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The number of judges at the General Court of the European Union will increase next week when the court welcomes seven additional judges. The swearing into office of the seven new judges next Thursday will mark the third and final stage of European judicial reforms approved in 2015.

The murder of Dutch lawyer Derk Wiersum has been condemned as "an unacceptable attack on the legal profession" by the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE). Mr Wiersum, 44, was the lawyer for a key witness in the prosecution of alleged gangsters accused of committing five murders betwee

The Law Society of Scotland has highlighted the importance of making the legal aid system easier to navigate for members of the public and solicitors, and reiterated concerns about the sustainability of funding for the service as part of the response to a Scottish government consultation on legal ai

Should period products be freely available by law across Scotland? That is the question being posed by Holyrood’s Local Government and Communities Committee. The committee is considering a bill which would ensure everyone in Scotland who needs to use period products can obtain them free of cha

MSPs on Holyrood's Economy Committee have backed plans to limit ministers' access to statistics. At present, ministers and their staff can see market-sensitive data a day before it becomes public while they can see less sensitive publications five days before the public.

Proposals to change the way national and local elections are run in Scotland will be examined by the Scottish Parliament’s Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee. The proposals in the Scottish Elections (Reform) Bill would extend the time between elections to the Scottish Parl

A lawyer who was seeking to challenge a decision by the Pensions Ombudsman to reject a complaint against a trustee over its handling of a sale of properties has been granted permission to bring an appeal despite missing the deadline by more than four months. A judge in the Court of Session 

The Scottish Parliament’s Justice Committee is to consider new proposals on managing disputes over children when families break down. The committee is today launching a call for views to inform its scrutiny of the plans which are contained in the Scottish government’s new Children Bill.

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Hungarian minister grilled by EU about 'threats to rule of law' | The Guardian

It may be more difficult for women lawyers to reach the rank of Queen’s Counsel because of a bias against instructing them in the highest courts, Scotland’s most senior female judge has said. Lady Dorrian, the Lord Justice Clerk, said that appointments to Queen’s Counsel were broad

A legal challenge against a decision by the statutory body responsible for overseeing elections and referendums in the United Kingdom not to open an investigation into the spending by the official Vote Leave campaign in connection with the Brexit vote has been dismissed following an appeal. The High

One of the lawyers who worked on the Lockerbie bombing case has died at the age of 57. John Dunn, a career prosecutor with the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer in 2018. He passed away last Wednesday.

Scotland has taken twice as many Syrian refugees as the UK average, according to new statistics. Under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme, 18,676 people have resettled in the UK and Scotland has taken in 3,180 of them, 17 per cent of the total.

A third portrait of a woman, Lady Dorrian, the Lord Justice Clerk, is to take its place among the legal luminaries adorning the walls of Parliament Hall. The announcement of the new artwork was made at the Faculty’s event to celebrate the Centenary of Women in Law.

Jacqueline Cook explains the details of 'build to rent'. There may be no place like it but what, exactly, makes a home? Developers and planners seek to answer this question in an increasingly sophisticated residential sector, one which continues to diversify to meet evolving occupier needs. As a res