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The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission(SLCC) has set out its four year strategy to improve Scotland’s legal complaints system. The independent public body, which investigates and resolves complaints from the public about Scottish lawyers, finalised the plan after a consultation earlier this year

Andrew Alexander Andrew Alexander discusses developments in the use of technology in the legal sector.

Murray McCall The Herald has profiled Murray McCall, managing partner of Anderson Strathern.

Lord Dyson Major changes are urgently needed to restore an acceptable level of access to the employment tribunals system, according to the Justice Committee in its report on recent and proposed changes to fees for court users in the civil and family courts and tribunals.

Ruaraidh Nicolson A ban on legal highs in Edinburgh is responsible for a drop in crime, according to a report due to go before Edinburgh City Council, The Herald reports.

Ken Murphy A record number of UK solicitors will have been admitted to practice in Ireland in the first six months of 2016 due to Brexit fears, the Law Society of Ireland has said.

Book of revelations It was revealed last week that Scottish police had access to GCHQ’s project MILKWHITE in documents leaked by Edward Snowden, reminding us, in the words of Chelsea Manning, that "information should be free".

A Scottish council has won a £3 million legal dispute with an insurance firm over the collapse of the Scottish Coal Company. South Lanarkshire Council raised a commercial action seeking payment of £3,117,724 from Aviva Insurance, which the local authority claimed was due under a “performance gua

A new report published by the Scotland Institute today itemises the gain of European Union membership for workplace rights, finding that there is no reason to believe the UK government would seek to improve them and that Brexit would “weaken all the gains that have come from over 40 years of EU me

Lord Carloway The Scottish Civil Justice Council (SCJC) has now published its third Annual Report outlining its achievements, accounts and a summary of the rules prepared during the year.

Assistant chief constable Bernard Higgins Police Scotland is to increase the number of armed officers in response to increased threats from terrorists and armed criminals.

A man charged with careless driving has walked free from court after the police forgot to produce key evidence. George Drummond, 38, was said to have driven without due care and attention and into the path of another vehicle, the Evening Telegraph reports.

The Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) has submitted a supplementary report to the Lord Advocate on the circumstances surrounding the deaths of John Yuill, 28, and Lamara Bell, 25, following the recovery of a car close to the motorway at Bannockburn on 8 July 2015. The Commission

Anderson Shaw & Gilbert appointed two solicitors this week, expanding the services it offer its clients in crofting, rural law and family law.

Lord Neuberger The Supreme Court President has warned that alternative business structures as well as conditional fee arrangements are “concerning” developments and could threaten the ethical duties of lawyers.