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Alison Bryce (pictured) outlines a new EU regime set to overhaul data protection.

A newsagent found guilty of lewd, indecent and libidinous practices towards young female employees aged between 13 and 16, who claimed that he been denied a fair trial because a sheriff’s comment to one of the witnesses that she had been “very brave” in giving her evidence showed a lack of imp

Michael Matheson As Justice Secretary I have been privileged to speak with survivors of domestic abuse and staff from the outstanding support services that work with them.

Patrick McGuire Car manufacturer Volkswagen is being sued for £5 million by reportedly more than 1,200 car owners in Scotland over an emissions scandal, The Herald reports.

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Patrick Hughes and Eilidh MacDonald to the office of sheriff, on the recommendation of the First Minister. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon made her recommendation for appointment on the basis of a report by the Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland.

Amy McKay Balfour+Manson has strengthened its team in north east Scotland with the appointment of Amy McKay as an associate within its Aberdeen office.

Alison Saunders The Director of Public Prosecutions has publicly condemned comments made by a sitting judge, accusing him of perpetuating “discredited rape myths”.

A new public information campaign will warn of the severe penalties people will face for sharing an intimate image or video of someone without their permission.Those found guilty of sharing or threatening to share intimate images without consent will face up to five years imprisonment under the Abu

5-8 April 2017 Strathclyde Law School, home to the UK’s leading Postgraduate programme in Mediation and Conflict Resolution, has been invited to host the 16th annual INADR International Law Student Mediation Tournament. The Tournament will bring law students from all over the world to Glasgow, und

A former Lord Justice of Appeal of Northern Ireland has said the law must evolve in lockstep with advances in technology to thwart terrorists, pointing to lacunae in the legislation governing unmanned aerial vehicles. Delivering the Scottish Council of Law Reporting's Macfadyen Lecture 2017, entitle

Pictured (L-R): Journalist and broadcaster Alastair Stewart (awards host), Clare Munro (Brodies), Bill Drummond, Stephen Goldie (Brodies), Nick Scott (Brodies), Lorna Jack (chief executive of the Law Society of Scotland) and Mark Stewart (Brodies).

A man accused of historical child sex offences has had proceedings against him deserted after he successfully challenged a sheriff’s decision to allow more time for prosecutors to bring the case to trial following inexplicable delays by the Crown in securing the evidence of a key witness. The High

James Wolffe QC The Lord Advocate, James Wolffe QC and Assistant chief constable Mark Williams today launched a new Joint Protocol on Domestic Abuse.

The Law Society of Scotland has published a guide to handling bullying and harassment in the workplace. The guide describes bullying “as the process whereby an employee is intimidated, mistreated or humiliated. It can be characterised by offensive, malicious or insulting behaviour which is designe

Mitchell Skilling and Laura Bisset