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SNP MPs have given their support to a push for the devolution of abortion laws to Holyrood amidst concerns it would lead to cross-border abortion tourism. In May the Scottish government dropped its demands for the powers to be transferred but three pro-life MPs from other parties have supported the

Chairman, Murray Shaw Gillespie Macandrew LLP has confirmed a 2 per cent increase in turnover to £9.8 million in the year to 28 February 2015.

From left: John Fearn from Asbestos Action, Dianne Foster from Asbestos Action and Fraser Simpson from Digby Brown Solicitors Asbestos Action, a charity who supports sufferers of asbestos-related disease, their families and carers, held their 13th annual conference last week in Dundee, with the them

The Faculty of Advocates has declared its opposition to statutory jury directions about a complainer’s delay in reporting a sexual offence or lack of physical resistance.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has unanimously ruled that banking data, irrespective of whether it contains sensitive information, is protected under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) in a case in which San Marino judicial authorities seized the banking documents of four Ita

Police Scotland have gained the power to hand out formal warnings to speeding drivers which do not lead to penalty points, a fine or conviction.

Judges have ruled that relatives of those who died in the Lockerbie bombing should not be permitted to pursue an appeal against the conviction of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, the only person convicted of blowing up Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie in December 1988 and killing 270 people. The relatives of

People buying or selling property in Scotland would be better protected if the regulation of estate agency was devolved to the Scottish Parliament, the Law Society of Scotland has said. The regulation of estate agency across the UK is covered by the Estate Agents Act 1979.

The Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) has today published its adjudication on the Daily Telegraph’s story regarding the First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon's meeting with the French Ambassador. The adjudication has upheld a complaint on behalf of the First Minister and has found that the

Lord Wallace of Tankerness Lord Wallace of Tankerness, Liberal Democrats Lords leader, has warned that he will oppose any attempt to weaken the Human Rights Act and added that he could not comprehend why ministers would want to abolish it.

By Professor Alan Miller (pictured), chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission. Next year marks 25 years since the UK signed up to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). This international human rights treaty recognises children as individuals with rights, in their own

Photo: (L-R back) Duncan Mackinnon, Derek Petrie, Chris Todd, Derek Duncan, Ian Beattie (L-R front) Maureen Collison, Jennifer Gallagher, Angela Morrison, Alasdair Cummings Lindsays has launched its new brand across Tayside – RSB Lindsays – following the completion of its merger with RSB Macdona

Twelve members of Westwater Advocates have demonstrated their commitment to the use of arbitration in Scotland by taking up corporate membership in the Scottish Arbitration Centre. The Scottish Arbitration Centre is a body dedicated to the promotion of arbitration in Scotland.

The Data Protection Defence Team from bto solicitors (Paul Motion, Lindsay Urquhart and Laura Irvine) has been selected to provide data protection training to Fife Council following a competitive tender process. The tender specified a requirement to train council staff handling sensitive personal da

A recently-established organisation aimed at improving access to justice for women in Scotland is the latest body to form a link with the Faculty of Advocates' pro bono service. The Scottish Women's Rights Centre (SWRC) has joined a list of 30 partner agencies accredited by the Free Legal Services U