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A new process to report COVID-19 deaths is now in place. Health Protection Scotland (HPS) has worked with National Records of Scotland (NRS) to put the new procedure in place, which involves cross-checking records between HPS and NRS to identify individuals who have died and have a laboratory-confir

Applications are being taken for Faculty of Advocates’ scholarships which can help ease financial tensions during the training period for the bar. Those hoping to begin devilling in 2021 are asked to submit applications by the end of this month – Thursday, 30 April.

A criminologist has suggested that Scotland will face prison riots if inmates are not afforded any coronavirus protection. Twelve people died in riots in Italian jails last month after prisoners objected to restrictions on visits.

The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) and the Association of British Insurers (ABI) have agreed a new approach to the handling of personal injury cases in the Scottish courts during the coronavirus pandemic. APIL and the ABI have agreed a position in relation to cases where limitati

A law student who lost marks for wearing jeans and a casual top to an exam has won a court battle to revise her grade. The woman, who has since graduated, sat the exam as part of her master's course in public administration law at the Berlin School of Economics and Law in July 2017.

A legal expert on nuclear weapons has joined calls for the UK government to rethink keeping Trident submarines at sea during the coronavirus pandemic. Professor Nick Grief of Kent Law School is among a group of signatories to a letter questioning whether the cost of keeping the nuclear weapons syste

Gordon Jackson QC is to resign as Dean of the Faculty of Advocates later this year. Mr Jackson had referred himself to the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) following the publication of footage in which he made comments about the trial of Alex Salmond, who was recently vindicated of variou

Emily Wiewiorka is returning to private practice as a consultant with Bellwether Green. The well-regarded commercial contracts, IP and data lawyer left private practice to take up an in-house position with global mobile smartphone company a number of years ago.

Rural law specialist Gary Webster has joined Ledingham Chalmers in Inverness. Expanding its geographical reach for this discipline into Moray and the north of Scotland, Mr Webster joined as partner from another legal practice in the city today.

The Lord Advocate has reiterated the Crown's commitment that any reported person who deliberately coughs or spits at police officers or other front-line workers during the coronavirus emergency will be dealt with robustly by Scotland's prosecution service. James Wolffe QC has said placing at ri

Pinsent Masons has promoted one Scotland-based lawyer to partner and two senior associates to legal director. The latest round of promotions saw the firm welcome 17 new partners across the globe, including Edinburgh-based Kathryn Wynn, who is a specialist in data protection with a focus on the finan

A man convicted of a number of sexual offences has had his appeal against conviction refused but succeeded in having his sentence reduced due to his significantly low intelligence. The appellant, PGT, was convicted of three charges in May 2019. He sought to have them quashed on account of a lack of

Herbert Kerrigan QC has suggested that proposals for non-jury trials in solemn cases be rejected. Last week the Scottish government had sought to pass legislation that would remove juries from solemn trials for the duration of the coronavirus pandemic. 

The independent regulator of social housing in Scotland has been taken to task by a Holyrood committee following allegations of bullying and improper governance reported by our sister publication, Scottish Housing News. MSPs have given the Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) one month to respond t