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The Law Society of Scotland has questioned the benefit of giving police new powers to stop and search children and young people. In its responses to Scottish government consultations on stop and search, including a consultation on police powers to search children and young people for alcohol and a c

Brian Inkster Crofting law expert Brian Inkster has urged the Scottish government to exercise caution in removing the Crofting Commission from the list of tribunals in the Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014. He considers that such a move may be premature pending the outcome of an investigation into the C

A dentist whose bad practices led to a mass HIV scare is to be sued in what could become the the biggest mass litigation case in Scotland’s legal history. Disgraced dentist Alan Morrison was struck off the dental register earlier this year after he put 6,000 patients at risk as a result of using d

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Mark Hendrie, fourth left, flanked by Paul Clancy senior and junior and the Clancy Hendrie team

Kenny Crawford The latest publication of the UK House Price Index (UK HPI) shows that the average price of a property in Scotland in May 2016 was £141,142, an increase of 4.0 per cent on the previous year and an increase of 2.8 per cent when compared to the previous month. This compares to a UK ave

The Faculty of Advocates has joined bars elsewhere in the UK and Ireland to express its concern about the situation in Turkey and its possible implications for the rule of law in the country. The leaders of the four bars – Scotland, England & Wales, Northern Ireland and Ireland – took time a

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A firm of funeral directors has become the first business of its type to establish itself as an alternative business structure (ABS), Legal Futuresreports. Lodge Brothers Legal Services offers fixed-fee will, probate and powers of attorney services.

A father who claimed that his daughter was “coached” to make false accusations that he sexually abused her has failed in his appeal against a sheriff’s decision to refuse his application for contact with his child. The sheriff had ruled that it was in the child’s “best interests” to refu

An Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has found that a company policy requiring an employee to remove her Islamic headscarf when in contact with clients constitutes unlawful direct discrimination and that an entirely neutral dress code policy may also constitute in

Gavin McEwan of Turcan Connell writes about the changes charities will see after Brexit. Charity law and regulation are matters which have remained largely within the control of the UK and Scottish parliaments, with little interference from Europe. As a result, there are no major upsets on the legal

Professor Lorraine Radford The cost of the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry which has become mired in controversy since its launch last year has already reached £1.8 million.

Professor Laurence Gormley A record number of commercial and business-related disputes were sent to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) last year.

Gregor Mitchell HBJ Gateley has announced the appointment of a private client specialist to bolster their Private Client team across Scotland.