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A British businessman wanted by authorities in Taiwan to serve a prison sentence after he was found guilty of negligent manslaughter following a drink-driving accident has won a human rights appeal to stay in Scotland. Zain Dean, 44, was sentenced to four years' imprisonment after being convicted of

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Andrew Flanagan Police Scotland needs more graduates tackling cybercrime and fewer uniformed officers, according to a senior police watchdog figure.

The issues particular to Northern Ireland in the two Brexit challenges before the High Court in Belfast will be heard at the hearing on 4-5 October, a judge has ruled. Challenges are brought by Raymond McCord, a victims’ rights campaigner whose son was killed by loyalist paramilitaries in 1997, an

Pictured front row (L-R): Lady Carmichael, Lord Doherty, Archbishop Leo Cushley, Lord Matthews, Lord Drummond Young and Lord Uist

The Law Society of Scotland has launched a series of free events for trainee solicitors across Scotland to hear from an expert panel and meet other trainees in their area.The trainee roadshow will travel to Aberdeen, Dundee, Glasgow and Edinburgh and bring together representatives from the Law Socie

The recently released rankings from legal directory Legal 500 make excellent reading for Harper Macleod. The firm saw its number of recommended lawyers almost double to 43, while a 30 per cent increase in the number of specialist areas the firm is ranked in took this figure to 34. Harper Macleod als

Terra Firma Chambers’ David Bartos is running the Glen Nevis 10K on Sunday 2nd October to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. The Glen Nevis 10K is part of the "Glencoe Marathon Gathering", the pinnacle of the trail running calendar in 2016. The route circumnavigates and summits Cow Hill be

Lady Dorrian The Rt Hon Lady Dorrian, who made history this year on her appointment as the first female Lord Justice Clerk of Scotland, will give the opening keynote speech at the Law Society of Scotland’s annual conference this month.

MacRoberts and Morton Fraser are in late stage merger talks, The Lawyer reports. A merger would establish a new firm with a turnover of £38 million, making it the sixth largest by revenue in Scotland.

A new statutory instrument mandating that solicitors must ascertain the availability of a suitable QC, advocate or solicitor advocate comes into force on Monday 3 October. The Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules 1996 Amendment) (No. 3) (Instruction of Representation in the High Court) 2016 (S

An owner of land on which electricity pylons have been installed by another party is not entitled to receive a payout for any period when the apparatus was on the land before the date of the grant of the necessary wayleave, a judge has ruled. Lord Glennie in the Court of Session refused a petition b

A major change to the timetable of the Court of Session, allowing it to sit throughout the year, has been announced by the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS). Under a Direction issued by the Lord President, Lord Carloway, the traditional three court terms of the legal year will effectively

Michael Matheson Recorded crime in Scotland is at its lowest level since 1974 according to figures released today.

Lord Carloway The focus of court reforms must now shift from structure to function, without losing sight of the goal of a justice system which works efficiently, the Lord President, Lord Carloway, said in an address at the opening of the legal year.