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Angela Grahame QC The Faculty of Advocates was pleased to cement a “strong bond” with the Scottish Centre for Conflict Resolution (SCCR) and host its Annual Reception.

Maryam Labaki Human trafficking is once again under the spotlight in a series of events this year inspired by the case of the Tumbling Lassie.

Professor Emeritus Alexander John McDonald WS Professor Stewart Brymer remembers the life of Professor Emeritus Alexander John McDonald WS, who passed away last week at the age of 99.

Police in the UK should not be allowed to access individuals' phone data without a search warrant, privacy campaigners have said. At least 26 forces in England and Wales are using technology to extract data from phones – while Police Scotland has trialled extraction technology but said it does not

The owners of a Scottish estate who were seeking to challenge a decision to the effect that they had breached “the right to roam” by locking three gated entrances to the land and by erecting a sign warning of wild boar have had their appeal dismissed. The Inner House of the Court Session has ref

Gill Grassie IP experts Robert Buchan and Gill Grassie (pictured) of Brodies LLP look at how Brexit has led to uncertainty about UK lawyers' future in the planned Unified Patent Court in this year's Scottish Legal News Annual Review.

A 41-year-old man has been ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work under a community payback order for illegally storing waste at a site in Perthshire. Alistair Roy admitted the offences at Perth Sheriff Court on 6 December 2016.

Michael Jackson Onshoring of IP to Ireland rather than the UK has become a "dividend" of the Brexit process, the managing partner of Irish law firm Matheson has said.

The first tax appeal case heard under the UK government's online "video hearing" pilot has taken place, with lawyers in Belfast presenting evidence to a judge sitting in London. The HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS), launching the pilot last month, said it would explore how video hearings mi

Michael Matheson The overall level of crime in Scotland and the likelihood of being a victim have both fallen since 2008/09 – though there has been no change in the level of crime since 2014/15.

Tyre firm Michelin has been fined £5,000 by an employment tribunal for unfairly sacking a grieving worker, The Herald reports. It marks the first time a judge in Scotland has exercised powers granted in 2014 to fine bosses for this kind of behaviour.

A man campaigning for a change in the law to allow the adoption of adults has failed to gain the support of the Scottish government. Nathan Sparling, 27, called on MSPs to enact changes to allow him to be adopted by his stepfather, Brian, something which cannot currently be done under Scots law.

An Austrian official is to be given more than €300,000 after he was unfairly passed over for a job because he is male, The Local reports. Peter Franzmayr sued after failing to gain an internal promotion in the country’s transport ministry in 2011.

Robin Mitchell