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A union for prosecutors has accused the government of undervaluing its members' work. The Procurators Fiscal Society of the FDA union said that Scottish ministers value their work less than that of government lawyers.

Former President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, will be joining the University of Glasgow as a professor of children, law and religion. Born in Belfast, Professor McAleese is the eldest of nine children and grew up in Ardoyne, a sectarian flashpoint where she experienced first-hand the violence of

Inverness and Invergordon based Macleod & MacCallum has announced the appointment of Jenna Thomson as a director of the firm. Ms Thomson obtained her law degree from Glasgow University in 2006 and completed her traineeship with Macleod & MacCallum, before permanently joining the firm's

A literature review of the law surrounding death by dangerous driving has been published. Dr Rachel McPherson and Professor Cyrus Tata, from the Centre for Law, Crime & Justice at Strathclyde University, were commissioned by the Scottish Sentencing Council to carry out the review, which examines

Govan Law Centre has secured a First Tier Tribunal housing benefit appeal for a former homeowner in Glasgow. She had jointly owned her home with her father but, when he died, a one half share of the home was split amongst beneficiaries who wanted to realise their inheritance.

The right to a civil partnership will be extended to different-sex couples in England and Wales, Prime Minister Theresa May has announced. In June, the Supreme Court said the existing law on civil partnerships was incompatible with the European Convention on Human Right

A substantive hearing in Alex Salmond's legal action against the Scottish government over its handling of sexual misconduct allegations made against him will begin in January next year, the Court of Session has confirmed. A procedural hearing will be held on November 6.

Via McArthur Stanton Solicitors: Members of the Society of Solicitors in the Supreme Courts of Scotland Council at the opening of the Legal Year in the Court of Session last week. Pictured (L-R): Robert Shiels (Past President), Douglas Thomson (@PresidentSsc), Lynn Harrison (Past President), Christ

3 October 2018, 1300 - 1500Taylor Building C11, University of AberdeenAdmission is free, no booking required A problem in the law surrounding divorce that will be thrown up by Brexit is the subject of a seminar at Aberdeen University tomorrow, the abstract for which is set out below.

A new start-up has announced plans to launch a cannabis-based treatment for anxious and depressed pets. Weedentity will take advantage of recently relaxed Italian laws to sell a new cannabis oil product aimed at cats and dogs.

Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP has appointed three new property and infrastructure partners and a further eight specialist lawyers and paralegals to its property and infrastructure division, further expanding its market-leading clean energy and commercial property practices. Joanna

Andy Wightman and others asked the Court of Session to make a judgment that Article 50 can be revoked unilaterally and unconditionally by the UK Parliament. The Court of Session has now agreed to refer this question to the European Court of Justice (ECJ), the only court that can decide this matter a

Inverness law firm Macleod & MacCallum Limited has announced its acquisition of Wilsons, solicitors, Invergordon, with effect from today. Macleod & MacCallum will retain the Invergordon office of Wilsons, providing it with a permanent Ross-shire base, and the current senior partner of W

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has introduced a new, simplified, complaint levy policy that will apply to complaints upheld or part upheld by a determination committee from today onwards. The complaint levy remains at £3,500, which was set in 2012 following consultation with t