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The Faculty of Advocates has aided an inquiry into Scotland’s prosecution service with “insightful” oral evidence to MSPs.Derek Ogg QC, and Michael Meehan represented the Faculty at Holyrood's Justice Committee, which is examining the role and purpose of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal

Lady Hale EU legislation may have to be replaced wholesale before Brexit, according Deputy President of the Supreme Court, Lady Hale.

in the competition was that candidates should be under 35 years of age. In the view of M. Salaberria Sorondo, who was more than 35 years old when he participated in the competition, there were no reasonable grounds for the age limit imposed by the notice restricting access to the public service. Mr

Calum Steele Scottish courts are being weighed down with domestic abuse cases which are very unlikely to result in any convictions, according to a police body.

Brian Moore Maclay Murray & Spens LLP (MMS) advised FreeAgent Holdings plc (FreeAgent), a provider of cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS) accounting software solutions and mobile applications designed specifically for UK micro-businesses, on its £34.1 million flotation on London's Alternat

Kenny Crawford The latest publication of the UK House Price Index (UK HPI) shows that the average price of a property in Scotland in September 2016 was £143,006 – an increase of 3.4 per cent on the previous year and an increase of 0.2 per cent when compared to the previous month. This compares to

Michael Matheson Groups helping some of Scotland’s most disadvantaged young people are to receive funding support of £17 million seized from criminals.

McEwan Fraser Legal has come forward to offer funding to the Amputee Football Association Scotland (AFAS) who have been desperately seeking the means to ensure that a team of players will be able to attend the England Amputee Football Association (EAFA) Championships in Limerick in March 2017. Aware

David Wilson MacRoberts' partner David Wilson comes under the SLN Spotlight this week.

A partner in a Scottish legal firm which overcharged clients by more than £100,000 has been suspended from practice after being found guilty of professional misconduct. Philip Hogg, 50, has had his practising certificate suspended by the Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal (SSDT) for five ye

Pictured: Sir Mota Singh QC speaks about the significance of the turban in an interview with DotHyphenProductions (via YouTube)

Professor Tom McMillan Offenders taken in by police are to be checked for brain injuries over evidence relating head knocks to criminality.

Michael Matheson Justice Secretary Michael Matheson has welcomed the UK government's announcement that it will sign up to a revised Europol co-operation framework in order to preserve membership of the European law enforcement agency beyond next April.

Stephen McGowan TLT Solicitors has secured a unique remote betting operating licence for a gambling platform.

Liz Truss Over 200 judges are challenging the Lord Chancellor in court today over their pensions, alleging discrimination on the basis of race and sex.