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The Scottish legal sector has welcomed 49 new solicitors at an admissions ceremony held at the historic Signet Library in Edinburgh.

The Scottish Human Rights Commission recommends that careful consideration is given to the legal approach to achieving the new Human Rights Bill, in a consultation response to the Scottish government. The commission has set out its position on the proposed Human Rights Bill in a series of three repo

Digby Brown was named Litigation Team of the Year and won the Community Contribution Award at the Scottish Legal Awards 2023.

The latest provisional statistics from the UK HPI have recorded an average property price in Scotland of £192,000 for July 2023 – a 0.1 per cent increase from the previous year.

Ten new 'export champions' have been appointed for Scotland in a UK scheme that was launched just under a year ago. In October last year the first ever export champions for Scotland were selected and tasked with promoting the benefits of exporting.

House buyers and sellers need the experience and expertise of solicitor estate agents now more than ever, according to Lindsays' Andrew Diamond. Mr Diamond, partner and head of residential property at Lindsays, believes the easing of extremes has enhanced the importance of valuations and negotiation

The heads of Scotland's law schools have endorsed the judiciary's call for the Scottish government to respect the rule of law and abandon its attempts to replace the lord president at the ultimate regulator of the profession. The Committee of Heads of University Law Schools in Scotland endorsed the

Advocate Thomas Ross KC has said the backlog in Scotland’s court system could result in civil action against the Scottish government for violating the human rights of accused persons. Mr Ross said that the Crown Office should consider a more “creative” strategy to address the exist

Jane Malcolm has been appointed as the new chair of the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission. Ms Malcolm has a strong track record of strategic leadership in professional regulation, working in the public interest. She has a particular interest in consumer centred services and policy, with a sharp f

The Law Society of Scotland has said elements of a new government bill on legal services regulation which threaten the independence of the legal profession are “dangerous and wrong”, and must be dropped. Responding to the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee’s call

The Law Society of Scotland has called for urgent action to resolve major disruption caused to Scottish criminal courts by failing custody arrangements. Criminal practitioners have reported major delays to proceedings at courts across Scotland as a result of inadequate service levels being provided

Donald Findlay KC has accused the Scottish government of undermining the justice system for mere "vote-gathering". His comments come in response to proposals from Scottish ministers to pilot juryless trials for rape cases and to eliminate the 'not proven' verdict.

A human geography student at the James Hutton Institute and the University of Aberdeen has won the Scottish Land Commission’s National Student Award for 2023. PhD student Roz Corbett will use the £1,000 grant award to undertake stakeholder participation research into her doctoral thesis

The senior lawyer for the public inquiry into hospitals in Scotland has resigned. Counsel to the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry Alastair Duncan KC left his role on Friday along with junior Victoria Arnott. Both are members of Axiom Advocates.

Darren Murdoch has been elected as the new president of the Scottish Law Agents Society. The society elected Mr Murdoch, of Waddell and Mackintosh, Troon, to the office at its annual general meeting and thanked outgoing president, John Stirling, for his years of service during times made especially