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The first joint Fatal Accident Inquiry into two separate fatal accidents is set to begin in Edinburgh this week. The FAI within the Lothian and Borders Sheriffdom will consider the death of Joy Robson at the Snowman Rally in Inverness on 16 February 2013 and the deaths of John Leonard Stern, Elizabe

Urfan Dar Aamer Anwar & Co. has announced the appointment of criminal solicitor advocate Urfan Dar to the Glasgow-based firm.

The Prison Reform Trust has urged the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to take a "sensible and considered" approach to smoking in prisons. SPS yesterday announced plans to achieve "smoke-free" prisons by late 2018 following research into the impact of second-hand smoke on prison workers.

Websites with adult content will be legally obliged to introduce robust age verification processes from April 2018 under newly commenced UK legislation. Digital Minister Matt Hancock yesterday signed the commencement order for the Digital Economy Act 2017.

David Moreland David Moreland, a Chartered (UK) and European Patent Attorney for Marks & Clerk, writes on the impact of Brexit on European patent applications.

A judge has been reprimanded by judicial authorities after he made statements suggesting that many rape cases in which the alleged victim was drunk should not have made it to court. Judge Philip Shorrock of Liverpool Civil and Family Court said there was no realistic prospect of conviction in many c

A seven-strong expedition led by Edinburgh solicitor Lucy Frazer laced up their boots and took on the Three Peaks Challenge to raise money for the fight against Huntington’s disease (HD).

Ten staff members at Thorntons Law LLP are taking part in a charity head shave in aid of Cancer Research UK early next month.

Alan Macdonald Alan Macdonald, senior solicitor in the commercial dispute resolution team at MacRoberts in Glasgow, writes on the activation of the break clause in the British Grand Prix contract.

Gordon Jackson QC The Dean of the Faculty of Advocates has said it is "harder than ever before" for defence lawyers to secure acquittals for serious crimes.

Sir David Edward A former judge of the European Court of Justice has criticised the "facile optimism" of UK government ministers who believe the legal challenges posed by Brexit can be overcome by March 2019.

A film crew recorded the calling of five new members to the Faculty of Advocates in a twist to time-honoured tradition.

Austin Lafferty The average selling price of homes sold in Glasgow has increased by 10.7 per cent between April and June 2017 year-on-year, and by 11.2 per cent in the first six months of the year, according to GSPC.

Diane Nicol Diane Nicol, head of employment at Pinsent Masons and one of three panel members supporting Matthew Taylor on the Taylor Review, writes about the implications for employers.

Aberdeen-based family law specialists Patience and Buchan have appointed senior solicitor Gillian Smith to the position of associate.