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Matt Hancock Plans for another public inquiry into the conduct of the press have been abandoned by the UK government.

Credit: Google Street View The Law Society of Scotland has successfully petitioned the Court of Session to appoint a Judicial Factor to Dalbeattie law firm Austins LLP, which ceased trading earlier this month.

Lord Drummond Young A legal bid by politicians to bring a case to the European Court of Justice on whether the UK can unilaterally withdraw its Article 50 notification will be heard by the Inner House of the Court of Session next Wednesday.

A cyclist who was struck by a 4×4 towing a trailer while taking part in a bike race has been awarded £55,000 damages. Graeme Daly, who was participating in a 10-mile team time trial event in Perth and Kinross, was seeking £110,000 following the collision in 2015.

Jonathan Cooper OBE Barrister Jonathan Cooper OBE of Doughty Street Chambers looks at the protections guaranteed by the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and the consequences of its loss, especially for the LGBT community.

Fourteen new employment judges have been appointed to the panel of judges of Employment Tribunals (Scotland). By virtue of the power conferred upon the Lord President by regulation 8 of the Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2013, Lord Carloway has appointed Clair

Lord Carloway The Lord Justice General will chair a review of the practice and procedure relating to “compatibility issues” arising in criminal proceedings in Scotland and appeals to the UK Supreme Court.

The Court of Session has confirmed legal action can go ahead determining whether the UK can unilaterally halt the Brexit process if voters deem the final deal unacceptable. The UK government has 21 days to respond to the petition, served on it by a group of MPs, MEPs and MSPs from four parties, excl

James Wolffe QC Plans to axe up to 200 staff at the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) have been reversed following a boost in public funding.

A 27-year-old who carried out a campaign of harassment against a number of women has been sentenced to 22 months in prison, made the subject of a non-harassment order and placed on the sex offenders register. Adele Rennie, a former nurse, has admitted using a host of invented aliases to carry out a

Neil Mackenzie The Faculty of Advocates has appointed a new director of training and education, Neil Mackenzie, who becomes the sixth member to hold the post.

Pictured: Olivia Laird, Morgan Forbes, Roman Burke, Anique Burke, Zosia Kuczok and Finlay McConnachie

Two crofters are seeking compensation after one of their Highland cows was allegedly impregnated by a neighbour’s bull. Bernard and Kathleen Allen, from the Isle of Lewis, claim that the Belted Galloway bull was found a number of times on land where there livestock was kept, the BBC reports.

David Lidington The UK government is planning to scrap in part the ban on prisoner voting, 12 years after a judgment from the European Court of Human Rights ruled it was unlawful.

David Rennie Stronachs LLP is once again sponsoring a category at the Aberdeen’s Sports Awards, in recognition of young volunteers working to make their communities better.