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Douglas Mill (pictured) sounds a note of caution about the increasing number of pupils being admitted to study law with the hopes of entering the profession. Some of you will have noticed a recent article telling us what a wonderful thing it is that students starting a law degree in Scotland are up

The president of the Family Division in England and Wales, Sir James Munby (pictured), has said there are “serious lacunae” in the law on cross-border issues between Scotland and England. Sir James’ comments come in the wake of a hearing to determine if two teenagers from northwest England cou

Graham Ogilvy The UK Government has wisely rowed back on its proposed Foreign Workers’ Directive which was produced with a flourish at last week’s Conservative Party conference by a Home Secretary playing to a xenophobic gallery.

Gillian Rushbury, partner at BLM BLM has welcomed the introduction of the first online portal for launching court actions in Scotland as the “start of court action for the Netflix generation”.

Judith Robertson The Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has released its Annual Report 2015-2016, covering submissions to the United Nations as well as its work on housing rights and other issues over the past year.

Michael Matheson The interests of Scotland’s unique justice system must be protected as part of the UK’s negotiations with the EU, according to Justice Secretary Michael Matheson.

Glen Gilson Gilson Gray has secured the “Best M&A Law Firm – Scotland” at the Acquisitions International M & A awards 2016.

Gordon MacRae Humanist Society Scotland (HSS) has called on the Scottish government to show “moral leadership” by repealing Scotland’s blasphemy law. The call comes in response to a new international report on discrimination and persecution against the non-religious by the International Humani

Tickets for a superb evening of food and dance in aid of charities fighting slavery and trafficking are going fast – the deadline for booking your place at the Tumbling Lassie Ball is this Sunday, 15 January! The Ball, preceded by a free seminar, will return for its second year on Saturday 28 Janu

Fiona Hyslop The Scottish government has no plans to introduce statutory measures – equivalent to section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013 – to incentivise members of the press in Scotland to sign up to a state approved regulator, Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop has confirmed.

Annabelle Ewing A bill to reform contract law on third party rights has been introduced to Parliament.

A divorced wife who took almost all of the available cash when her marriage ended 15 years ago has won an order mandating that her husband must support her for life because she has spent all the money. Maria Mills, 51, won £230,000 in addition to £1,100 in monthly maintenance payments after she sp

Gillian Craig Contractual third party rights, one of Scotland’s most antiquated and inflexible laws is about to get the 21st century treatment as a new bill was introduced last week in the Scottish Parliament, writes Gillian Craig.

Shepherd & Wedderburn’s commercial litigation team has secured a favourable ruling for their clients in The Trustees of the Johnston Press Pension Plan and others v. Sedgwick Noble Lowndes Limited and Mercer CSOH 21, a decision that confirms the common-sense approach applied by the Scottish co

The widow of a scuba diving enthusiast who was killed in an accident will not be able to pursue her claim for damages against the owners and operators of a vessel from which her late husband fell and drowned, but appeal judges ruled that she will be able to sue as guardian to their young child. The