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The number of prosecutions that have collapsed because of a failure by prosecutors or police to disclose evidence has risen by 70 per cent in the past two years, the BBC reports. In 2017, 916 people had charges against them dropped because evidence had not been disclosed, a dramatic increase on 2014

Mary Sharpe The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) wrote to the chairs of the FTSE 100 and other large companies last month stating it will take legal action where there is evidence of systemic failure to prevent, or deal with, sexual harassment.

Sam Smethers A major report by the Fawcett Society has found that the legal systems across the UK are failing women and in need of fundamental reform.

Andrew Mackenzie Andrew Mackenzie, chief executive of the Scottish Arbitration Centre, has been appointed co-chair of the International Bar Association Access to Justice and Legal Aid Committee.

Alan Rodgers Thompsons Solicitors has announced the appointment of Alan Rodgers as a partner.

The Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee has endorsed the Islands Bill in a new report but said it is vital that the actual priorities of Islanders are reflected in the National Islands Plan that will follow the bill. The committee recommends:

DWF is sponsoring the annual Lord Jones Mooting Competition for the second year. The intervarsity competition will be held on Saturday 27th January 2018 at the Scrymgeour Building at the University of Dundee. Teams of law students from universities across Scotland will compete against each other to

Jamie Watt looks at the business risks associated with cryptocurrency projects, and the potential for it to be a gamechanger. The concept of exchanging items of value for trade or payment has been with us for thousands of years. Evidence has been found dating back to 7000BC. Sumerian cuneiform table

A man who was given a non-harassment order (NHO) when his sentence was deferred for “good behaviour” after he was found guilty of “threatening or abusive behaviour” likely to cause “fear or alarm” has had an appeal against the order dismissed. The appellant challenged the competency of t

Solicitors in Dunbartonshire have explained why they joined their colleagues across Scotland in withdrawing from the Scottish Legal Aid Board’s police station duty scheme. On Thursday, new laws will come into force entitling anyone who faces police questioning to legal advice, regardless of whethe

Alison Saunders The Director of Public Prosecutions has said remaining silent during a rape could be evidence of consent.

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Katie Russell Shepherd and Wedderburn’s employment team has collaborated with 30 leading law firms across Europe to produce the European Employment Law Update for 2018.

Lord Hope of Craighead A newly-introduced policy on bullying and harassment has received a strong endorsement from one of the Faculty of Advocates’ most acclaimed former leaders.

Some solicitors have expressed concern about what they claim to be the Law Society of Scotland’s “lack of dialogue” with the legal profession over the approval of its proposed regulatory scheme for alternative business structures (ABS) and the society's progress as a regulator of ABS. ABS allo