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Academically gifted law students from disadvantaged backgrounds in Scotland will benefit from a recent cash injection to the Lawscot Foundation - a charity set up by the Law Society of Scotland to remove financial barriers between aspiring law students and their goal of becoming Scottish solicitors.

Two law students from the University of Aberdeen came third at the annual Brown Mosten International Client Consultation Competition (ICCC) competition last month. The duo, Jennifer Baird and Euan Thompson, who are both studying the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice Programme at the university,

Michael Matheson The current health and justice response for victims of rape and sexual assault in Scotland is to be transformed.

MSPs on Holyrood's Health and Sport Committee have called on the Scottish government to prepare a strategic plan covering health and social care in prisons, setting out how prison healthcare can reach parity with wider society within the next two years. Parity of care with the wider community was a

Lord Malcolm A mother whose baby was left with a permanent disability as a result of the “excessive force” used by a midwife during delivery is to be awarded £725,000 damages after the health board lost an appeal in a negligence case against it.

The Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal (SSDT) has struck former Ross Harper partners Alan Susskind and Cameron Fyfe from the Roll of Solicitors following an investigation by the Law Society of Scotland. Concerns were raised over the firm's accounting record following a financial compliance i

A lawyer representing victims of food poisoning and other mass contamination outbreaks has confirmed he has been contacted by several victims of the Airdrie Hepatitis A outbreak who want to begin legal action. Patrick McGuire from Thompsons Solicitors (pictured) said: “After the news emerged on Fr

David Strang A prisons chief has expressed concern that a third of young men at HMP & YOI Polmont do not have post-release living arrangements in place.

Martin Darroch Harper Macleod is the only Scottish practice shortlisted in the “Regional Firm of the Year” category at the The Lawyer Awards 2017.

Judge James Oakley A "judge" in Texas has been reprimanded after suggesting on Facebook that a black murder suspect should be given "a tree and a rope".

A motorist who was sued after she struck a pedestrian suspected of attempting suicide at the time of the accident has been cleared of any liability. A judge in the Court of Session ruled that the pursuer, who could not remember anything about the time of the accident, failed to establish that the dr

One day. One location. Three unmissable conferences. The Law Society of Scotland presents It’s the Law, three concurrent full day conferences for lawyers working in conveyancing, family law and private client work. Taking place in Edinburgh on Thursday 8 June, each of the conferences provides 5.5

Ian Cruickshan The Law Society of Scotland has emphasised its support for continuing improvements to the way the criminal justice system responds to abusive behaviour, including domestic abuse, but has concerns the law in this area is becoming increasingly fragmented.

Professor Lorne Crerar Harper Macleod has become an official Proud Supporter of Team Shetland ahead of its bid for glory at the NatWest Island Games XVII in Gotland, Sweden.

Weightmans LLP, which opened in Glasgow in 2013, has unveiled a new structure and five year strategy after undertaking its biggest strategic review for decades.The firm has moved on from its former business line layout and has introduced a new client relationships arm, which will encompass six clien