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Lawyers at Thorntons will take part in a 24-hour Relay for Life challenge and a gala weekend packed with activities in Arbroath this September to mark a year of fundraising within the community for Cancer Research UK.

Aimee Godfrey, a trainee at Brodies, was presented with a cheque by Millar & Bryce after winning the Diploma Conveyancing Award at Dundee University.​

A solicitor has been struck off after being found guilty of professional misconduct by the Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal. Alison Hazel Margaret Greer was found guilty of professional misconduct owing to her failure to see that the firm in which she was a partner, Alder Hogg, complied wi

A prisoner has been granted permission to pursue a legal action against prison authorities for opening letters addressed to him. The so-called “Limbs in the Loch” murderer William Beggs is seeking £5,000 damages from the Scottish Ministers over the “unlawful” opening of his personal corresp

A lawyer from Dundee has secured a £6 million settlement for a former prisoner of Guantanamo Bay, the Evening Telegraph reports. Dennis Edney, who lives in Edmonton, Alberta, argued that Canada violated international law after it conspired with the US in its abuse of Omar Khadr.

Lady Hale Lady Hale has called for clarity on the operation of CJEU jurisprudence in the wake of Brexit.

A Scottish man accused of committing first-degree murder in Florida has had his complaints to Strasbourg that his Convention rights would be violated if he were extradited declared inadmissible. The case Harkins v the United Kingdom concerned the extradition of a British national to the US to face t

Families Need Fathers Scotland has launched a new information and discussion website raising awareness about the benefits of sharing the care of children after parents separate. The new site offers:

A report on a "Sentencing of Parents" discussion hosted by the Scottish Sentencing Council is now available as part of its ongoing programme to increase awareness and understanding of sentencing.The discussion which was attended by academics as well as interested organisations including Families Out

The Law Society of Scotland has been shortlisted for its Street Law programme in the inaugural UK Social Mobility Awards. The awards celebrate and recognise forward-thinking organisations which are developing initiatives to promote social mobility, within their own workforce, or by influencing the d

Lord Drummond Young A tennis coach who was found guilty of making and being in possession of indecent images of children has failed in an appeal against his conviction.

A company which initiates, builds and prosecutes large, complex multi-party commercial legal actions has confirmed that it intends to bring a claim against Clydesdale Bank - including claims relating to conduct under its trading name Yorkshire Bank - and its previous parent company National Australi

Professor Hector MacQueen In the final phase of its review of contract law, the Scottish Law Commission (SLC) has today published a discussion paper on remedies for breach of contract.

Guy Verhofstadt Guy Verhofstadt, the European Parliament’s chief Brexit negotiator, explains why Europe is rejecting Theresa May’s offer on the rights of EU citizen in the UK in an article published across Europe.