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Widespread distrust among British-born Black, Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME) people towards the English justice system is having a negative impact on the legitimacy of its criminal courts, according to a new report. The Centre for Justice Innovation's report, Building Trust: How our courts can imp

Your last chance to nominate someone brilliant for the 2017 In-house Rising Star Award, is fast approaching – final nominations for this prestigious award must be submitted by this Friday, 31 March. The award was launched by the In-house Lawyers' Committee of the Law Society of Scotland in 2013, t

A Swedish hotel chain has begun offering refunds to couples who get divorced within a year of staying at one of its hotels. The Countryside Hotels group’s offer is meant to be a “relationship guarantee”, with the chain offering to reimburse the cost of a two-night stay.

There was a 26 per cent fall in recorded bird of prey crimes during 2016, according to the latest information. Crime maps produced by the Partnership for Action against Wildlife Crime (PAW Scotland) show 14 confirmed bird of prey crimes compared to 19 the previous year.

Alison Bryce (pictured) outlines a new EU regime set to overhaul data protection.

A newsagent found guilty of lewd, indecent and libidinous practices towards young female employees aged between 13 and 16, who claimed that he been denied a fair trial because a sheriff’s comment to one of the witnesses that she had been “very brave” in giving her evidence showed a lack of imp

Michael Matheson As Justice Secretary I have been privileged to speak with survivors of domestic abuse and staff from the outstanding support services that work with them.

Patrick McGuire Car manufacturer Volkswagen is being sued for £5 million by reportedly more than 1,200 car owners in Scotland over an emissions scandal, The Herald reports.

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Patrick Hughes and Eilidh MacDonald to the office of sheriff, on the recommendation of the First Minister. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon made her recommendation for appointment on the basis of a report by the Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland.

Amy McKay Balfour+Manson has strengthened its team in north east Scotland with the appointment of Amy McKay as an associate within its Aberdeen office.

Alison Saunders The Director of Public Prosecutions has publicly condemned comments made by a sitting judge, accusing him of perpetuating “discredited rape myths”.

A new public information campaign will warn of the severe penalties people will face for sharing an intimate image or video of someone without their permission.Those found guilty of sharing or threatening to share intimate images without consent will face up to five years imprisonment under the Abu

5-8 April 2017 Strathclyde Law School, home to the UK’s leading Postgraduate programme in Mediation and Conflict Resolution, has been invited to host the 16th annual INADR International Law Student Mediation Tournament. The Tournament will bring law students from all over the world to Glasgow, und

A former Lord Justice of Appeal of Northern Ireland has said the law must evolve in lockstep with advances in technology to thwart terrorists, pointing to lacunae in the legislation governing unmanned aerial vehicles. Delivering the Scottish Council of Law Reporting's Macfadyen Lecture 2017, entitle

Pictured (L-R): Journalist and broadcaster Alastair Stewart (awards host), Clare Munro (Brodies), Bill Drummond, Stephen Goldie (Brodies), Nick Scott (Brodies), Lorna Jack (chief executive of the Law Society of Scotland) and Mark Stewart (Brodies).