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Legal appeals in civil cases from Scotland decided from today will now need permission from judges before they reach the UK’s highest court, following changes made in the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014. The provisions mean that a party wishing to overturn decisions of the Inner House of the Cou

Lord Carloway Four advocates – Roisin Higgins, Dr Kirsty Hood,Shelagh McCall and Dr Joseph Morrow – have taken silk after being approved by Her Majesty for “the rank and dignity” of Queen’s Counsel.

Hundreds of people are expected to enjoy a taste of life in the Faculty of Advocates as part of Edinburgh Doors Open Day 2015.

Professor Alan Page The Dean's Medal is to be given to a University of Dundee graduate at the School of Law's annual awards ceremony this evening.

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The Scottish Parliament’s Local Government and Regeneration Committee want to hear from people across Scotland as it begins its examination of the Footway Parking and Double Parking (Scotland) Bill. The bill aims to make it illegal to park on footways (pavements) and make pavements safer by stoppi

New court rules drafted by the Scottish Civil Justice Council (SCJC) which will implement key reforms to Scotland’s civil courts system come into effect later this month. A raft of significant changes to the civil courts and civil procedure of Scotland will take effect at the start of the new lega

Angela Constance Ministers have been forced to consider emergency amendments to the law on Scotland's system for protecting vulnerable citizens after it emerged higher level criminal background checks are so excessive they might breach applicants' article 8 rights under theEuropean Convention on Hum

A man detained in the State Hospital for more than 17 years who complained that the lack of any means by which he can be transferred to prison breaches his human rights has had his legal challenge refused. John Johnstone sought judicial review of the failures by the Scottish Ministers to provide suf

Pictured (l-r): Jonathan Guy and Murray McCall Anderson Strathern has appointed partner Jonathan Guy as the new head of its expanded insurance and health & safety unit.

Graham Ogilvy When Lord Hewart, the liberal Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales for much of the 1920s and all of the 1930s, issued his famous dictum, often paraphrased as: "Not only must Justice be done; it must also be seen to be done", Britain's newspapers were in rude health with national tit

Lord Advocate Frank Mulholland QC The Scottish government will introduce legislation to create new domestic abuse offences and criminalise the distribution of "revenge porn", First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced yesterday.

Nicola Sturgeon The accountability of Police Scotland will be subject to discussion at a summit hosted by the Scottish government later this month, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced yesterday.

Alistair Carmichael MP Proceedings in the Election Court will be broadcast live for the first time after the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service reached an agreement with STV for the hearing to be streamed live on the internet.

Eighty jobs have been saved but 42 lost following the news that McClure Naismith appointed administrators on Friday as it was no longer able to deal with its debt and other liabilities after years of declining revenues. The firm appointed FRP Advisory partners Tom MacLennan and Iain Fraser, who also