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David McKie German car manufacturer Volkswagen may be forced to compensate motorists if they bought cars affected by the the rigged emissions tests scandal.

Lord Carloway The Criminal Sheriff Appeal Court and Sheriff Personal Injury Court have begun operating in Edinburgh as part of an overhaul of Scotland's courts system.

Gerry McAlinden QC Almost 400 people in Northern Ireland's courts have been left without legal representation due to an ongoing protest against legal aid cuts.

Dominic Grieve A former Attorney General has said the killing of two British ISIS militants in Syria could be challenged in court.

Lord Morris of Aberavon Former attorney general to Tony Blair, Lord Morris of Aberavon, has called the delays in the Chilcot inquiry “disgraceful”, adding its chairman has “lost control”.

Liberty director Shami Chakrabarti British civil liberties pressure group Liberty will be "more vigilant and active" in Scotland, director Shami Chakrabarti told an audience of lawyers in Edinburgh yesterday.

Lorna Davis Following the decision of the EAT in Scotland's first social media misconduct case, Lorna Davis discusses the guidelines that can be drawn from the emerging caselaw.

George Osborne The UK government is bringing forward legislation to improve the governance of the Bank of England and consolidate its financial regulation powers.

Former Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg A new report on privacy says British intelligence services should retain the power to collect data on the private communications of UK citizens en masse but that existing laws should be revised to respect individuals' privacy.

Deputy first minister John Swinney MSP The Scottish Government has thrown its weight behind calls for more powers to be included in the new devolution legislation working its way through Parliament.

The High Court in London is to hear a challenge by two MPs to the UK government's surveillance law. The Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 (DRIPA) was fast-tracked through the Commons in only three days last July after the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled the existing powers were

An act from 1979 allowing referendums for a Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly is among legislation being recommended for repeal by the law commissions. A report published by the Law Commission for England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission proposes clearing away more than 200 old laws th

Campaigners trying to overturn the election of Liberal Democrat MP for Orkney and Shetland, Alistair Carmichael, have lodged a petition at the Court of Session. Following Mr Carmichael's admission he was responsible for a memo suggesting that Nicola Sturgeon wanted David Cameron to be returned to of

Richard Keen QC The UK government has announced that Richard Keen QC has been appointed as the Advocate General for Scotland.

Professor Adam Tomkins Professor Adam Tomkins has been appointed as an unpaid adviser to the Secretary of State for Scotland, David Mundell.