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No criminal proceedings will be brought over the Clutha disaster,  the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has announced. In a statement, COPFS said that there will, instead, be a fatal accident inquiry.

Creating hate crime legislation “raises numerous potentially contentious issues”, Senators of the College of Justice have said. In a response to a consultation on proposed hate crime legislation, judges said many of the issues are matters for the legislature.

Law graduates experience the highest gender pay gap and the lowest pay shortly after leaving university, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). According to new figures from the CIPD, 80 per cent of women with a law degree earn salaries of less than £30,000 within

Professor Conor Gearty In an article first published on the LSE Brexit blog, Professor Conor Gearty scrutinises the notion of “a happy Brexit” and outlines ways in which the EU Withdrawal Bill will constitute a large transfer of power to the executive branch and may lead to the restriction of ci

Allan McDougall Solicitors has announced the immediate appointment of two new partners in its litigation team. Jackie Raitt (pictured right), who has been with the firm 14 years, is accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in personal injury law.

A man who pled guilty to assault at a trial diet having previously offered to plead has successfully appealed against the sentence imposed after challenging the level of discount afforded by the sentencing sheriff. The Appeal Court of the High Court of Justiciary ruled that the sheriff “misdirecte

Shona Smans Land and property search organisation Millar & Bryce has appointed a new business development manager.

The rules governing the reporting and investigation of sexual harassment complaints against MSPs are to be reviewed by Holyrood’s Standards Committee.Announcing the inquiry’s remit, new committee convener Clare Haughey said there needs to be confidence in Holyrood’s code of conduct and complai

Amnesty International has denounced the UK government’s policy requiring British-born children to register their legal right to citizenship in the UK. Amnesty described the policy as “profiteering” and an “outrage” as a hearing into the policy began at the High Court today.

Tim Taylor Tim Taylor, a second year trainee solicitor at Hastings Legal, explains why widening your network can benefit your career and why he set up Scottish Borders Young Professionals (SBYP).

Jon Venables One of the boys convicted of the murder of toddler James Bulger has been imprisoned again after being found with child abuse images for a second time.

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) has convicted Ratko Mladić of genocide, crimes against humanity and violations of the laws or customs of war. The charges relate to crimes committed by Serb forces during the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1992–1995, wh

The death has been announced of Douglas Risk QC, former Sheriff Principal of Grampian, Highland and Islands. He was 76. Mr Risk was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1966, and was appointed a sheriff in 1977, serving in Lothian and Borders before moving to Grampian, Highland and Islands.

Professor Helen Fenwick (pictured right) and Dr Andy Hayward of Durham Law School provide a critical analysis of the European Court of Human Rights’ judgment in Ratzenböck and Seydl v Austria and its implications for Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan, a British couple seeking legal recognition

Lady Paton A man who was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment after being found guilty of raping a girl and using lewd, indecent and libidinous practices towards the complainer’s older sister has had an appeal against his conviction and sentence refused.