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Victims of historic miscarriages of justice cannot claim back "bed and board" costs deducted from their compensation for the time they spent in prison. Last year, the Conservatives scrapped the policy of making such deductions in the wake of the high-profile Andrew Malkinson case.

BTO is to run a webinar this month to take the legal traineeship experience to law students virtually. Four BTO trainees who have experience of working in a range of departments within the firm will form a panel and share their experiences.

A law firm has been ordered to pay £2,400 in costs to another firm after the Intellectual Property Office concluded that it had sought to register a trade mark in order to prevent its rival from using the same mark rather than to use it for itself. Harper Macleod LLP applied for registration o

Weightmans has welcomed a new partner to its litigation team in Glasgow. Carolyn Morgan, formerly of Harper Macleod, specialises in litigation work and covers a wide range of commercial and contractual disputes with a particular focus on contested executory estate and real estate litigation. As well

The Law Society of Scotland has granted extended rights of audience to nine solicitor advocates in a ceremony held at the Court of Session in Edinburgh.

A former councillor caught with child sex abuse images has been given a community payback order. A mobile phone belonging to Ewan Dillon was found to contain 58 indecent photographs of girls aged between five and 15.

The head of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has refused to resign following a damning report into the watchdog's handling of the Andrew Malkinson case. Mr Malkinson wrongly served 17 years behind bars after being convicted in rape in 2004. He steadfastly maintained his innocence and his

Thorntons has announced 22 new promotions across its Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee, Perth, Inverness and St Andrews operations following a year of exceptional growth.

The UK government's plans for digital verification are unclear as they stand, according to a data protection expert at Thorntons LLP. The proposals form part of a new Digital Information and Smart Data Bill, introduced as part of the King’s speech. The UK government said the bill, which will a

An English pupil barrister who swore throughout an ethics exam has been fined £500. Jack Henry Sadler told the Bar Standards Board (BSB) that he was unaware – despite being told – that he could be heard and was being recorded during the professional ethics assessment, which he took

Rudy Giuliani, former federal prosecutor, New York City mayor and legal adviser to Donald Trump, has been disbarred in the state after a court found he repeatedly made false statements about Mr Trump's 2020 election loss. The decision, handed down by a New York Appeals Court in Manhattan, states tha

When it came to finding career inspiration, Scottish Solicitors Bar Association (SSBA) president Simon Brown didn’t have to look much further than his own front room. Though, when he was a child growing up in Irvine, his mum Louise was a teacher and dad Matthew an engineer, by the time Brown w

Morag McEwan has joined Westwater Advocate, having called to the bar. Specialising in family law and child law, she is experienced in litigation arising from the breakdown of relationships and in cases involving high net worth individuals and complex assets including partnerships, trusts and compani

A Pakistani healthcare worker who was refused permission to stay in the UK as a skilled worker after previously attempting to claim political asylum in 2021 and being placed on immigration bail has been refused a judicial review of the Home Secretary’s decision. Petitioner AH initially entered

When Gilson Gray LLP appointed David Winnie to lead its sports offering in May this year, he arrived with a distinct advantage. Heading up the firm’s new sports and immigration specialism and working alongside its corporate team, Mr Winnie is not only a solicitor with 15 years’ experienc