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The Magic Circle’s 40 new promotions have revealed the most common universities partners attended, with two Scots institutions among them. The Lawyer reports that Oxford produced 12 partners this year, more than any other institution. It was followed by Cambridge with seven and Edinburgh, with fou

A group of judges and lawyers from Sweden enjoyed a warm welcome on a memorable visit to the Faculty of Advocates and Parliament House, Edinburgh. The group was given a brief introduction to Scots law and the Scottish legal system by Lord Carloway, the Lord President, and the Dean of Faculty, James

(L-R): Wendy Murphy from Brodies’ HR Department, Calum Fairbairn and Gregg Orrock

Prosecutors have failed in an appeal against a judge’s decision to order the disclosure of recordings of interviews of two complainers in a sex abuse case after appeal judges ruled that such label productions are subject to the control of the court, not the Crown. The Criminal Appeal Court held it

Mike Dailly Solicitor advocate Mike Dailly has slammed the UK government's proposed increase of more than 500 per cent in asylum and immigration tribunal fees, saying that "Securing a fair and just outcome should never depend upon your bank balance."

Previously confidential documents published this week reveal the extent of UK government surveillance kept secret from the public and Parliament for the last 15 years. Revealed in a case brought by Privacy International about the use of so-called “Bulk Personal Datasets” (BPDs), the extracts sho

of the formal investigation procedure and, on the other, the aid schemes had not been notified to the Commission in any way. The undertakings in question therefore could not reasonably believe, despite the delay in the investigation procedure, that the Commission’s doubts no longer existed and th

Alan Park Alan Park has been promoted to the position of director of legal affairs at the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA), replacing Magnus Cormack who leaves the organisation he joined 33 years ago.

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Simon Allison As Game of Thrones Simon returns to our screens this weekend Simon Allison reflects on how Jon Snow could have avoided being stabbed repeatedly by his friends.

(L-R): Katy Williamson of British Red Cross, Linda Egan, Nadia Sharif and Mary McQueen of McQueen Legal

Strathclyde University students triumphed in the Silken Thomas Moot Court Competition earlier this month at the National University of Ireland in Maynooth.

Richard Foley Pinsent Masons has been recognised as a market leader in workplace gender equality.

A foster carer who was deregistered by a Scottish local authority after an unfounded allegation was made against her husband by a child in their care has had a legal challenge against the council’s decision dismissed. The woman claimed that she had been “punished” when she had “done no wrong

Andy Kerr A former Labour minister’s purchase of a mansion gifted to his community a century ago has led to an unusual defamation action against the moderator of a Facebook group in which allegations of “corruption” were made, The Herald reports.