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Rachael Kelsey One of Scotland's leading family law practitioners has warned that Brexit will have major implications for that area of the law and legal practice.

Judge Ian Forrester QC The 2018 Macfadyen Lecture, staged by the Scottish Council of Law Reporting, has been delivered by Judge Ian Forrester QC.

A multi-agency partnership and website with the aim of avoiding wherever possible the separation of and improving contact for looked after brothers and sisters, Stand Up For Siblings, was launched in Glasgow on Friday. Stand Up For Siblings is a collaboration between a number of child welfare, child

Maurice Corry MSP Research by the Scottish Conservatives has found that the number of special constables in Scotland has more than halved since 2013.

Lauren Sutherland QC

Former MSP Tommy Sheridan has had a £200,000 claim for interest following his successful £200,000 defamation action against the publishers of the News of the World dismissed. A judge in the Court of Session ruled that the ex-Scottish Socialist Party leader’s subsequent prosecution for perjury an

Pictured (L-R): Anna Poole QC, Maryam Labaki, Angela Grahame QC, and Claire Mitchell

Colin Hulme Burness Paull LLP has been named the best in Scotland at a global awards ceremony.

Andrew Foyle Andrew Foyle reflects on how a recent Supreme Court judgment affects professional negligence in Scotland

It is unlikely any creditors of Hamilton Burns will receive money owed to them following the collapse of the law firm last year, administrators have said. The firm’s former staff were owed a total of £25,000 in unpaid wages and holiday pay while the HMRC was owed £210,000.

Ross Cameron Ross Cameron looks at whether a recent English case could curb "smash and grab" adjudications.

Profits at Drummond Miller before members’ remuneration and profit shares have dropped from £1.2 million to £504,284. The average members remuneration at the firm slipped to £43,023, from £98,259 the previous year – a decline of 57 per cent.

Shannon Ramsay Millar & Bryce is supporting Scottish Apprenticeship Week by highlighting the wide range of opportunities available to young people interested in a legal apprenticeship in Scotland.