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A hijab-wearing Muslim woman has been appointed as a deputy district judge in a UK first. Nottingham barrister Raffia Arshad, 40, will begin sitting part-time on the Midland Circuit later this year while continuing to practise from St. Mary's Chambers.

The volume of trials scheduled in Scotland has risen by 14 per cent in a year.

The Law Society of Scotland has written to the six Scottish universities providing the diploma in professional legal practice to remind them of the importance of acting responsibly and considering likely demand for legal trainees next summer when setting course numbers as it emerged that there have

Divorces have risen sharply in Saudi Arabia during the coronavirus pandemic, apparently driven by women discovering that their husbands are secret polygamists. A record 7,482 divorces were carried out in February, a 30 per cent year-on-year increase, with local lawyers crediting restrictions on move

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David Lorimer comments on JUSTICE Scotland's views of last year's mock jury research, which cast doubt on its value as a basis for reform of Scotland's three-verdict system. JUSTICE Scotland has now submitted its response to the Scottish government on the recent Mock Jury Research findings. Whilst n

A number of eminent figures are set to speak at a conference on the current crisis and the global economy.

Dundee’s legal community has been shocked and saddened by the sudden death, on May 27, of Iain Reid who was a highly respected and popular solicitor in the city for many years. Mr Reid, 70, was born in Glasgow but was educated at Grove Academy in Broughty Ferry where his father was the ministe

The family of a woman who died in a helicopter crash off Shetland has expressed dismay that the fatal accident inquiry into the incident will be conducted by video conferencing technology, The Times reports. Alan Rodgers, a lawyer for the family, said at a video hearing that Sarah Darnley's relative

A man who claimed that he was due payment for his share of the value of items from his late father’s estate that were not listed in the inventory of the estate has failed in his action for payment. Colin Carnegie Smith’s father, Andrew Carnegie, died on 10 February 1999 with no will

For those interested in horology, the law of prescription has seen the pendulum swing wildly from pursuer to defender in a relatively short space of time, writes Jamie Robb. In broad terms, section 6 of the Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973 extinguishes certain claims more than five ye

Burges Salmon has advised global renewable energy developer BayWa r.e. UK on the acquisition of Brockwell Energy’s Dalquhandy Wind Farm in Coalburn, South Lanarkshire. Dalquhandy is one of Brockwell Energy's key projects, owing to its good wind resource as well as its proximity to Coalburn and

In this article, Terra Firma's Fred Mackintosh QC considers the source of the legislative powers used in Scotland to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic and whether this could restrict the choices available to the Scottish government about how and when to relax or re-impose lockdown rules. Coronavirus has

The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service has revised its internal policy on the recovery of sensitive personal records of rape complainers for use as evidence. The move follows a Court of Session decision by Lord Glennie (WF v Scottish Ministers 2016 SLT 359) in which the right of a complainer