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Law students and graduates from under-represented groups have been finding out more about a legal career in government. Around 30 students and graduates from across Scotland from a minority ethnic or socio-economically disadvantaged background or who are disabled attended the taster day at the Scott

The second conference in a collaboration between the Universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow in international law – 'Glasginburgh 200' – will take place next year.

An exhibition celebrating the centenary of the admission of women to the legal profession is the subject of the latest Law Pod UK podcast. Episode 99 sees Rosalind Wright CB QC discuss the first 100 years of women in law with Rosalind English.

Brodies LLP this week welcomed a Chinese delegation responsible for developing, coordinating, implementing and enforcing immigration law in China.

DWF's Scottish corporate team have advised the majority shareholders of Partick Thistle Football Club Limited on the sale of around 55 per cent of the shares in Partick Thistle to Three Black Cats Limited, a company wholly owned by Partick Thistle fan and Euromillions winner, Colin Weir. Paul Pignat

A newly-published author is helping to write a fresh chapter in the story of the Tumbling Lassie, and boosting her fundraising appeal. Stephen O’Rourke QC, has pledged one third of royalties from his début novel, a historical thriller called The Crown Agent, to the appeal.

Wild goose will remain on the menu in Scotland as a pilot legalising the sale of the meat has been extended to the end of January next year. The sale of wild geese was stopped after World War Two when the netting of the birds threatened their extinction.

A cattle farmer has been fined €6,000 because of the smell of dung and hay on his farm. Nicolas Bardy was ordered to pay the sum to his neighbours after a judge ruled that they had been disturbed by the smell.

The future of the internet is under threat from a "legal arms race" between jurisdictions unilaterally introducing quick-fix measures to address regulatory challenges, a landmark report has warned. Greater international cooperation is required to tackle issues including online extremism, data privac

A new bill makes it a legal requirement for health boards to to provide direct access to forensic medical services for alleged victims of sex crimes. Alleged victims of rape and sexual assault will be able to refer themselves for forensic examination without having to report a crime to police,

On 23 December 1919, the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act was passed, allowing women to be admitted to the professions. On 12 December, the Law Society of Scotland and Women in Law Scotland are hosting an event to celebrate this seminal date in legal history.

A court in Egypt has ruled a woman should take an equal share in an inheritance with her brothers in a landmark case, The Times reports. Lawyer Huda Nasrallah, 40, brought the case to the court in Helwan, south of Cairo, with her brothers' support.

One of the world’s top scholars on international law will give a public lecture at the University of Aberdeen next month. Professor Gerry Simpson, of the London School of Economics, will deliver a retrospective on a century of war crimes trials during which he will discuss the Nuremberg and To

If you want to gain a better understanding of how to make your money work harder from both a personal and client point of view then be sure to attend the Scottish Young Lawyers' Association event at Golden Square Wealth Management in Aberdeen tonight.

Katy Wedderburn and Kirsty Fryer look at the 2020 gender pay gap regime. On 8th March 2019, the Scottish government published its first gender pay gap action plan which aims to further reduce the gender pay gap in Scotland by 2021. It is reported that in 2018, the gender pay gap for full-time employ