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As readers will no doubt be aware, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has applied from 25 May 2018. Six months on, Daradjeet Jagpal carries out an initial appraisal of four key aspects of the GDPR and provides his thoughts on what lies ahead. Transparency

The celebrated US attorney, David Rudolf, has thanked the Scottish Criminal Bar Association for a “great” evening of discussion. Mr Rudolf was the guest at a special event in Glasgow and gave a talk about the case of Michael Peterson, a novelist in North Carolina who was accused of murde

Most people in Scotland support reforms that would allow people to self-declare their gender, according to the results of a consultation. The Scottish government survey supported proposals to create a legally recognised third gender for people who identify as neither male nor female.

Morton Fraser is growing its medical negligence team with the appointment of senior solicitor Derek Couper. Mr Couper who has a breadth of experience in dealing with medical negligence cases and also specialises in birth injury and fatal cases is joining Morton Fraser from the medical negligence tea

A Scots lawyer who overcharged clients by thousands of pounds, including one case which resulted in £116,000 compensation being paid out from the Law Society of Scotland’s client protection fund, has been struck off the roll of solicitors after being guilty of “professional miscond

Scotland’s prosecutors have begun training in preparation for the coming into force of new domestic abuse legislation next year. The Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 creates a new offence of "abusive behaviour in relation to a partner or ex-partner" where physical and sexual violence, psycho

Criminal defence lawyers in England and Wales have welcomed Lord Chancellor David Gauke's announcement of a one per cent increase in legal aid fees. The announcement followed the end of the UK government's consultation on its earlier proposal to increase spending on the revised Advocates Graduated F

President Donald Trump has become embroiled in a row with America's top judge after the president blamed a court defeat for the government on an "Obama judge". Justice John Roberts, Chief Justice of the United States, hit back in defence of the independence of the judiciary after Trump criticised Ju

An independent review into allegations of a bullying culture at NHS Highland will be conducted by John Sturrock QC. Health Secretary Jeane Freeman had previously announced plans for an independent review to look into the allegations that were raised in September.

Sixty-one new solicitors were admitted to the profession at the Law Society of Scotland’s latest Admission Ceremony which took place on Friday at the Signet Library in Edinburgh.

Law students from under-represented groups have been finding out more about the benefits of a legal career in government.

Humanists have written to Scottish government secretaries Aileen Campbell and Humza Yousaf to call for Scotland’s common law offence against blasphemy to be dropped in forthcoming legislation covering hate crime. A letter from Humanist Society Scotland calls the retention of the common la

The University of St Andrews has launched court action against a company which is selling its own version of the university's iconic red gown at a discount. The university sells gowns for £159 each, but an Australian company called Churchill Gowns is now offering red "St Andrews" gowns online

Advisers are increasingly optimistic that partnerships with accountants and solicitors will help drive new business in the year ahead, research from Prudential shows. Its 2018 Adviser Barometer found that 57 per cent of advisers are expecting an increase in leads from law firms and accountancy pract

Twenty years after the establishment of a full-time European Court of Human Rights guaranteeing a right of individual petition to over 800 million Europeans, the President of the court Guido Raimondi hailed the establishment of the court in 1998 as a landmark in the development of international hum