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The final session of the Advocates Family Law Association “Child Contact Seminars” is on Thursday 9 June. Janys Scott QC will be giving a presentation on the subject of “Children’s views, Form F9 and other issues”. The seminar will be followed by discussion chaired by Scott McAlpine, advoc

A judge facing a disciplinary hearing over comments he made about racism said he has been denied a fair trial after being told that he cannot be legally represented or call for witnesses. Peter Herbert, chair of the Society of Black Lawyers, has appealed to the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Thomas of Cwm

A youth who was found guilty of raping two boys and sentenced to six years’ detention has had his sentence quashed and substituted with a custodial term of five years and an extension period of three years following an appeal. The Criminal Appeal Court ruled that the sentencing judge erred in fail

David Stewart New research by Morton Fraser has found that Scottish independence is not a priority for UK property investment in Scotland as long as yield outperforms other regions.

Bella Sankey A new ComRes poll, commissioned by Liberty, found that 72 per cent of respondents did not know anything about the Investigatory Powers Bill – or had never even heard of it.

Martin Gill Business outputs and optimism about future growth have fallen as companies are uncertain of the economic direction according to the latest "Business Trends Report" by accountants and business advisers BDO LLP.

Two new members have been welcomed to the Faculty of Advocates, and reminded of their role in helping the 21st century bar to serve Scotland and its people. Jacqueline Fordyce and Roddy MacLeod were admitted to membership of the Faculty, and to the public office of advocate.

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A City lawyer accused of committing sexual offences against a woman during a rush-hour encounter outside Waterloo station will face no further action, The Times reports. Graeme Stening, 52, a leading private equity lawyer, has waited eight months for the decision.

The right to be forgotten online will be the subject of debate on Thursday evening as some of the most talented young debaters in Scotland take part in the final of the 2016 Law Society of Scotland Donald Dewar Memorial Debating Tournament. It is the culmination of a tournament that involved 128 tea

A sheriff has ruled that “human error” was responsible for the death of a pensioner who suffered inflammation of the lungs and ahypoglycaemic brain injury after being given the wrong medication by her pharmacy. Margaret Forrest, 86, contracted bronchopneumonia and suffered cardiac amyloidosis as

Harriet Harman In a new report, Parliament's Joint Committee on Human Rights has called for stronger safeguards governing lawyer-client confidentiality in the Snoopers’ Charter.

Martin Darroch Harper Macleod has been appointed as principal external legal advisers to the Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB), Scotland’s insolvency service, for the next four years.

'Call for action as 1 in 4 GP practices has a vacancy'. So said The Herald a few weeks ago. And it is interesting to note the deified medical profession is now suffering from a similar set of factors as we in the legal profession have experienced. Let me explain.

Following the introduction of new licensing laws, more than 4,000 air weapons have been handed over to the police. The highest number so far was in the north-east, where authorities received 530 weapons.