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The Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB) is currently carrying out a review of the Protected Trust Deed (PTD) legislation that was introduced by the Protected Trust Deed (Scotland) Regulations 2013. This review will assess, wherever possible, the impact of the changes made to PTDs through this legislation

Professor Fergus McNeill Experts have warned of “mass supervision” by the justice system following news the number of Scottish offenders serving community sentences has increased sevenfold while the prison population remains stable, The Herald reports.

The Scottish Legal News Annual Review 2016 is now being delivered across Scotland. The full colour magazine features core updates in criminal, public, employment, commercial, property, family and human rights law. A digital version of the Review can be downloaded by clicking on the banner. In this y

Most adults in Scotland experienced no crime in 2014/15 and both the overall number of crimes and the risk of being a victim of crime have continued the decreasing trend seen in recent years according to new figures. Scotland’s chief statistician today released the Scottish Crime and Justice Surve

Doug Land CMS has advised SSE plc (SSE) on the signing of agreements for the disposal of 49.9 per cent of its operational 349.6MW Clyde Wind Farm to Greencoat UK Wind Plc (UKW) and GMPF & LPFA Infrastructure LLP (GLIL), a partnership between the Greater Manchester Pension Fund and the London Pen

Alison McInnes MSP A CCTV operator has alleged regular breaches of protocol at a council in Scotland, The Ferret reports.

More than 200 lawyers have said theInvestigatory Powers Bill breaches international surveillance standards and is not fit for purpose ahead of its second reading in the House of Commons today. In a letter to The Guardian, senior lawyers condemned the bill, which sets out a legal framework facilitati

A Scots lawyer who submitted false legal aid claims has been struck off the roll of solicitors in Scotland after being found guilty of professional misconduct. Gerard Tierney, formerly a cashroom partner of G Tierney and Co in Auchinleck and consultant at 1st Legal Limited, was found by the Scottish

A man in Ireland has failed in his appeal against conviction for producing child pornography in a Skype conversation with a third party. The appellant, Mark Mulligan, had challenged the status of the conversation as child pornography within the meaning of the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 19

Chantal-Aimée Doerries QC Proposals to establish an online court to resolve civil claims of up to £25,000 have come under fire from the Bar Council in England and Wales.

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(L-R): Lois Browning, Michael Cox, Elizabeth McLaughlin, Chris West, Margaret Day, Judith Joy and Gillian Campbell. Gillespie Macandrew LLP has reported unaudited fees and other income for the year to 29 February 2016 are up over five percent at £10.5 million compared with the previous year. It is

Paul Wheelhouse A draft bill which removes a barrier on survivors who were abused as children seeking civil damages in court has been published.