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Nearly two thirds of judges recruited last year hailed from state schools, The Times reports. In 2017-18, 66 per cent of judicial applicants were state educated while 28 per cent had attended fee paying schools and six per cent schools abroad.

A court in Austria has ruled that internet giant YouTube can be held liable for copyright breaches in videos its users upload. In a judgment published last week, Vienna's commercial court said YouTube had played an active role in the dissemination of such content and as such could not claim "neutral

A request for a reference to the Court of Justice of the European Union for a ruling on the question of whether the United Kingdom can unilaterally revoke its notice of intention to the leave the EU has been refused. A judge in the Court of Session ruled that the question being asked was “hypo

A new report by JUSTICE Scotland concludes that suspects and solicitors need a better understanding of the importance of legal assistance during police detention. The report, Legal Assistance in the Police Station, says around 70 per cent of suspects continue to waive the right to assistance, seven

Scotland will lead the way in the UK in ensuring the experiences of those affected by the Miners’ Strike in the 1980s are properly understood, the Justice Secretary has said. Michael Matheson has ordered an independent review into the impact of policing on communities during the Miners’

Dentons has announced its unaudited, headline FY17/18 results for the UK & Middle East region, with revenue of £203.1 million, an increase of 22 per cent on 16/17 (£166.4m). This figure only includes revenues from the legacy Maclay Murray & Spens offices since completion of the m

A Ghanaian man studying nursing who was threatened by the Home Office with deportation has been granted permanent residence following a review. Denzel Darku, who lives in Paisley, and carried the Queen's baton before the 2014 Commonwealth Games said having the threat lifted is "a dream".

An official opening of the refurbished Faculty library at the High Court in Glasgow has helped to give the west-coast criminal bar "the best facilities for many a long day".

A German whisky may be infringing protections enjoyed by Scotland, the Court of Justice of the European Union has said. The court took no final view on Glen Buchenbach, referring the Scotch Whisky Association's complaint back to judges in Germany for a ruling.

The Scottish Law Commission has recently issued a discussion paper, dealing with a number of aspects of the law of leases, and especially the termination of commercial leases. The Scottish Law Commission deserve more thanks than they often get for the efforts which they put into trying to improve an

A baby will become the first person without a legal mother if a transgender man succeeds in court. Lawyers for the parent told a judge that he had been born a female and had been biologically able to give birth but had legally become a man by the time the child was born.

The Tumbling Lassie operetta, which premiered in Edinburgh earlier this year, is set to be profiled at this year's Edinburgh International Book Festival in August.

An additional £131,000 has been provided to allow further renovations of the Sir Walter Scott Courthouse to take place. Built in 1803 as the Sheriff Court, it is where the famed author dispensed justice to the people of Selkirkshire.

Artificial intelligence is able to predict the outcomes of trials with a high success rate, a paper published yesterday argues. The Brief reports that computers have correctly predicted 88 per cent of prosecution decisions in studies using American legal data and 82 per cent of outcomes in asylum ca

Following Mental Health Awareness Week in May, six brave people from TLT in Scotland are taking on the Tough Mudder challenge in Dumfries on Saturday 16 June to raise money for the Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH). The 2018 Scotland Mud Run is a gruelling challenge involving ten miles o