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The European Court of Justice (ECJ) will give its ruling on the SNP's attempt to crack down on cheap alcohol this week. The issue ended up in court after MSPs approved the plans for minimum unit pricing (MUP) in 2013.
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A new justice centre in Inverness which will offer digital and other justice services throughout the Highlands has been approved by the Scottish government. Details of investment in the new Inverness Justice Centre were unveiled within the Scottish budget.
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The Faculty of Advocates’ Choir will be performing its 20th consecutive Christmas carol concert this week, raising funds for the homeless. The concert is in St Andrew’s and St George’s West Church, George Street, Edinburgh, on Friday, 11 December, and has an earlier than usual starting time of
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Simon Allison Simon Allison discusses the perils of the office Christmas party including the alcohol-induced Public Display of (office) Affection.
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Alison Reid The Faculty of Advocates is hosting the launch of a publication aimed at helping youngsters to maintain contact with siblings after a split in the family.
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Lord Hamilton Two distinguished legal figures from either side of the border are to be the speakers at a special event to mark Human Rights Day and European Lawyers Day being staged by the Faculty of Advocates and JUSTICE Scotland.
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The Supreme Court of Mexico has ruled that the growing, possession and smoking of marijuana for recreational purposes is legal – but only for the four plaintiffs in the case it considered. Five justices ruled 4-1 in favour of the argument that smoking marijuana is a right under “free development
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Officials at a prison in Brazil have caught a mouse being used by prisoners to shuttle drugs and other contraband items around the jail. The mouse-turned-drug-mule was spotted running through a corridor with a “bag of drugs” tied to its tail said Gean Carlos Gomes, director of Barra da Grota pri
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John Swinney Deputy First Minister John Swinney has accepted a recommendation that will see Scotland with a comprehensive information service about any piece of land or property in Scotland.
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Richard Lochhead Legislation to protect Scotland's livestock from Bovine Tuberculosis (TB) has come into effect.
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Graham Ogilvy Preparations for next year's edition of Scottish Legal News Annual Review 2016 are now well underway.
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David Cameron Prime Minister David Cameron has defended new anti-extremism laws that give academic bodies a legal duty to address signs of extremism on campus.
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The Criminal Appeal Court has “very strongly” suggested that consideration should be given to changing the rules on the instruction of solicitor advocates, in disposing of an appeal claiming “defective representation”. In refusing an appeal against conviction by Ahmad Yazdanparast, who was f
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Forfar Bridies Two bakers in Angus have launched a bid to secure EU protected food status for the Forfar bridie .
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Trish McLellan The Law Society of Scotland is extending access to a confidential support and advice service to all of its registered paralegals.
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