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Morton Fraser's More for Lawyers Conference will take place on Thursday 16 May 2019. The programme covers a range of topics including public law, medical negligence, employment law, immigration, professional liability, agricultural law, incapacity and permanence orders.

Scotland aims to stop contributing to climate change within a generation under new climate change proposals. Amendments to the Climate Change (Scotland) Bill have been lodged to set a legally binding target of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045 at the latest with Scotland becoming carbon neut

A team of law students moot travelled to Eötvös Loránd University in Hungary last month to participate in a warm up for an international moot competition.

A man who was able to get acid through court security, despite the introduction of a 'sip test' in 2017, doused himself in the liquid after being found guilty of defrauding the family of a disgraced footballer. Marc Marshall, 54, admitted the crime at Inner London Crown Court on Monday and was sente

A man is accused of flushing his grandparents' ashes down the toilet after his mother kicked him out the house. Thomas Wells, 33, was charged with abuse of corpses and criminal mischief.

A carer who sued a local newspaper for defamation has had an appeal against a sheriff’s decision to dismiss the claim rejected. The Sheriff Appeal Court upheld the sheriff’s decision after ruling that there was “no basis” for finding that the article was defamatory.

Plans for a major overhaul of the rules governing immigration have been given strong support by the Faculty of Advocates, although it fears the financial cost may be greater than anticipated. The immigration rules started life in the early 1970s as a 17-page document. They now number more than 1,100

David Flint has joined Inksters in Glasgow after 40 years, latterly as senior partner, at MacRoberts. Mr Flint has a wealth of experience as a commercial lawyer and specialises in all aspects of non-contentious intellectual property law, with a particular emphasis on computer-related contracts and i

MacRoberts has promoted two new partners internally to further strengthen its banking and pensions teams. James Keith started his legal career as a trainee with MacRoberts in 2003, and continued his career at the firm after qualifying in 2005.

Beavers are now a protected species in Scotland. From today, shooting beavers will only be allowed under licence, which will be managed by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH). All licenses will be issued in accordance with the law on European Protected Species.

The Scottish Liberal Democrats have questioned Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf about a report from the Scottish Police Federation (SPF), in which the union described some buildings in the police estate as being “unfit for human habitation”. The report found a number of problems, incl

Looking at the mobile phone data of rape complainants is "common sense", essential for a fair trial and does not alter the existing statutory regime, lawyers have said. Jerry Hayes, a former Conservative MP and barrister, said the rules were clear and that “the police are not entitled to trawl

The Council of the EU this month gave final approval to the Copyright Directive – a highly controversial piece of legislation aimed at striking a fair balance between the profits made by internet platforms and the creatives whose content they make accessible to users. Although the rules are se

The frontrunner for next president of the European Commission has called for financial penalties for EU member states which fail to protect the rule of law. German politician Manfred Weber is the Spitzenkandidat (lead candidate) of the European People's Party (EPP), currently projected to be th

A judge who survived cancer has recused himself from a case in which an insurer refused to pay for a cancer sufferer's proton radiation therapy, branding the decision as "immoral and barbaric". United States District Judge Robert N. Scola, Jr, who was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2017, will not