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Bobby Lindsay has been appointed a lecturer in private law at the University of Glasgow.  Mr Lindsay studied for his LLB at Glasgow and for the BCL at the University of Oxford, before returning to Glasgow to complete his PhD.

Edinburgh Law School PhD candidate Álvaro García Martínez has been awarded the prize of "Laureate of the Arbitration Academy 2018". Mr Martínez was awarded the prize for his essay on the topic “Is there a need to reform the New York Convention of 10 June 1958?&rdquo

Scottish Labour has called for a full governmental review of the use of remand after a new analysis by the party revealed that prisoners are more likely to die in prison if they are on remand. The new analysis highlights that remand prisoners – the majority of whom are awaiting trial, and thus

Via@LawSocPresident: The heads of the Law Societies of England and Wales; Scotland; and Northern Ireland are pictured above in a photo celebrating the first time in which the presidents of the UK's three solicitor bodies are women.  

Scotland's commercial property sector stands to benefit from proposed reforms to business rates – on which the Scottish government is currently consulting, writes Alan Cook. The Scottish government's consultation paper sets out its proposed approach to various aspects of the Barclay Review of

Intellectual property firm Marks & Clerk has been named an official corporate sponsor of Banchory Beer Festival in Deeside for the second year running as the event continues to go from strength to strength. The bi-annual event, held at the Deeside Rugby Club Pitches in Banchory, is a festival of

The number of debt decrees registered against Scottish businesses rose sharply during the first half of 2018, according to figures released today by Registry Trust. Registry Trust is the non-profit organisation which collects decree and judgment information from jurisdictions across the British Isle

A specialist court pilot for handling financial disputes in divorces will be expanded across England and Wales after its initial success, The Brief reports. Sir James Mundy, the outgoing senior family judge in England and Wales, announced that the pilot would be tested in nine more regions

A judge ordered that a defendant's mouth be duct-taped after he interrupted court proceedings a dozen times. Judge John Russo, in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, warned Franklyn Williams, 32, to be quiet at least 12 times over the course of 30 minutes.

In the latest of our occasional series, Graham Ogilvy visits Inveraray Jail and Courthouse. Inveraray Jail and Courthouse occupy one of the most beautiful locations of any of Scotland’s legal establishments and is well worth a visit.

Nicola Tully and Thomas Giddens have been appointed as lecturers at Dundee University. Ms Tully has taught law at further and higher education institutions for almost 20 years. She studied at the University of Abertay (now Abertay University), graduating in 1997 with a BA (Hons) in Law and a Di

French lawmakers have approved a new law creating offences around street harassment and child rape. MPs voted in favour of the law on Wednesday night with 92 in favour and none against, though left-wing lawmakers abstained because they felt the law did not go far enough.

Harper Macleod has marked its 30th year in business by announcing record profits in its most recent financial year – its seventh consecutive year of profit growth. The firm saw profits pass the £10 million mark for the first time ever, with a 4.2 per cent increase to £10.2m on turn

An educational initiative teaching school pupils oral advocacy skills is looking for legal tutors. The School Mock Court Case Project runs an educational programme through an inter-school competition that sees school children argue a mock trial in a real court in front of a sheriff.