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Pictured (L-R): Adrian Howlett, Jennifer Hepburn, Jo Dallas (rep from Christian Aid), Andrew Robertson, Lesley Millar, Ross Anderson, Liz McDonald and Craig Jackson Over 800 solicitors have raised £1 million for national will-writing campaign Will Aid.

A lawyer who spent 15 years re-enacting episodes of TV quiz show Who Wants to be a Millionaire? was finally invited to compete in the real thing – and walked away with the top prize. Hamburg lawyer Jan Stroh, 35, watched all 1,407 episodes of the German version of the famous TV show, Wer Wird

A legal challenge by a cross-party group of parliamentarians against the proposed suspension of the UK Parliament ahead of “Brexit day” has been dismissed. A judge in the Court of Session ruled that the advice given by Prime Minister Boris Johnson to Her Majesty The Queen to pr

A prison officer who was sacked for “gross misconduct” after posting “inappropriate and offensive” comments about Muslims on his Facebook page has had an “unfair dismissal” claim rejected. An Employment Tribunal dismissed the claim after ruling that the

The planned five-week prorogation of Parliament will establish a "dangerous precedent" and undermine the "integrity" of the British constitution, a group of legal academics has warned. In a letter to The Times, the group – which includes Professor Michel Keating of the Univ

The Scottish government has published new legislation that aims to ensure children’s best interests are at the centre of every family law case and that children’s views are heard in court. The Children (Scotland) Bill includes regulation of child contact centres to ensure they are safe p

Almost half of people who serve on the boards of public bodies in Scotland said they were reluctant to complain about bullying and harassment, a survey has found. The poll of 299 people, included in the Standards Commission for Scotland's annual report, found that there was a disinclinatio

Gillespie Macandrew has welcomed Clyde & Co's private client team to the firm following a transfer agreement. Led by partner Nikki Dundas, the Clyde & Co team comprises two associates, Judith Clark and Doran Mitchell; executry manager, Susan Baxter; and PA, Donna Galloway.

The Scottish government has launched a consultation on implementing section 11 of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015, which supports the introduction of independent child trafficking guardians. Child law expert Nicola Hogg explains the details.  The act was passed in Oct

Fraser Mitchell explains the details of the infrastructure levy regulations in Scotland's new planning legislation. The Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 has arrived following the most recent review of the Scottish planning system. In amongst significant changes to development planning and modest changes

Paul Craig, professor of English law at St John's College, Oxford and an authority on administrative and EU law, writes about important issues of constitutional principle and law raised by the prospect of prorogation as well as those concerning fact and causation. Constitutional principle and law

A lawyer who came to Britain as a refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo and made her home in Scotland has been honoured by the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE). A portrait of Debora Kayembe, who came to the capital in 2011, has been hung in the RSE building on George Street, the Edinbur

Wright Johnston & Mackenzie LLP's new starts are pictured above: Scott Paterson, Iona Whyte, Monika Koczwara, Marion MacDonald, Susannah Green and Hannah McGurk.

Honey bees could be deployed to detect drugs and explosives as early as five years from now, according to a researcher at the University of St Andrews. Senior researcher Ross Gillanders is training bees to search for land mines by tricking the bees into thinking they smell like nectar, The Time

The Lord Advocate James Wolffe QC's application to intervene in the prorogation case at the Court of Session today has been accepted. Mr Wolffe has lodged applications to intervene in two legal cases aimed at preventing the suspension of the UK Parliament ahead of the Brexit deadline.