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Michael O'Flaherty The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has said EU rules essential to build trust in the EU’s area of justice are seldom invoked, potentially hindering the fair treatment of people involved in criminal proceedings.

Brodies LLP has developed software that helps businesses identify contractual risks arising from the UK’s decision to leave the European Union. The software can search hundreds of commercial contracts in minutes to identify clauses that could pose a risk to businesses post-Brexit, allowing organis

Heather McKendrick Pupils from schools across Scotland are preparing to debate the pros and cons of holding referendums when they take to the floor for the opening rounds of the Law Society of Scotland’s annual debating tournament.

A domestic assault victim who applied for criminal injuries compensation more than 30 years later but was told by a tribunal that her claim was “time-barred” has had an appeal against the decision dismissed. A judge in the Court of Session held that there was “no error of law” in the tribuna

EU law does not preclude an increase in the share capital of a bank without the agreement of the general meeting of the shareholders in a situation where there is a serious disturbance of the economy and the financial system of a member state, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ru

Social housing sector tenants who challenged the so called “bedroom tax” have received a mixed outcome at the Supreme Court. Lord Neuberger, Lady Hale, Lord Mance, Lord Sumption, Lord Carnwath, Lord Hughes and Lord Toulson heard the cases, which relate to the cap on housing benefit introduced by

The Supreme Court has now received formal notification of the UK government’s intention to appeal the High Court’s decision of 3 November in the case of R (on the application of Miller & Dos Santos) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union. Permission to appeal has been granted by

Sara Skott Bengtsson The homicide rate in Scotland has fallen by half in the last two decades, resulting in a record low, The Scotsman reports.

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has launched guidance to help newly qualified solicitors improve complaint handling. The guide, developed with the help of the Scottish Young Lawyers’ Association (SYLA), and based on the results of a questionnaire which the two organisations jointly

Lady Dorrian Court bosses have paid out £9,000 to buy the final commercial batch of VHS recorders in order to play taped evidence during trials.

Elaine McIlroy As "Equal Pay Day" arrives just a day later than last year, businesses should act now on the gender pay gap to avoid long term reputational and financial damage, say lawyers at Weightmans LLP.

Lord Falconer of Thoroton QC A former Lord Chancellor has called on the incumbent to be replaced over her handling of the Brexit debacle.

Sophia Harrison clarifies the law surrounding culpability and the demise of BHS. Read almost any article about the recent demise of BHS, and you will be drawn into a lurid tale of directors and advisors allegedly driven by greed, self-interest and evidencing a stunning lack of judgement. Indeed, you

James Wolffe QC First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed that the Lord Advocate, James Wolffe QC will lodge a formal application to intervene in the UK government’s appeal to the Supreme Court on the triggering of Article 50.

The closure of Haddington Sheriff Court has had “a massive effect”, the East Lothian Courier reports. East Lothian’s only sheriff court closed its doors last January, despite efforts to keep it running.