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A seriously injured former police officer has had to drop her compensation case and cannot afford to raise fresh proceedings after the presiding sheriff’s conflict of interest was only realised three days into the case. Lynsey Henderson, 43, who served as a policewoman for 18 years suffered seriou

24 – 25 July Scotch Whisky Association and others (Appellants) v The Lord Advocate and another (Respondents)

Michael O'Flaherty EU countries must act to protect fundamental rights from attack, the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has said in its 2017 report.

Pat Gray A north-east law firm is marking twenty years in Cults this June as part of its year-long 175th anniversary celebrations.

Andrew Langdon QC Women barristers are up in arms over a plan to introduce night courts – which they say will make them work antisocial hours, The Times reports.

In April 2016, Turcan Connell began fundraising for its inaugural charity of the year, The Yard and over the last twelve months it has held a number of events throughout the year including:

Guy Norfolk Firm enhances its strong reputation in listed funds space in ground-breaking PRS deal

A second Holyrood body has raised serious concerns about the standards of governance at the Scottish Police Authority (SPA), saying it has no confidence in Andrew Flanagan, the authority's chair. In a new report, the Justice Sub-Committee on Policing said it shares concerns raised by the Public Audi

The Supreme Court has refused a group of individuals referring to themselves as “The Independence Camp” permission to appeal a judgment of the Court of Session requiring them to leave the grounds of the Scottish Parliament. Permission for McFarlane and Macleod to appeal was refused in a case rel

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Scott Ritchie Shepherd and Wedderburn has acted for Safestay plc, in its £18.4 million debt restructuring and refinancing with HSBC.

Kate Wyatt Kate Wyatt takes a look at the current rules on the right to work in the UK in advance of Brexit.

Millions of pounds are owed to the courts, new figures from the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) have revealed. A report released by SCTS showed that £4.3 million in unpaid penalties are owed to the sheriff courts for the period of 2013-17. A further £900,000 is owed to the Justice of

Eilidh Wiseman, president of the Law Society of Scotland 2016-17 and Adrian Ward MBE