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Angela Grahame QC More than 50 advocates are preparing to help nurses and midwives who may be facing the trauma of disciplinary proceedings with no-one at their side.

Karen Bradley The UK government has backed down over the implementation of legislation that would see unregulated newspapers pay libel costs in cases that they successfully defended.

Judges have issued their reasons for setting aside the acquittal of a man accused of the 1998 murder of Surjit Singh Chhokar in Overtown, Lanarkshire. The High Court of Justiciary Appeal Court granted an application by the Lord Advocate to bring a new prosecution against Ronnie Coulter after ruling

A man found guilty of assaulting a woman with a block of wood and a separate charge of carrying an offensive weapon in public has failed in an appeal against his conviction. The appellant claimed that he had been charged twice on the same facts and convicted on both charges, which amounted to “dou

The law banning fox hunting in Scotland is unworkable, according to Police Scotland. Fox hunting with hounds was banned in 2002 under the Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Act.

Miller Samuel Hill Brown (MSHB) has acquired the licensing division of Lindsays for an undisclosed sum to create the largest legal licensing team in Scotland.

The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) has firmly denied that thousands of witnesses are being called to trials which fail to go ahead – at a cost of £10 million to the taxpayer. The Sunday Post reports that, according to legal insiders, court officials are calling trials to ensure they

Following last year’s record number of firms reporting revenue growth, market challenges have caused growth to slow across the top 100 firms in 2016, according to PwC’s 25th annual Law Firms' Survey. Seventy-five per cent of the top 100 UK law firms reported revenue growth this year, down from 8

Audrey Ferrie Audrey Ferrie offers post-case analysis of the recent ruling in favour of a minimum pricing policy for alcohol in Scotland.

Female lawyers are “more ethical” than men and are less motivated by financial rewards, according to a new report. A group of academics from the UK and US claim that female law students had “a greater propensity to be more ethical”.

Jennifer Young Ledingham Chalmers has recorded group turnover comparable to record figures seen over the last two years.

To help address some of the challenges facing Scotland’s crofters, the Scottish Parliament’s Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee is to examine priorities for crofting law reform. Recognising that a significant amount of work has already been undertaken to identify improvements to crofting l

Dr Nikolaos Alestras University researchers have developed an algorithm that can predict the outcome of cases in the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) with 79 per cent accuracy.

South Africa has formally moved to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) according to documents seen by the media. Several outlets have published a copy of the Instrument of Withdrawal signed by South Africa's foreign minister, which will effect the country's withdrawal by next year.

House prices in Scotland continued to push up in August as two thirds of local authorities witnessed increases, according to the latest Your Move/Acadata House Price data. The average house price increased by £700 (0.4 per cent) on the previous month to reach £169,834. It is now £4,000 above its