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Wildlife crime investigations could be supported by new research into retrieving human DNA found at the scene, even days after the incident has taken place. The research was initiated by the Partnership for Action Against Wildlife Crime (PAW) Scotland and carried out by the Scottish Police Authority

Criminal defence solicitors are going the way of the dodo according to a heat map published by the Law Society, the Gazette reports. The map shows that duty solicitors in several parts of England and Wales are over 50 and that few young people are choosing the specialism.

A 49-year-old man has been fined £1,000 after offering a tiger’s head, and leopard and tiger claws, for sale online. At Jedburgh Sheriff Court, Richard Wales from Melrose, pled guilty to a contravention of regulations designed to protect endangered species from illegal trade.

The Crown has succeeded in an action to recover over £1 million worth of unlawful and incompatible state aid granted to a company in the form of exemption from payment of aggregates levy of the commercial exploitation of shale and shale spoil. A judge in the Court of Session granted decree in favou

This weekend Clan Childlaw co-founders Alison Reid and Fiona Jones will be accompanied by Clan team members, family and friends as they begin their 10 Years 10 Munros challenge to mark 10 years since Clan Childlaw opened its doors in 2008 as a free, child-centred, outreach law centre for children an

Gary Donaldson Gary Donaldson explains the art of searching the Register of Inhibitions.

Mackinnon Advocates in Glasgow host their third CPD event of 2018 on Thursday 26th April at 5pm in The Corinthian, Glasgow. Interested solicitors are invited to attend this event for which admission is free.

Alan McIntosh Alan McIntosh argues, amongst other things, that the Prescription (Scotland) Bill 2018 should be welcomed, but the Scottish Parliament needs to ensure all obligations to pay debts arising from personal contracts and statute should be covered by short term negative prescription, with fe

A new competition has been launched to tap in to the expertise of the Scottish legal community and improve risk management across the profession. The Law Society of Scotland's Innovation Cup encourages innovation amongst Scottish solicitors, trainees, cash-room staff, paralegals and students invitin

Michael Matheson MSPs have voted unanimously to endorse the general principles of the Scottish government’s Historic Sexual Offences (Pardons and Disregards) (Scotland) Bill at stage one.

James Wolffe QC MSPs will be asked to support plans to establish the UK’s first safe injection room for drug addicts in Glasgow, the BBC reports.

Byron Nurse Dentons has advised C&C Group plc, owner of drink brands such as Bulmers in Ireland and Magners and Tennent’s in the UK, on its acquisition of Matthew Clark (Holdings) Limited and Bibendum PLB (Topco) Limited from Conviviality Brands Limited, a subsidiary of Conviviality plc. Convi

Alan Delaney Employment law specialist Alan Delaney has joined Morton Fraser as a legal director in its employment law team.

The owners of a Speyside whisky distillery who claimed that the development of a new wind farm in Banffshire was “unlawful” on the basis that the construction works did not begin within the five-year time limit imposed upon the developer have had their legal challenge dismissed. William Grant &a

The Parole Board for Scotland has appointed a number of lawyers as both legal and general members. Solicitors Kathryn Dawson and Julia Maclaren and academic Gillian McIvor, professor of criminology at Stirling University, have been appointed as general members.