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A man accused of sexually abusing his niece and nephew has been acquitted after a judge upheld a “no case to answer” submission. Lord Uist ruled that the “Moorov” doctrine could not be applied to corroborate the conduct libelled in the two charges.

Professor Robert Black QC Figures closely linked to the Lockerbie bombing and the subsequent investigation and trial are among those who have been sentenced to death in Libya.

Chris Harte Morton Fraser has been appointed to the four-year framework panel to provide legal services to the Scottish government.

Ann Henderson More than three-quarters of people in Scotland support legal access to abortion, according to a new opinion poll commissioned by Abortion Rights Edinburgh.

Beeban Kidron Young people should be allowed to delete embarrassing internet material a digital rights campaigners group has urged.

Marianne Russell Bond Dickinson has recently recruited three new lawyers into its Aberdeen office following its results for the 2014/2015 financial year.

Heather Pearson Last week’s media coverage of rising house costs and predictions of a growing private rental sector has again brought the issue of Scotland’s housing needs into focus. But while public perception traditionally favours home ownership, a stronger private rental sector will benefit

House prices in Aberdeen have remained steady in the second quarter of 2015 but the volume of sales has dropped, according to new figures. A new report published by Aberdeen Solicitors' Property Centre Limited (ASPC), in co-operation with the University of Aberdeen, Business School, Centre for Real

Bill Drummond Brodies LLP has achieved accreditation as an "Investor in People" and "Investor in Young People" - becoming one of the first law firms in the UK to be recognised for excellence in people management in both categories.

Karim Khalil QC Today barrister sets Dyers Chambers and One Paper Buildings merge to create Drystone Chambers, the chambers of Karim Khalil QC and Andrew Campbell Tiech QC, based at 35 Bedford Row.

More wills are expected to be challenged after judges in the Court of Appeal overturned a woman's attempt to disinherit her only daughter and leave her entire estate to animal charities The Times reports. The court defied the wishes of Melita Jackson, calling them “unreasonable, capricious and har

A man who pled guilty to charge of common law public indecency after a woman performed a sex act on him on the back seat of a bus has failed in a challenge to a sheriff’s ruling to place him on the sex offenders register. Garry McNair, who was sentenced to five months’ imprisonment and made subj

Kenny Crawford Scottish house prices were up 3.5 per cent in the first quarter of 2015-16 compared to the same period last year, according to new figures from Registers of Scotland (RoS).

Professor Lorne Crerar Harper Macleod has been appointed to all six lots of the expanded Scottish Central Government Legal Services Framework.

Shami Chakrabarti This week's SLN Spotlight falls on Shami Chakrabarti (pictured), who has been director of Liberty since 2003. She was called to the English bar in 1994 and was a lawyer in the Home Office between 1996 and 2001. She will be discussing themes from her book On Liberty at a CPD-accredi