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Sir John Chilcot The families of British soldiers who died fighting in Iraq are warning they may take legal action against the head of the inquiry into the UK's decision to go to war and its involvement in Iraq until 2009.

Pictured (left to right): Eric Gilligan and Colin Sandilands Two partners at Stronachs LLP have been recognised by the Law Society of Scotland and the Court of Session.

Three of the world’s top judges found representatives of the Magna Carta barons not guilty of treason, in a special event organised by the UK Supreme Court and the Magna Carta 800th Anniversary Commemoration Committee. The mock trial saw two senior barristers debating whether King John’s actions

Ann Henderson More than three-quarters of people in Scotland support legal access to abortion, according to a new opinion poll commissioned by Abortion Rights Edinburgh.

Lord Neuberger Leading figures from the worlds of law, politics and academia are preparing to defend their historical alter egos from the charge of treason next week.

Derek Stillie This week's SLN Spotlight falls on Derek Stillie, an experienced commercial litigator and disputes lawyer, as well as former professional footballer, who recently joined Brodies LLP.

Robert Black QC Professor Robert Black QC has expressed concern about a "culture of unwillingness" at the Crown Office as David Gilroy's murder conviction undergoes scrutiny by the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission (SCCRC).

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has published draft technical guidance on how Scottish taxpayer status should be decided. The move comes as the Scottish Parliament prepares to set its own Scottish rate of income tax (SRIT) from April 2016, as enabled by the provisions of the Scotland Act 2012.

The UK's Supreme Court saw a record 105,000 visitors in 2014/15, almost a third more than in 2013/14, according to an annual report. The Court's fifth Annual Report and Accounts was laid before Parliament yesterday.

John Swinney A source in the SNP has said the party has dropped attempts for abortion laws to be devolved to Holyrood.

Beth Saddler Balfour+Manson has welcomed Beth Saddler to its personal injury team as it celebrates eleven years of operations in Aberdeen.

The new Conservative administration is set to publish a European Union Referendum Bill as soon as next week, according to a senior Whitehall source quoted in press reports. A piece of legislation to enable an in-out referendum on the European Union is expected to be among the first bills published o

Eight of the 10 seats due to be filled on the Law Society of Scotland’s Council this year will see a contested election after 17 solicitors put themselves forward for the 2015 elections. This year’s elections sees the final reduction in the number of seats since Law Society members voted to redu

Four solicitors have been promoted to partner at Morton Fraser, bringing the number of new partners at the Scottish law firm in the past year to eleven. In recognition and reward for their depth of experience and expertise, Iain Young, David Stewart, Brian Macfarlane and Lucia Clark will take up pos

An expert body has urged politicians to strengthen human rights after the general election. The Scottish Human Rights Council (SHRC) said in a reporton future human rights legislation that debate surrounding such rights was “regressive”.