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Via WS Society: Fabulous WS Annual Dinner on Friday. Very many thanks to Lady Hale for her wonderful speech. Standing ovation for Caroline Docherty to close ten magnificent years as Deputy Keeper.

A High Court judge has called for the introduction of strict legal and ethical standards for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the legal sector. Mr Justice Robin Knowles made the call while giving evidence to the Law Society's technology and the law policy commission,&nb

A teenager who broke the speed limit on his electric scooter has been slapped with penalty points on his future driving license.A court in Cleveland, England gave the 15-year-old six penalty points "which will be added to his driver's license when he is able to have one", police said.According to Cl

A schoolboy who was sentenced to 12 months’ detention for slashing a fellow pupil with a knife during a fight in the school canteen has successfully appealed against a sheriff’s decision to impose a custodial sentence. The Criminal Appeal Court ruled that while the circumstances of the c

The UK government has been criticised for launching another appeal in the Article 50 legal case. The Court of Session has made a referral to the Court of Justice of the European Union on the question whether the UK Parliament can revoke Article 50 TEU with the permission of the EU's other member sta

A policy allowing the Home Office to request patient data from the NHS to target people for deportation has been abolished following a legal challenge. The agreement gave the Home Office access to confidential patient information to aid immigration enforcement.

Slater and Gordon has appointed Hayley Johnson as a senior associate to its Edinburgh employment team. Ms Johnson has over a decade of employment and public policy experience garnered throughout her time with Eversheds, Brodies, the Scottish Parliament and, most recently, Th

Macdonald Henderson has appointed Stacy Campbell as commercial property director. Ms Campbell joins the firm from Lindsays, where she held a similar role.

Human rights commissions on both sides of the Irish border have called for a new UK-Ireland treaty to protect the smooth operation of the Common Travel Area (CTA) after Brexit. The joint committee of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission and the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission has

Aberdeen University PhD candidate David Lorimer has written an article analysing the probabilities of success for criminal cases brought to civil court. It briefly examines potentially influential factors such as corroboration and criminal intent, and the implications of cases like Coxen and Goodwil

Pictured (L-R): Maralyn Boyle, Maggie’s Partnerships Manager Scotland; Jackie McFarlane; Jenni Guy; Seonaid Cochran Five intrepid explorers from Brodies LLP will be taking on the Arctic to raise funds for Maggie's Cancer Centres in a 70km trek.

SLN reflects on one of Scotland's most famous miscarriages of justice as a new play – Oscar Slater - The Trial That Shamed A City – opens at the Òran Mór in Glasgow this week, running until Saturday. Book your tickets here. On 6 May, 1908, Jewish immigrant Oscar Slater

A convicted fraudster escaped jail – for a while – by booking a flying lesson and asking the instructor to let him off in France. Jamie Colwell, 51, hatched the scheme to flee the UK after he and his father, Brian, were convicted of a £1 million VAT scam.

A man found guilty of the repeated rape of a former partner who claimed he was the victim of a “miscarriage of justice” based on “fresh evidence” that the complainer had sent a message to police stating that she had put “an innocent man in jail” has had his appeal

Gillespie Macandrew has announced the appointment of commercial property lawyer Andrew Yule as legal director. Mr Yule, who has over 15 years' experience in commercial property, joins the firm following a directorial position at Burness Paull.