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Voting is now open for the Law Society of Scotland Council elections in the constituencies of of Glasgow & Strathkelvin and Cupar, Dunfermline & Kirkcaldy. Seven of the 10 seats due to be filled on the Law Society’s Council this year will see a contested election after 15 solicitors put th

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A dramatisation of the 1528 trial of Patrick Hamilton, the first martyr of the Scottish Reformation, is being staged in St Andrews, where he was convicted of being a heretic and burned at the stake.

A gambler who lost more than £90,000 after placing an online bet on a Scottish football match has failed in a legal challenge over the bookmaker’s decision to refuse to pay out. A judge in the Court of Session refused permission for the application for judicial review to proceed after ruling that

A wave of claims from motorists fined for driving in bus lanes could soon flood Scottish courts according to one expert, The Herald reports. Paul Mackie, a consultant on CCTV, said a challenge by a Livingston couple to their £274 fine, on the basis it falls foul of data protection legislation, coul

Pictured (L-R): Bryden Crearie, Jacqueline Law, Gavin Crowe and Michael Sinclair, partner, Aberdein Considine.

The extensive standardisation of packaging, the future EU-wide prohibition on menthol cigarettes and the special rules for electronic cigarettes, embodied in the EU directive on tobacco products, are lawful, the Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled The new 2014 directive on tobacco produ

The Law Society of Scotland has appointed insurance brokers Lockton to administer and broker its Master Policy of Professional Indemnity Insurance from 1 January 2017, following a recent tender process. The master policy is the compulsory professional indemnity insurance arrangement which covers all

Maureen McBride Left-wing electoral alliance RISE has published a report highlighting concerns with the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act 2012.

Anne Begg Perthshire property bosses have revealed that April was a bumper month, with the number of properties sold double that of February and notably more than in April 2015.

Adrian Stalker Junior counsel Susanne Tanner and Adrian Stalker have been appointed as legal members on two tribunals, the Homeowner Housing Panel and the Private Rented Housing Panel.

Michaela Hinchin The partners of Family Law Matters, Glasgow have announced that Michaela Hinchin has been appointed as a senior associate within the firm. Ms Hinchin has a wealth of experience; she is accredited by the Law Society of Scotlandas a specialist in family law and family mediation, and s

Italy’s highest appeal court has ruled that stealing small amounts of food to satisfy hunger is not a crime. Judges in the Court of Cassation overturned Roman Ostriakov’s conviction for theft, which he gained after stealing cheese and sausages worth €4.07 (£3) from a supermarket.

Andrew Leaitherland, managing partner and CEO of DWF, which has offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh, has signed up to a charity skydive to kick-start the firm’s newly-launched foundation.

A Scottish law firm which sued a former corporate client for payment of over £100,000 in unpaid legal fees has won its action after the company lost an appeal. The Inner House of the Court of Session upheld a judge’s decision that the firm was entitled to payment of their fees and that a counterc