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The Independent Review of the Regulation of Legal Services in Scotland has launched a call for evidence. The review has been established by the Scottish government with the aim to fulfil its manifesto commitment to “take forward a consultation to review the regulation of the legal profession in Sc

The parents of four children in respect of whom a Scottish local authority’s applications for permanence orders were refused have had their claims for the expenses of the action dismissed. A judge in the Court of Session held that while in practice expenses are not ordinarily awarded following per

James Wolffe QC The Lord Advocate James Wolffe QC, today visited Edinburgh Women’s Aid in Stockbridge, Edinburgh which coincides with the Domestic Abuse Bill reaching its third and final stage at the Scottish Parliament.

A new report has called for legislative change in the UK to protect British nationals from torture and ill-treatment abroad. Beyond Discretion: The protection of British nationals abroad from torture and ill-treatment looks at the experiences of several British nationals that sought the UK governmen

Meena Murrin Cameron Intellectual Property Ltd has announced the expansion of its boutique IP service with the appointment of Meena Murrin as senior trade mark attorney.

Malcolm Combe A new initiative that aims to provide practical support to Scottish communities looking to gain access to land who are unable to unlock or afford existing advice and assistance channels, using the skill and enthusiasm of Scots law students has been launched.

The Supreme Court will hand down judgment in the case of Advocate General v Romein next Thursday. issue in this case is whether section 4C of the British Nationality Act 1981 is of potential application to all children born before 1983 of daughters of men who emigrated from the UK to countries outsi

The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has been named top public sector employer in Scotland for the fifth year running and 15th overall in the UK in the 2018 Stonewall UK Workplace Equality Index. Sixteen law firms also featured among the UK's top 100 LGBT-inclusive employers, accor

The Local Government and Communities Committee has recommended the general principles of the Housing (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill in a report published today. The bill is intended to pave the way for the Office for National Statistics to reclassify Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) back to the priva

The Edinburgh Student Law Review is holding an information evening on Monday the 5th of February at 5pm in the Basement Lecture Theatre in Doorway 6 of the Old Medical School.

Basic human rights have diminished in a majority of the 113 countries surveyed for a study measuring adherence to the rule of law. The 2017-2018 WJP Rule of Law Index measures countries’ rule of law performance across eight factors: constraints on government powers, absence of corruption, open gov

Usman Tariq Advocate Usman Tariq has spoken to the School of Law at Glasgow University about his life at university and career so far at the Scottish bar.

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Maggie Moodie Morton Fraser has chosen to support SAMH (Scottish Association for Mental Health) as its charity partner for 2018 as part of a wider focus on positive mental wellbeing in the workplace.