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A rapist who was not given the option of legal advice when interviewed by the police and whose application for judicial review of the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission’s decision not to refer his case for a second time to the High Court of Justiciary on the basis of, inter alia, Cadder v H

A group of Scottish tenant farmers who claimed they had suffered “loss, injury and damage” after being evicted from their farms due to “unlawful” legislation are entitled to limited compensation, a judge has ruled. The Court of Session held that the state should compensate the individuals fo

Bob Neill MP Cross-border legal practice rights should be safeguarded in Brexit negotiations the Commons Justice Committee has said.

Aamer Anwar Criminal defence solicitor Aamer Anwar has been elected rector of Glasgow University.

Lord Whitty A comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) with the EU is needed to enable UK companies to continue to operate within its borders without serious non-tariff barriers after Brexit, according to a House of Lords report on trade in non-financial services.

Steve Eckersley A senior barrister who failed to keep clients’ sensitive personal information secure has been fined £1,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

The Brain Tumour Charity is very close to the heart of DWF Scotland real estate partner Iain McLean, who lost his twenty-year-old son Duncan  to a Grade 4 Glioblastoma brain tumour last year. Last year Iain completed a 100-mile coast-to-coast walk, raising over £11,000 to support both The

A former priest has been ordered to pay his brother-in-law more than £140,000 in damages from his late father’s estate following a family dispute over the lease of a fish and chip shop. John Gray was awarded damages for loss of profits in his action against Father Roderick MacNeil, after the Sher

Kenny Crawford The latest publication of the monthly UK House Price Index (UK HPI) shows that the average price of a property in Scotland in January 2017 was £142,233 – an increase of four per cent on January in the previous year and an increase of 2.1 per cent when compared to the previous month

Lord Wilson Plans in the House of Lords to make ex-wives “stand on their own two feet” by prohibiting the transfer of any non-matrimonial property upon divorce have been criticised by a Supreme Court justice who said “well-meaning” peers too readily believe what they “read in the papers”

Janette Speed Shoosmiths has advised Kingdom Housing Association Limited on the purchase of a development site from Fife Council that will be used to supply much needed affordable homes to the area.

A judicial review claiming ministers acted unlawfully in sacking the board of a college has been dismissed by a judge in the Court of Session. Lord Clark said board members failed to understand their collective responsibility. As a result, then-Education Secretary, Angela Constance's decision to dis

David Hoey David Hoey looks at a recent case clarifying the role of the Employment Tribunal in unfair dismissal claims.

Four new appointments have been made to the Scottish Police Authority board. Grant Macrae, Matt Smith and Caroline Stuart join the board from 1 April. The start date for Robert Hayes is to be confirmed.

Pupils from schools in Dundee, Glasgow and St Andrews have earned their places in the final of the Donald Dewar Memorial Debating Tournament, having pitted their wits against schools across the country.Just four of the original 128 teams that entered the Law Society’s national debating tournament,