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New figures published today by the Home Office show that only 31,400 EU citizens have applied for settled status in Scotland, out of about 200,000 EU citizens resident north of the border. Across the UK, fewer than 300,000 EU citizens – under 10 per cent of those believed to be currently resid

The immigration detention centre at Heathrow Airport has come under fire from an independent watchdog for holding people for "inhumane" periods. A new report from the centre's Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) notes that some detainees have been held for up to four-and-a-half years before being rel

John Mulholland has become the new president of the Law Society of Scotland after taking over from Alison Atack at today's meeting of the Law Society of Scotland's decision-making Council, while Perth-based solicitor, Amanda Millar, became the new vice president. Mr Mulholland said: “It’

Agreements between businesses and individuals occur on a daily basis, but what does it take to make them legally binding? Peter Begbie explains. A written contract is a common – and often most advisable – way of legally formalising an agreement. However, it is also possible to establish

The Scotch Whisky Association’s legal team has been awarded the best Not For Profit Organisation Team of the Year at the World Trademark Review Awards in Boston.

A vet has been suspended from the register for six months after stealing a newborn puppy and telling its rightful owners that it died. Zahra Rafiq, 29, delivered a litter of six French bulldogs but told owner Safinah Mhagrh, 29, that five had been delivered and one had died, The Times reports.

Northern Ireland's Lord Chief Justice, Sir Declan Morgan, indicated yesterday that he is "minded to quash" the search warrants linked to the raids on the homes and office of two Northern Ireland journalists. Journalists Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey brought judicial review proceedings to th

A man found guilty of murder who claimed that the trial judge’s decision to refuse to allow part of a 999 call to be played in court, during which recording a voice could be heard saying words to the effect that one of his co-accused “did it”, has had an appeal against his convicti

Women in the Law UK, a professional development and support organisation for female lawyers, will hold its first event in Glasgow this month. Entitled “Jobs for the girls: how to progress in your career with confidence”, the event will take place at the offices of Harper Macleod LLP in t

A motorist accused of speeding who claimed that a notice of intended prosecution was invalid because it bore a digital signature of the former chief constable has had his appeal rejected. John Scrymgeour-Wedderburn challenged the competency of the prosecution on the basis that the notice includ

A lawyer who had already been suspended for stealing wine has been disbarred after preying on a client during her divorce. Rodger W. Moore was suspended in 2015 for stealing three bottles of wine and olive oil in an incident in 2012.

For the second year in succession, Harper Macleod has announced a large round of promotions in which female lawyers represent two-thirds of those making the step up.

Shepherd and Wedderburn has appointed Yvonne Brady to the new role of head of diversity, development and inclusion. Ms Brady, a senior partner, is responsible for all of Shepherd and Wedderburn’s diversity and inclusion initiatives, and maximising their impact for the benefit of colleagues and

Holyrood’s Justice Committee is to hold its first evidence session on a Scottish government proposal to extend the presumption against short sentences from three months or less to twelve months or less. Although courts would retain the power to sentence as they see fit, the legislation would m

Nicola Edgar looks at English proposals to overhaul the medical negligence regime. Sir Rupert Jackson, a former Court of Appeal Judge whose views have previously formed the basis of government policy, has set out radical proposals for overhauling the medical negligence law and procedures for handlin