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New figures published today by the Mental Welfare Commission show a continued rise in the use of guardianship orders in Scotland, with the majority being made for people with learning disabilities and those with dementia. The commission monitors use of the welfare provisions of the Ad

People campaigning to extend adoption rights to people over the age of 18 gave evidence to the Public Petitions Committee in the Scottish Parliament this morning. During his opening remarks, Nathan Sparling said that the current law that prohibits people over the age of 18 from being adopted is at o

A new action plan aims to encourage the growth of Scottish cybersecurity research. The Scottish government and Scottish Enterprise will work with partners to explore economic growth opportunities of the increasing demand for cybersecurity goods.

Police in Scotland are to be given a 6.5 per cent pay rise, it has been announced. The award means will see "mid-point constables" benefit from a salary increase of £2,300 in addition to £6,000 in pay over the coming 31 months.

As plans for legal apprenticeships gain steam, Scottish Legal News is asking readers whether they think apprenticeships ought to be introduced in Scotland as an alternative route to qualification as a solicitor. Holyrood’s Justice Committee has called for the introduction of legal ap

Complainants in rape cases in some parts of England are being asked to hand over massive amounts of personal information in order to progress police investigations into their allegations, The Guardian reports. Assistant Commissioner Martin Hewitt, lead for adult sexual offences at the National Polic

An intriguing character from Scotland’s legal past will be brought to life for visitors to the Faculty of Advocates this weekend on Doors Open Day. A small exhibition about Peter Williamson, also known as "Indian Peter", is to be a feature of a tour of the Advocates Library as it welcomes the

As plans for legal apprenticeships gain steam, Scottish Legal News is asking readers whether they think apprenticeships ought to be introduced in Scotland as an alternative route to qualification as a solicitor. Holyrood’s Justice Committee has called for the introduction of legal ap

A former Aberdeen lawyer has been struck off the roll of solicitors for committing numerous breaches. Ian James McDougall, who had run his own firm of McDougall & Co, was suspended in June 2015 and was sequestrated in November of that year.

The High Court in Belfast has begun hearing three test cases for damages brought on behalf of people who were shot or wounded on Bloody Sunday. Three of 21 civil actions brought by Madden & Finucane Solicitors against the Ministry of Defence were selected as test writs and are being heard now.

Four Scottish law schools have ranked in the top 10 in this year's Times Good University Guide. This year saw Cambridge University take pole position, followed by Oxford and London's UCL and LSE in third and fourth respectively.

Ethiopian authorities have been condemned for their arbitrary arrest of almost 3,000 young people over the weekend. Responding to a statement by Addis Ababa’s police commissioner Major General Degefe Bede that nearly 3,000 youths were arrested in the capital and that 174 would be charged

A journalist who was sentenced to 5,000 years in prison for failing to pay libel damages amounting to £1.2 million has reflected on the state of the profession in Africa. Rodney D Sieh, editor of Liberia's FrontPageAfrica, had run a story that cast doubt on a government audit, finding $6m unac

Professor James Chalmers and Professor Fiona Leverick have endorsed a rule that would see child witnesses give all their evidence in the most serious criminal cases in advance of trial and described as "unfounded" worries that video evidence may disadvantage either the accused or the complainer

Single Employment Tribunal claims increased by 165 per cent and overall caseload by 130 per cent between April and June this year while more than £10 million has been paid out in refunds following the abolition of tribunal fees, figures from the Ministry of Justice show. Single ET cl