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Alison Di Rollo QC New research commissioned suggests that around half of the growth in all recorded sexual crimes between 2013-14 and 2016-17 has been due to growth in sexual cybercrime.

John Scott QC

Moira Kelly The Land & Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) has fallen short of its predicted contribution to the Scottish budget by more than 10 per cent, figures published today show.

Charity Families Outside highlights the struggles faced by families of offenders and the services it offers them.

A Law Society of Scotland committee has produced a paper outlining minimum requirements in terms of privacy, consistency, flexibility and quality of video conferencing facilities in anticipation of proposals to redesign and modernise summary justice in Scotland following the Evidence and Procedure R

A woman who challenged a sheriff’s ruling that a pre-divorce agreement she made with her ex-husband was “unfair” because her former spouse had signed it without receiving legal advice has won her appeal. The Sheriff Appeal Court ruled that the man’s decision to sign the agreement without see

Professor James Chalmers Research into how juries reach decisions, including their use of the ‘not proven’ verdict, will be carried out over the next two years.

Lord Carloway The Lord President, Lord Carloway, has looked at the effect of structural changes to Scotland’s courts system.

The Law Society of Scotland has said that healthcare needs in Scotland should be considered alongside those of the UK as a whole, as part of ongoing Brexit negotiations. In an analysis paper, the Law Society has said that the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union will affect many aspects of the

Greater effort is required to prevent criminals and fraudsters cheating the public purse, a Holyrood committee has said. In a report published today, the Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee sets out key recommendations to improve the National Fraud Initiative (NFI) in Scotland follo

Karen Manning

Lorna Jack Two brand new seats on the Law Society of Scotland Council have been filled by a Scottish solicitor working in Brussels and a solicitor advocate based in Fife.

Alasdair Cummings Lindsays has moved to new offices in central Glasgow, reflecting the growth of the firm’s team, services and client base in Glasgow and the West of Scotland.

Kennedys has boosted its presence in Scotland with the hire of partner Peter Demick from Brodies. Previously heading up Brodies’ casualty insurance team, handling motor, employers’, public and product liability and personal injury litigation, Mr Demick also has experience in handling claims that

Marc Willers QC Schoolchildren in Portugal affected by one of the country’s worst forest fires are crowdfunding to sue 47 European countries over their failure to address climate change, which they say is threatening their right to life.