitating SME involvement, seems to be focused solely upon ensuring there are opportunities at a sub-contract level. But, asks Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie legal director Roddy Cormack, does this focus miss the sweet spot in terms of ac