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Professor Stephen Tierney The upheaval of 2016 could overshadow every constitutional change since the late 19th century, writes Stephen Tierney, professor of constitutional theory at Edinburgh University and legal adviser to the House of Lords Select Committee on the Constitution in this year's SLN

Lord Keen of Elie QC The Advocate General, Richard Keen QC, has been fined £1,000 after admitting a firearms offence.

Has legislation aimed at tackling the misuse of disabled parking places been effective? This is just one of the questions Holyrood’s Local Government and Communities Committee will ask as it launches an investigation into the Disabled Persons’ Parking Places (Scotland) Act 2009. The act, which c

Views are being sought on how electronic tagging should be expanded – including its use in monitoring alcohol consumption and voluntary schemes for persistent offenders, with a view to introducing new legislation, the Scottish government has said.The expansion could see tagging used as a condition

Andrew Brown QC Andrew Brown QC has returned to full-time practice after serving as an advocate depute for more than five years. During his time in Crown Office, Mr Brown prosecuted multiple trials in the High Court, including ten murders.

Eilidh Wiseman Following publication of a paper by the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) entitled A New Model for Summary Criminal Court Procedure, Eilidh Wiseman, president of the Law Society of Scotland, welcomed the proposals, saying they could “change the face of summary court pract

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The Scottish Civil Justice Council (SCJC) has considered a paper produced by member Brandon Malone in relation to improving Scotland’s offering as a seat of commercial dispute resolution, its latest newsletter reveals. Mr Malone told Scottish Legal News that "Scotland is already a very good venue

Pictured (L-R): are Claire Maguire, Deirdre Curley, Brian Inkster and Evonne Morrison.

Lady Dorrian A man who was jailed for the statutory minimum term of five years after being caught in possession of firearms at a Scottish airport has had an appeal against his sentence rejected.

Aamer Anwar Solicitor Aamer Anwar has announced he is in the running to become Glasgow University’s next rector.

Parents who challenged a permanence order made in respect of their child have had their appeals against a decision of the Inner House unanimously allowed by Justices in the Supreme Court. These appeals arise out of an application by West Lothian Council (“the local authority”) for a permanence o

The Faculty of Advocates has added its voice to calls for support for survivors of abuse who may choose to go to court under proposed changes in the law. The Limitation (Childhood Abuse) (Scotland) Bill aims to exempt cases seeking damages for historical childhood abuse from the general three-year p

Amanda Wilson Amanda Wilson compares the different types of legal relationship available to couples following a case in England last week on civil partnerships.

Cat Maclean MBM Commercial's Cat Maclean is to assist in a Westminster inquiry into the use of alternative dispute resolution for financial disputes, along with other experts including former Master of the Rolls, Lord Dyson.