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Children should help design new legal documents to ensure the views of youngsters are heard whenever possible in family court cases, says the Faculty of Advocates. Currently, forms are used to inform a child of an action and to seek his or her views, but the forms have been widely criticised.

MSPs on the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee have recommended that the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Bill should proceed as a consolidation bill, in a report published today. The Bankruptcy (Scotland) Bill is what is known as a consolidation bill and it is the first such bill to be referred to this

Three hundred City lawyers have come together to support the UK's continued membership of the European Union, the Financial Times reports. Led by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer's John Davies, the lawyers from several firms are considering whether to derogate from their firms' neutrality on the issue

Four undergraduates from the University of Dundee are raising financial support as they prepare to compete in an international moot.

(L-R): George Osborne and Arun Jaitley India is to press ahead with liberalising the country's legal services market to allow foreign lawyers the right to operate in the jurisdiction.

A woman who was found guilty of dangerous driving after falling asleep at the wheel and crashing into an oncoming vehicle has lost an appeal against conviction. Judges in the Criminal Appeal Court ruled that in the absence of special circumstances the act of falling asleep is a “voluntary act” a

A man who murdered his wife has had his appeal against conviction on the basis the trial judge was biased towards the prosecution thrown out. Alan Humphrey, 57, from Glasgow, claimed he had suffered a miscarriage of justice after he was found guilty of murdering his wife Angela in 2014. He claimed L

The Scottish Parliament’s Justice Committee has today supported the general principles of a Scottish government bill that aims to improve how the justice system responds to abusive behaviour. The Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm Bill aims to prevent abuse, harassment or sexual harm in a number of

Dr Carolyn Côté-Lussier Social inequality is directly linked to public support for increasingly harsh criminal justice policy in the UK despite falling crime rates, a study by the London School of Economics (LSE) has found.

Alexander Litvinenko A public inquiry has found that the 2006 murder of Alexander Litvinenko was “probably” approved by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Frank Mulholland QC Three of the families of the Glasgow bin lorry victims have launched their bid to privately prosecute driver Harry Clarke.

Neil Richardson Police officers caught up in a spying row have been invited to a hearing by a Holyrood committee – for the fourth time.

Scottish Legal News has today broken through the 10,500 barrier with the total number of subscribers to the free daily news service reaching 10,514.

Jonathan Smithers The Law Society has welcomed what it called the “measured” proposals put forward by the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) in its report on skilled migration and is pleased that the report reflects some recommendations by the Law Society.

The owner of a farmhouse destroyed by a fire who claimed that the fire service failed to properly extinguish the blaze has had an action for damages dismissed. The pursuers argued that the fire brigade was liable in damages because the fire re-ignited after it had apparently been extinguished, but j