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Ian Forrester QC Places are still available to hear the UK Judge of the General Court of the European Union, Ian Forrester QC, give a talk, “Of Sporrans, Fishing Nets and Judicial Review…”

A man accused of drug dealing in Spain who challenged a sheriff’s decision to order his extradition has had his appeal refused. The Criminal Appeal Court refused the appeal after ruling the appropriate court to hear any human rights argument based on “injustice or oppression” would be the Span

A bill which would both abolish Scotland's “not proven” verdict and change the majority required in jury trials for a conviction has failed to receive the backing of Holyrood’s Justice Committee. A clear majority of the committee supported the intention to abolish not proven verdicts, but the

Criminal justice experts have called for jail terms of up to a year to be scrapped, The Herald reports. Her Majesty’s Inspector of Prisons as well as penal reform charities, social workers, councils and a former judicial studies director have all called for a different approach to reduce recidivis

Andrew Blain Shepherd and Wedderburn's 2015 Corporate Review testifies to a record year for corporate deals and M&A activity. The firm closed over 97 deals last year with an aggregate deal value of £5.4 billion.

Gary Mannion A Tayside lawyer has called for a review of the UK government's compensation scheme for victims of violent crime, describing it as “arduous” and “cumbersome”, The Courier reports.

Details of some of the new summary sheriffs appointed under the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 to deal with some types of civil and criminal cases in the sheriff court have become available. Brian Cameron, sitting at Glasgow Sheriff Court, is a graduate of the University of Strathclyde and was ad

Stewart Taylor There is a two-tiered hierarchy of legal cities outside of London according to a report by a property consultancy.

Maria Botha-Lopez There has been a notable drop in the number of properties being brought to market, according to the latest ESPC House Price Report, which covers the three month period from November 2015 to January 2016.

A dyslexic woman has won a disability discrimination case against her employer after she was accused of falsifying documents. An employment tribunal found that Starbucks discriminated against Meseret Kumulchew, a supervisor in one of its London stores.

The Faculty of Advocates will welcome a group of school students for a look at life at the Scottish bar. The visit is part of an Edinburgh University project, "Pathways to the Professions", which provides advice and guidance to pupils from S4 to S6 who are interested in applying for law, medicine, v

The lawyer for a man cleared of sexual assaulting an actress at a train station has said the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) “slowed down” footage to make it appear he had more time to carry out the assault. Mark Pearson, 61, was cleared last week at Blackfriars Crown Court of assaulting a woman

An unemployed motorist who was fined a total of £460 to be paid over 92 weeks after admitting driving without a licence and without insurance has successfully challenged the penalties imposed. The Sheriff Appeal Court ruled that fines were “excessive” and amounted to a “miscarriage of justice

Liberal Democrat MP for Orkney and Shetland Alistair Carmichael (pictured right) has lost a bid to have his legal fees paid following a failed challenge to his election in the wake of the Frenchgate affair. In last year's landmark case, four of his constituents raised an action against him under the

A prison governor has revealed that new prisons for women will resemble flats and will have cooking and laundry facilities. Rhona Hotchkiss, governor of Cornton Vale prison, said women in a number of new custodial units would also be able to come and go to gyms and work placements and that the commu