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The UK government's intelligence agency GCHQ illegally spied on Amnesty International a tribunal which deals with complaints about the security services has said. Amnesty confirmed that the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) sent it an email correcting a previous judgment which provided that GCHQ h

The annual University of Aberdeen prize for "Best Intellectual Property Law" related dissertation, sponsored by Cloch Solicitors, was secured by undergraduate law student James Field this month for his critical analysis of “The Patentability of Human Embryonic Stem Cell-Based Inventions in the Eur

The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales has backed calls for the abolition of the dock as part of an attempt to modernise the court system. Lord Thomas of Cwymgiedd lent his support to the new report by all-party human rights group Justice argues the dock should be removed and that defendants sh

A lawyer who breached an order banning him from practising as a solicitor by pretending to be a colleague has had his jail term quashed by judges in the Court of Session. The appeal regarding the breach itself was not overturned.

A 47-year old man accused of murdering Surjit Singh Chhokar in 1998 will stand trial at the High Court in Glasgow next February. Ronnie Coulter from Wishaw has denied accusations that he killed the 32-year old waiter with a knife in Overtown, North Lanarkshire, while acting with two other men.

Paul Wheelhouse Views are being sought on proposals to clarify the law on when possession of an object becomes ownership.

Anne Begg Perthshire has seen some positive trends in the local property market in the first half of 2015, with sales up on last year.

A council laid off six labourers before offering five of them new contracts in a bid to get rid of one of the employees The Courier reports.

A website for the Scottish Sentencing Council (SSC) has been launched, providing background information on the new body ahead of its establishment in October. Visitors will be able to keep up to date with plans for the SSC's creation through its dedicated website, www.scottishsentencingcouncil.org.u

A legal challenge over the appointment of Susan O’Brien QC to chair an inquiry into historic child abuse in Scotland has been refused by a judge in the Court of Session. The Congregation of the Poor Sisters of Nazareth and The Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul sought judicial review of

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Andrew Caplen, president of the Law Society Legal firms across England and Wales are starting to refuse work funded by legal aid in protest of an 8.75 per cent cut to legal aid fees for criminal cases.

Eileen Matthew Staff from Tayside legal firm Miller Hendry have raised more than £8,000 for charity through their sponsored walk on Saturday 13 June.

Martin Darroch Harper Macleod has opened two new sites this week after making a significant investment to support its continued growth.

GLC'S principal solicitor, Mike Dailly Govan Law Centre has established a Public Interest Litigation Unit (PILU) which aims to offer a new service to advice agencies, charities, community groups and campaigners across Scotland.