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Mark Harris Awarding-winning paralegal Mark Harris will be among the experts addressing next week’s Scottish Paralegal Association Conference.

Bills of suspension against incidental warrants such as those to take samples or to search remain subject to the “supervisory jurisdiction” of the High Court of Justiciary rather than the Sheriff Appeal Court, appeal judges have ruled. The Criminal Appeal Court held that such bills are still for

Lady Dorrian Her Majesty the Queen, on the recommendation of the First Minister, has appointed the Rt. Hon Lady Dorrian QC as Lord Justice Clerk.

Thomas Ross Police Scotland is to remove domestic abusers from their homes during the Old Firm match on Sunday, The Herald reports, prompting concern from criminal law practitioners.

The House of Lords' Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) has today published the report of its inquiry into the Strathclyde Review of the House of Lords’ role in scrutinising secondary legislation. The committee rejects all of the three options for a change to the way the House of Lords

Professor Gwilym Pryce Increased house prices and shortened selling times have resulted in an encouraging start to the year for the west of Scotland property market, according to the Glasgow Solicitors Property Centre (GSPC).

Football fans have been left confused by archaic heraldry laws that have forced clubs to scrap their crests, The Herald reports. More than 20 clubs may be in breach of ancient laws, dating back to 1592, if their badges contain elements such as saltires, lions, shields or thistles.

A Scottish businessman who helped develop the fastest selling entertainment product in history is suing his former employer for $150 million, alleging he was removed by “deception”. Leslie Benzies was the former boss of Rockstar North and director of the video game Grand Theft Auto V.

Joanna Cherry QC Joanna Cherry QC, MP for Edinburgh South West is the first member of Parliament from the SNP to be shortlisted for the 4th Annual Grassroot Diplomat Initiative Award.

A hotel owner who was jailed for three years after being found guilty of human trafficking has had an appeal against his conviction and sentence refused. Shamsul Arefin, who was convicted of facilitating the arrival of four men from Bangladesh into the United Kingdom “with intent to exploit” the

A Hungarian national of Roma origin’s complaint that the authorities failed to investigate allegations she suffered racial abuse and threats from participants in an anti-Roma march has been upheld by a majority at the European Court of Human Rights. The court considered in particular that, given t

Gibson Kerr has announced the appointment of two solicitors, Angela Agrawal (pictured right) and June Paterson (pictured below) to its property team. Ms Paterson will focus primarily on residential property while Ms Agrawal will advise on residential and commercial property matters.

David Cameron The UK will not require its overseas territories to end their tax secrecy at an anti-corruption summit, the minister for the territories has confirmed.

Graduates from richer family backgrounds earn significantly more after graduation than their poorer counterparts, even after completing the same degrees from the same universities. This is one of many findings in new research published today which looks at the link between earnings and students’ b