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A Crown application to lead hearsay evidence of a now deceased victim of an alleged fraud has been granted following an appeal. A sheriff had refused the application made under section 259 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 on the basis that the statements would amount to the “sole or d

Peter Lawson Remaining in the UK is more important than remaining in the EU for corporate Scotland.

Lord McConnell Labour peer and former First Minister Lord McConnell has suggested a judge should be appointed to rule over possible constitutional disputes between Holyrood and Westminster as part of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.

Proposals to outlaw psychological domestic abuse are to be considered by MSPs on the Scottish Parliament’s Justice Committee. The Scottish government’s Domestic Abuse Bill creates a new offence aimed at strengthening existing laws against people who abuse their partners, including new measures t

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Pictured (L-R): Mary McQueen; Dot Mullally, partner McQueen Legal and Jo Dallas

The Faculty of Advocates was delighted to welcome two sets of overseas students on visits to Scotland.

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Angela Grahame QC Lawyers have responded to the Scottish ministers' decision to lower the discount rate for personal injury awards in Scotland from 2.5 per cent to minus 0.75 per cent, reflecting the same change south of the border, as announced last month by the Lord Chancellor.

A note of caution has been sounded by the Faculty of Advocates about part of a code of practice drafted by the Scottish Legal Aid Board. A section of the revised code on Criminal Legal Assistance deals with complex and costly case planning in instances where counsel has been instructed and the case

The latest civil justice statistics, published by Scotland’s Chief Statistician today, show that 77,721 civil law cases were initiated across the Court of Session, sheriff courts and the newly established Sheriff Personal Injury Court in 2015-16 (excluding summary applications). This is a rise of

Our individual rights must be protected in the wake of the UK's vote to leave the European Union, experts from Scotland’s third sector organisations have warned in a new report. Human Rights Consortium Scotland's report, Rights at risk: A collection of Scottish civil society perspectives on the po

A man found guilty of behaving in a “threatening and abusive manner likely to cause a reasonable person to suffer fear or alarm” after approaching a 14-year-old girl and asking to go with her to her home has failed in an appeal against his conviction. The Sheriff Appeal Court rejected the argume

Robert Kernaghan Solicitors and staff in the Digby Brown Dundee office were overwhelmed to present a cheque for £10,391.68 to The Brae Riding for the Disabled.