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Pictured (L-R) Alisdair MacPherson, Alasdair Peterson, Dr Andrew Steven, Andrew Sweeney and Dionysios Pelekis

People from throughout Scotland with an interest in the student law clinic sector and pro bono more generally gathered at Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) yesterday for the Scottish University Law Clinic Network (SULCN) annual conference.

Kenny MacAskill Former Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill has advocated the use of house arrest and tagging to deal with the threat of terrorism.

Professor Cyrus Tata The Lord Justice Clerk, Lady Dorrian, will be among the speakers at a European conference tackling the use of imprisonment from today.

Gill Grassie Brodies is the only Scottish law firm to have achieved a gold ranking in this year’s IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals – a guide to the leading patent professionals in key jurisdictions around the globe.

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The Scottish Parliament’s Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee is encouraging individuals and organisations to share their views on the potential impact of new, devolved legislation for forestry, as it examines the Scottish government’s Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Bill at stage

A Turkish girl left with severe neurological damage following an operation suffered a violation of her article 8 rights right to respect for private and family life after the domestic courts refused her a second expert report, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled. The case concerned two high

Laurie Anderson-Spratt Laurie Anderson-Spratt analyses a recent case on damages: Nuclear Decommissioning Authority v Energy Solutions EU Ltd (now called ATK Energy EU Ltd) UKSC 34.

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The UK Supreme Court is holding its first ever essay competition, open to year 12 and 13 school pupils (S5 and 6) from across the UK, with the top prize including tea with a justice. Have you recently been on a tour of the UK Supreme Court with your school? Did your visit spark an interest in the la

A Holyrood committee is asking for views on which acts should come under its scrutiny.Since the opening of the Scottish Parliament in 1999, hundreds of acts have been introduced in Scotland. These put in place a range of laws covering community care and mental health acts, criminal justice, standard

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