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Maya Foa A human rights organisation has criticised the Prime Minister for inviting Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince to the UK as his country continues to repress and execute its own people.

Irish Legal News correspondent Kevin Burns shares a fun fact for Friday readers: The first 'War on Christmas' was waged by none other than Captain No Craic himself, Oliver Cromwell.

Former bosses of the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) have been told appear before Holyrood's Public Audit Committee to answer serious questions on "shocking" financial mismanagement. Acting convener of the Public Audit and Post-Legislative Scrutiny Committee, Jackie Baillie MSP, said: "I've been aro

The SCOLAG Legal Journal is switching to an online format from January 2018, with a quarterly print edition. The electronic edition of SCOLAG Legal Journal will be precisely the style and design of the existing printed journal, produced as a single PDF file. It will be distributed to subscribers by

As sponsor of Panto Kids for this year’s Perth Panto, Thorntons has donated tickets to Perth Young Carers and The Cedar Group.

A Scottish bus driver facing extradition to Dubai to serve a sentence of 12 months’ imprisonment following his conviction of crimes of dishonesty has successfully challenged a bid to remove him to the United Arab Emirates after he argued that his human rights would be breached. Garnet Black, 64, f

Six solicitor advocates were granted extended rights of audience in the criminal courts this week.

An Act of Sederunt providing for Drug Dealing Telecommunications Restriction Orders will come into force on January 19. Such orders will require communications providers to disconnect a device used in relation to drugs offences.

Adam Gardiner Lindsays has welcomed new solicitor Adam Gardiner (pictured), who has recently joined its dispute resolution and litigation (DRL) team in Edinburgh.

The written answers submitted at a professional examination and any comments of the examiner with respect to those answers constitute a candidate’s personal data to which he has, in principle, a right of access, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled. To give a candidate that

MSPs on Holyrood’s Justice Committee have unanimously backed the proposed law which changes the costs for people bringing a civil claim to court in Scotland. The Civil Litigation Bill aims to improve access to civil justice through a range of measures. It includes regulating ‘no win, no fee’ a

Lord Minginish The Lands Tribunal for Scotland (LTS) has announced the appointment of Charles Craigie Marwick BSc (Hons) FRICS as its new surveyor member in succession to the late Douglas Gillespie.

Callum Smith Millar & Bryce has appointed a new business development manager to help expand its land and property search reach across Scotland.

James Wolffe QC Plans to axe up to 200 staff at the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) have been reversed following a boost in public funding.

Campbell Deane A prominent Scottish defamation lawyer has warned that proposals to align Scotland's defamation laws with England and Wales could "lead to the death of defamation litigation in Scotland".