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An elderly man banned from driving until he is 90 has been told he "will have to win the lottery to get an insurance quote". At Newtownards Magistrates Court, District Judge Mark Hamill heard that Lawrence Murdock, 75 has eight previous convictions for driving while disqualified and nine previous co

The family of a man who died in a road traffic accident after a car driven by his partner crashed into another vehicle are to be awarded damages. A judge in the Court of Session ruled that the driver failed to prove that the cause of the accident was something other than her negligence.

The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has dismissed actions brought by Slovakia and Hungary against the provisional mechanism for the mandatory relocation of asylum seekers. The mechanism, designed to help Italy and Greece deal with a massive inflow of people during the migration

James Wolffe QC The Lord Advocate, James Wolffe QC (pictured), has made it clear that prosecutors do not have discretion in applying the law.

Tony Jones BTO Solicitors' Tony Jones (pictured), partner, solicitor advocate and head of the firm's commercial dispute resolution team, has been made a QC.

Sir Nigel Knowles DWF has announced Sir Nigel Knowles (pictured) as its new chairman, effective 1 September 2017. Sir Nigel takes over from Alan Benzie who served for 10 years.

Douglas Roberts A multi-service team from Lindsays advised Black & Lizars on all aspects of the transaction which included corporate input from partner, Douglas Roberts, property advice by Stacy Campbell, director, and employment law assistance from Ben Doherty, partner.

Laura Thomson It is time for crime writers to treat the courtroom with the same attention to detail as they do police powers and forensic science says advocate Laura Thomson.

The Faculty of Advocates’ presence on the international stage has been bolstered by membership of a body devoted to improving the quality of European law. The European Law Institute (ELI) was founded in 2011, and works to “initiate, conduct and facilitate research, to make recommendations, and t

Lord Wallace of Tankerness A former Advocate General and justice minister has praised the increase in presumption against short sentences.

A man found guilty of having sex with a child who claimed that a sheriff’s decision to refuse to allow him to cross-examine the complainer on medical records which suggested that she had several previous sexual partners has had an appeal against his conviction refused. The Appeal Court of the High

Nicola Sturgeon The Scottish government will introduce a bill to raise the age of criminal responsibility from eight to 12.

A Scottish government’s bill aimed at reversing the autumn 2016 reclassification of housing associations as public bodies has been introduced to the Scottish Parliament. The Housing (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill responds to last year’s decision by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) that Regi