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The Faculty of Advocates has sounded a note of caution about making changes to an important piece of family law legislation. The Scottish government is reviewing Part 1 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 which covers parental responsibilities and rights, and contact and residence orders.

A solicitor who left a man with permanent sight damage after headbutting him at a youth rugby match has been banned from practising, The Times reports. Gavin Dowell, 52, was struck off after the attack on his friend Mark Scoble during their sons' match.

A decade since the crash and after numerous mergers, Scotland's law firms have emerged fighting fit – posting strong results for the latest financial year. In the year to 30 April 2018, Brodies' revenues grew to £68.6 million, from £66.7 million in 2016/17 while profits before part

Govan Law Centre (GLC) has commenced additional legal proceedings at the Court of Session on behalf of an Iraqi asylum seeker threatened with a "DIY eviction" by Serco. The proceedings are against Serco Group plc, Compass SNI Ltd, and the Home Secretary.

The Supreme Court will be hosting several Open Days throughout the summer months. These events are completely free. The will be held on Friday 24 August - 0930 to 1630, Tuesday 28 August - 0930 to 1630, Friday 21 September - 0930 to 1630. Programme highlights on these special days:

A fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the Clutha helicopter crash will begin next April in Glasgow. Three people on a Eurocopter EC 135 died when it crashed into the Clutha bar in Glasgow in November 2013. Seven people inside the pub were also killed.

Turkey is facing a crackdown on its lawyers, with 1,539 prosecuted between 2016-18 and 103 sentenced to lengthy prison terms. A report from The Arrested Lawyers Initiative states that there has been a relentless campaign against lawyers across the country.

Livingstone Brown Solicitors is taking part in the Bank of Scotland Great Scottish Run 10K to raise funds for St Andrew's Hospice. St Andrew’s Hospice endeavours to provide a high standard of specialist palliative care to the people of Lanarkshire with multidisciplinary support for its pa

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Lifecycle Marketing (Mother and Baby) Ltd, also known as Emma’s Diary, £140,000 for illegally collecting and selling personal information belonging to more than one million people. The data broking company, which provides advice

Privacy International has this week filed an appeal challenging UK police forces' refusal to disclose information on their purchase and use of IMSI catchers. IMSI catchers are surveillance tools which mimic mobile phone towers, tricking phones into connecting with them and revealing personal informa

Almost 10 per cent of solicitors registered in Ireland are lawyers from England and Wales, a figure in part attributable to the Brexit vote. The Financial Times reports that since the beginning of 2016, 1,644 solicitors from that jurisdiction joined the Irish roll.

Terra Firma advocate Robert Sutherland is set to trek to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro next year to raise money for Team Children 1st, Scotland’s national children’s charity, who help Scotland’s families to put children first, with practical advice and with support in diff

People with "stretched" finances who are ineligible for legal aid are the least likely to instruct lawyers when they have legal problems, ministers have been told. Concern about legal advice costs has led to a spike in the number of litigants in person, the Legal Services Board said in a report to t

Senators in Argentina have rejected a proposal to overhaul the South American country's restrictive abortion laws. Abortion is currently only available in Argentina where the pregnancy has arisen from rape or where the mother's life is at risk, but lawmakers have been debating legislation allowing f

There is still time to respond to the Scottish Civil Justice Council’s consultation on the case management of family and civil partnership actions before the deadline on Wednesday, 22 August 2018. The consultation seeks views on proposals to improve the case management of family and civil