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At the High Court in Edinburgh today, 23 March 2017, Lord Uist sentenced Eric Rafferty to 15 years’ imprisonment after the accused was found guilty of repeated rape and sexual abuse of young girls. On sentencing, Lord Uist made the statement below in court. Eric Francis Rafferty, you were convicte

A lecturer who was removed from his position as a board member of Glasgow Clyde College and consequently disqualified for life from being a member of other boards has failed in a legal challenge to the legislative order removing almost the entire board from office for “mismanagement”. A judge in

Academically gifted students from less advantaged backgrounds in Scotland are set to benefit from a game-changing quarter of a million pound investment through the Lawscot Foundation. The Law Society of Scotland has donated the proceeds of the May 2016 sale of Legal Post to the foundation; a charity

Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd The Lord Chief Justice has excoriated the Lord Chancellor over her failure to understand reforms that are being introduced to spare children from live cross-examination, The Times reports.

Scott Whyte Most will not have heard of it until recently, but the ruling on the discount rate for injured people has been long-awaited amongst those in the legal sector, writes Scott Whyte.

Pictured (L-R): Angela Stewart; Isobel Linder, executry assistant, Grigor & Young, Forres; and Peter Brash.

Pictured (L-R): Dr Olivia Giles OBE, Philippa Greer and Angela Grahame QC

Ross Anderson Proposed legislation on third party rights in contract is “a positive development”, the Faculty of Advocates has told MSPs.

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).