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Ninety-five per cent of applicants seeking appointment as a Senator of the College of Justice in November 2015 were male according to new statistics. Figures published by the Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland (JABS) on completed appointment rounds show that 15 applications were received for f

Karen Cornwell Accredited specialist in professional negligence law Karen Cornwell reflects on mainstream lending seven months after judgment was handed down in Hughes-Holland v BPE Solicitors UKSC 21.

The President, Deputy President and three new justices were sworn into the UK Supreme Court this week, marking the beginning of the new legal year: Lady Hale of Richmond as President; Lord Mance as Deputy President; Lady Black of Derwent as Justice; Lord Lloyd-Jones as Justice and Lord Briggs of We

Lady Justice Arden One of the most senior figures in the judiciary of England and Wales is to give a talk to members of the Faculty of Advocates about her role in liaising with courts across the world.

David Flint David Flint and Rebecca Ferguson give an overview of the EU's attempts to crackdown on cartels.

Michael Tolland Property Searches Scotland have launched their innovative search ordering platform to save even more time for conveyancers as they continue to strengthen their position in the Scottish property market.

Lord Glennie (right) delivering the keynote lecture

A woman found guilty of assaulting a dog owner with a dog lead has had an appeal against her conviction refused after her case was referred to the Appeal Court of the High Court of Justiciary by the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission (SCCRC). The appeal judges rejected the appellant’s claim

A cemetery worker who admitted to illegally selling burial plots has been jailed for 16 months. Forty-five-year-old William Henderson pled guilty to a single charge of running a fraudulent scheme, which affected 13 bereaved families, at the Mount Vernon cemetery in Edinburgh.

Following an investigation by the Law Society of Scotland, the Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal (SSDT) has found former solicitor advocate, Michael McSherry, guilty of professional misconduct in the course of his work at Paisley firm, SBM Law and struck him from the Roll of Solicitors. Lor

Pictured (L-R): Bruce Farquhar and Iain Grieve

Whether we are early adopters or less than willing converts, technological advancement will doubtlessly have an increasing impact on the legal profession. This year’s Law and Technology Conference assesses the impact, opportunities and risks that emerging technologies bring to the sector. The conf

A student at Dundee Law School has been awarded the Ken Scott Bursary by Blackadders.

Law firms may face retrospective VAT bills, accountants have warned. Following the recent case of Brabners LLP and HMRC, Brabners have been ordered to pay £68,000 in VAT as HMRC claimed that electronic property searches should not have been treated as disbursements for VAT purposes. Accountancy fir

Eric McQueen The Scottish Court and Tribunals Service (SCTS) has published a report that describes a "radical new vision" for the way children and vulnerable adults should be treated in court.