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New guidance for Scottish solicitors on publishing pricing aims to help consumers better understand the cost of legal advice and services. The new guidance from the Law Society of Scotland means solicitor firms offering legal services to the public are encouraged to publish indicative price informat

Stephen Webster considers the issues surrounding the reform of commercial leases. This year, following an extensive stakeholder consultation exercise, the Scottish Law Commission (SLC) is expected to make important recommendations for the reform of six areas of Scots law relating to the termination

The House of Lords' Economic Affairs Committee has launched an inquiry into the economics of Universal Credit. The committee will examine whether the welfare reform is meeting its original objectives and whether the policy assumptions reflected in its design are appropriate for different groups

Northern Ireland's Attorney General John Larkin QC has been sworn in as a temporary High Court judge. Mr Larkin, whose term as chief legal adviser to the Northern Ireland Executive began in 2010 and was recently renewed until June 2020, is the first law officer to sit on the bench.

Rights concerns about policing, prisons and access to justice have been raised with the United Nations in the latest report from the Scottish Human Rights Commission. The commission has raised nearly 200 human rights concerns in its latest report to the UN on the implementation of the Inte

The new Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Advocates is Roddy Dunlop QC. Mr Dunlop was the sole nomination to succeed Angela Grahame QC, who stepped down after three-and-a-half years in office.

Police responding to reports of a child calling for help were relieved to find that the screams were, in fact, coming from a goat. A man in Ottawa called police after hearing what sounded like a child calling for help from a nearby wooded area, CBC reports.

Natalie Mortimer has joined Aberdein Considine as the head of compliance for the lender services practice group. Ms Mortimer has come to the firm from Virgin Money where she was head of risk, compliance and quality. She brings over 15 years’ experience in a range of risk-related roles in finan

TLT has expanded its international trade team with the appointment of EU, regulatory and trade expert Ayla Skene as of counsel. Ms Skene has spent time in Canada and has experience advising clients internationally. Ms Skene brings expertise in subsidies, competition, public procurement and public la

In this video from Edinburgh Law School's International Legitimacy Interview Series, Dr Cormac Mac Amhlaigh speaks with Professor Samantha Besson of the Collège de France about a posthumous paper of the late Ronald Dworkin.

Gilson Gray has expanded into Tayside with a new Dundee office. Located on South Tay Street, the Dundee team will be providing the firm's full range of services, from legal and property services to financial advice.

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) in Ireland has launched statutory inquiries into practices at tech companies Google and Tinder. The watchdog said it had received complaints from consumer organisations across the EU in relation to Google's processing of location data and transparency surrounding

A bill proposing a Scottish Pubs Code to govern the relationship between tenants and owners of tied pubs and to establish the office of Scottish Pubs Code Adjudicator has been introduced at Holyrood by Labour MSP Neil Bibby. The proposal, which has won cross-party support, was also strongly supporte

A solicitor has been found guilty of professional misconduct and fined £10,000 after being convicted of road traffic offences. Martha Anne Rafferty was fined the sum by the Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal.

The European Law Journal's editorial board and advisory board have resigned en masse in protest of alleged editorial interference by its publisher. In a statement published online, the legal academics said multinational publisher Wiley had refused to give control and authority over editorial appoint