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A mother whose baby was left with a permanent disability as a result of the way he was delivered by midwifery staff has been awarded £725,000 damages. The woman, who has not been named, raised an action against Lanarkshire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust following the birth of her second child at Law Hos

Compass Chambers has been ranked band 1 as a set in each of its core areas of personal injury, clinical negligence and health & safety in the 2016 edition of the Chambers UK Bar Guide.

A self-employed roofer from Falkirk has been fined £8,000 at Falkirk Sheriff Court for health and safety regulatory failings that left an employee severely brain damaged and paralysed from the waist down as a result of a fall. Adam Menzies was found guilty on two charges on indictment contrary to T

James Wolffe QC The Dean of the Faculty of Advocates, James Wolffe QC, has been elected as a Bencher of Middle Temple in London, joining two former Deans.

Two rulings have been issued by European courts in cases concerning state surveillance of lawyers. The Dutch Court of Appeal upheld a decision by a district judge which limited the scope of surveillance of confidential communications between lawyers and clients.

Law firm Lindsays has welcomed associate Carolyn Montgomery and paralegal Jennifer McPhee to its commercial property team in Edinburgh.

Justice Secretary Michael Matheson Prison officers in Scotland will now be allowed to organise strike action after Justice Secretary Michael Matheson announced the rule prohibiting it will be abolished.

Families Need Fathers Scotland has published a new, revised "user guide" for parents who have a child welfare report ordered in their contact or residence court case. The new edition incorporates the changes to court rules introduced by Act of Sederunt on 26th October 2015.

Laura Dunlop QC A seminar in celebration of the Scottish Law Commission’s 50th anniversary will feature Laura Dunlop QC, convenor of the Faculty of Advocates’ Law Reform Committee, as one of the speakers.

Andrew Mackenzie, chief executive of the Scottish Arbitration Centre The Scottish Arbitration Centre has hosted an international energy arbitration conference at its premises in Edinburgh.

Strathclyde University Law Clinic has celebrated a successful year at its AGM having worked on 382 cases and winning nearly £70,000 for clients in the last twelve months. Communications officer Rob McElroy said: “ With a new intake of 68 student advisors as well as further associate members, the

John Morgan, a trainee solicitor at Brodies The Scottish Young Lawyers' Association and the WS Society have announced that the winner of their Writing Competition for 2015 has now been found.

A gay man has been awarded compensation in what is thought to the first discrimination case to be brought against a service provider for the homophobic actions of its staff. When “Tim” (not his real name) asked for a refund on some patio locks, the shop assistant began to abuse him. A judge at S

Professor Alan Miller The Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has published its Annual Report for 2014-15.