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A Scottish bus driver facing extradition to Dubai to serve a sentence of 12 months’ imprisonment following his conviction of crimes of dishonesty has successfully challenged a bid to remove him to the United Arab Emirates after he argued that his human rights would be breached. Garnet Black, 64, f

Six solicitor advocates were granted extended rights of audience in the criminal courts this week.

An Act of Sederunt providing for Drug Dealing Telecommunications Restriction Orders will come into force on January 19. Such orders will require communications providers to disconnect a device used in relation to drugs offences.

Adam Gardiner Lindsays has welcomed new solicitor Adam Gardiner (pictured), who has recently joined its dispute resolution and litigation (DRL) team in Edinburgh.

The written answers submitted at a professional examination and any comments of the examiner with respect to those answers constitute a candidate’s personal data to which he has, in principle, a right of access, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled. To give a candidate that

MSPs on Holyrood’s Justice Committee have unanimously backed the proposed law which changes the costs for people bringing a civil claim to court in Scotland. The Civil Litigation Bill aims to improve access to civil justice through a range of measures. It includes regulating ‘no win, no fee’ a

Lord Minginish The Lands Tribunal for Scotland (LTS) has announced the appointment of Charles Craigie Marwick BSc (Hons) FRICS as its new surveyor member in succession to the late Douglas Gillespie.

Callum Smith Millar & Bryce has appointed a new business development manager to help expand its land and property search reach across Scotland.

James Wolffe QC Plans to axe up to 200 staff at the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) have been reversed following a boost in public funding.

Campbell Deane A prominent Scottish defamation lawyer has warned that proposals to align Scotland's defamation laws with England and Wales could "lead to the death of defamation litigation in Scotland".

The Herald has published an obituary of Scottish lawyer Anne Shipton Middleton, who has died at 52. Ms Middleton, who latterly worked as an in-house solicitor for property and land management business Greenbelt, was one of Scotland's leading land lawyers.

Dr Tobias Lock A new report by an Edinburgh law professor has set out the complexity of the next phase of the Brexit negotiations and the subsequent negotiations on the UK's future relationship with the EU.

In a landmark judgment, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled that Uber provides "a service in the field of transport", rather than a simple "information society service". The court said Uber provides, by means of a smartphone application, a paid service consisting of connectin

The UK Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that prisons in England and Wales are exempt from the smoking ban under the Health Act 2006. President Lady Hale said provisions of the Act prohibiting smoking in offices, bars and enclosed areas were not extended to government or Crown sites because under

The Scottish government has announced funding of £2.25 million to implement new forensic medial examination standards for rape and sexual assault survivors. The standards, published by Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS), will ensure that survivors – regardless of age, personal circumstances or