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John Swinney Public bodies and other organisations are to have a duty to consider if the sharing of information will promote, support or safeguard the wellbeing of a child or young person.

Lord Neuberger looks at historic decisions taken by senior UK courts relating to cross-border insolvency disputes in an address at the International Insolvency Institute’s Annual Conference in London yesterday. In a comment on the common law, Lord Neuberger states: “There is a great deal to be s

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The years of hard study have paid off for law students at Aberdeen University, who collected their degrees yesterday.

How often do we check the weather forecast, while sitting beside a window? Why do we rely on forecasts when facts are so frequently staring at us? The Northern Ireland High Court was recently faced with this conundrum in Northern Ireland Housing Executive v Healthy Buildings (Ireland) Limited, write

The Law Society of Scotland is holding its first summer school for pupils aiming for a career in law.Pupils are taking part in the four-day summer school at the Society’s Edinburgh offices this week to find out about studying law at university and what it takes to become a solicitor.

Registers of Scotland is proud to be celebrating its 400 year anniversary this month. For four centuries we have been the guardians of Scotland’s Land Register and have played a unique role in relation to property transactions in Scotland. We are proud of our rich history and the part we have play

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A Chinese asylum seeker whose application was refused has successfully challenged the Home Secretary’s decision to refuse to treat further submissions in a human rights claim as a “fresh claim” after a judge ruled that the wrong legal test had been applied. The further submissions were based u

Lord Carloway The Scottish Civil Justice Council (SCJC) has now published its fourth Annual Report outlining its achievements, accounts and a summary of the rules prepared during the year.

An easy-to-use, written application procedure should be considered for Protective Expenses Orders (PEOs), the Faculty of Advocates believes. New rules on PEOs have been drafted by the Scottish Civil Justice Council, and in a response to a consultation on those rules, the Faculty said that it endorse

Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh Hamilton Burns WS Ltd, the collapsed Glasgow law firm which included recently deposed SNP MP Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh as a partner, went bust owing creditors more than £600,000, including £210,000 to the taxman, administrators FRP Advisors have now said.

Professor Leo Martin Levy and McRae consultant Professor Leo Martin has been awarded an MBE for services to healthcare and education in the the Queen’s birthday honours.

Angela Constance Legislation to increase the number of women on public boards has been published.