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Rosie Walker Now that we have had time to reflect on the Election Court’s decision in Timothy Denis Morrison & Others v Carmichael & Another EC 90, what can we say about its wider implications? Well, quite a lot actually according to Rosie Walker, who acted for Alistair Carmichael.

Clare Butler Partners in law firms are spending over six and a half weeks more in the office compared to two years ago as they compete for business with accountancy firms according to research by a legal recruiter.

Aberdeen Solicitors’ Property Centre Limited, in cooperation with the University of Aberdeen, Business School, Centre for Real Estate Research, has published statistics for the fourth quarter of 2015 relating to the Aberdeen Housing Market. The report is based on a constant quality methodology. Th

(L-R): Howard Beach, Donna Strong and Andrew McCowan Glasgow-based commercial law firm Leslie Wolfson has announced the promotion of a partner within the firm, along with a new lateral associate hire, as part of its ongoing expansion programme.

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Roseanna Cunningham The Scottish government will “leave no stone unturned” in its attempt to block the UK government’s Trade Union Bill being applied in Scotland and said only devolving full powers over industrial relations will see an end to the "draconian" measures proposed in the bill.

Members of a Holyrood committee are to discuss a petition that seeks to legalise incest between consenting adults after a man submitted a petition. Richard Morris is lobbying the Scottish government to change the law so that it no longer applies to adults over the age of 21 consenting to incestual r

Brandon Malone The Scottish Arbitration Centre’s chairman, Brandon Malone, has been invited to speak at the 27th European Energy Law Seminar which will take place on 25-26 January in The Hague, the Netherlands.

Effective legislation, access to justice – including simplification of the legal aid system – access to education opportunities and ensuring the legal sector continues to support a successful Scottish economy are among the Law Society of Scotland's priorities for the next Scottish Parliament. Th

John Campbell QC A QC and solicitor advocate have claimed consumers in Scotland have been let down by a failure to modernise the legal profession nine years after the then Office of Fair Trading backed a “supercomplaint” by consumer watchdog Which?.

A prisoner in Scotland is set to face justice in the US after a court rejected his plea that extradition to his native Pakistan would put him at a “mortal risk”, The Herald reports. Johar Javed Mirza, 35, who converted to Judaism, is serving a three year prison term for attempted rape of a stude

Rose Fitzpatrick Police have launched a crackdown on people who misuse disabled parking permits after they reached an agreement with councils.

Alison McInnes MSP Following the news the Home Secretary Theresa May said the UK government is “not minded” to extend a judge-led inquiry into undercover police officers' activity north of the border, politicians have called on Justice Secretary Michael Matheson to establish a Scottish inquiry.

(L-R): Derek Ogg QC, Shami Chakrabarti and Lord Hodge The celebrated civil liberties campaigner Shami Chakrabarti wowed a delighted audience in the Faculty of Advocates’ Laigh Hall with an open and informative discussion of her life and work.

Laurence Kennedy An advocate in Perth came to the rescue of a pet dog that seemed set for certain death.