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A policy of forcing public bodies to reduce inequality has had little effect, an investigation has found. The Equalities Commission said that attempts by the Scottish government to create new duties promoting social and economic equality in legislation had had little measurable impact, The Time

Registers of Scotland (RoS) has now registered 65 per cent of land and property titles (around 1.8 million), amounting to 31.7 per cent land mass coverage, according to its annual report. Just under 70,000 addresses have been registered under Keeper Induced Registration (KIR) and, RoS said, "having

Pictured (L-R): Rachel Salmond, Rebecca Leslie, Kirsty Martin, Kendall Allan, Samantha Miller, Caitlin Connolly, Philippa Abernethy Lindsays welcomed seven new trainees this week. Based in the firm’s city-centre offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee they are taking up positions across

Car maker Volkswagen has gone on trial in Germany in the first court case against the firm over the emissions scandal, the BBC reports. Investors seek €9.2 billion in damages, claiming the company should have revealed it was falsifying data sooner.

The UK Supreme Court is offering 12 free slots for graduate law schools and university law societies to hold the final round of their mooting competition before one of the court's justices. The moot finals will take place between February and May 2019 and priority will be given to graduate law

The Scotsman has published a full obituary of sports lawyer Alan Grosset. "[He]... was a highly regarded and successful ­Edinburgh solicitor who ­combined a lifelong love of sport with the application of his professional acumen to become an acknowledged leader in the field of sports law.

CMS has been named Scotland’s Employer of the Month in recognition for its work in helping young people develop their potential. The award was given by Developing the Young Workforce (DYW), the Scottish government’s national strategy for strengthening links between businesses and educati

Proposals to help complainants, whom the UK government refers to as "victims", have been launched today. The powers of the Victims' Commissioner are to be strengthened and a consultation will be launched on a new law to underpin the Victims' Code, Justice Secretary David Gauke has announced.

Fact will meet fiction, with a Faculty feel, at this year’s Blairgowrie, Rattray and The Glens’ book festival, BOOKMARK. Brian McConnachie QC, knows all about true-life crime as one of the country’s foremost defence counsel, while Denise Mina is an author whose novels have captured

The US has threatened the International Criminal Court (ICC) with sanctions if it prosecutes Americans over alleged abuse of detainees in Afghanistan. National security adviser John Bolton claimed that the court was "illegitimate" and that the US would do everything "to protect our citizens".

England and Wales' most senior judge has called for the judiciary to engage more with the media in order to ensure public support. The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Burnett of Maldon said that judges themselves sow confusion: “The judiciary invites misunderstanding or incomprehension if its stands

An intrepid team of eleven fitness enthusiasts from employment law, HR and health & safety specialists, Law At Work (LAW),took on the Rough Runner challenge to raise awareness and thousands of pounds for two homeless charities.

An educational initiative teaching school pupils oral advocacy skills is looking for legal tutors. The School Mock Court Case Project runs an educational programme through an inter-school competition that sees school children argue a mock trial in a real court in front of a sheriff.

The Home Secretary’s decision to deport a Polish father-of-two following drink-driving and drugs offences has been overturned after appeal judges ruled that the “high threshold” for the removal of an EU national had not been met. The Inner House of the Court of Sessi

The ability of Scotland’s police and prosecutors to plan for Brexit is being hampered by an “unacceptable” lack of clarity from the UK government, Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf has said.Following the Scotland Secretary, David Mundell's evidence to the Justice Committee last week,