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Lord Hamilton Two distinguished legal figures from either side of the border are to be the speakers at a special event to mark Human Rights Day and European Lawyers Day being staged by the Faculty of Advocates and JUSTICE Scotland.

State school pupils have been taking part in a project to encourage them to consider a career in government law.

A pedestrian who sought reparation after being injured in a road traffic accident is to be awarded damages after a judge in the Court of Session ruled that the driver of a van which knocked her down was “negligent”. However, the judge also held that the pursuer and defender were equally to blame

People who never commit an offence could still be subject to court orders for life under planned legislation against “sexual harm”, the Faculty of Advocates has suggested. The Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Bill introduces the sexual risk order (SRO), a civil preventative order whi

Kaira Massie The Law Society of Scotland has warned that proposed regulations for letting agents in Scotland could lead to an unnecessary cost to the public by creating an unnecessary dual regulatory regime for Scotland’s solicitors.

Theresa May The Home Secretary has suggested new powers for spies should be properly scrutinised by Parliament following calls from the Prime Minister and a Liberal Democrat peer to fast-track the legislation in the wake of the Paris attacks.

Following our reports on failures to observe the 140-day rule, the Howard League Scotland has provided data that shows the number of people held on remand has risen by 65 per cent since 2000.

Cat MacLean In a major development in swaps litigation, an explosive judgement issued on Friday 13th November by a English High Court judge has held that there is “ample support for an inference of fraud and dishonesty at the highest level of RBS”. In this article, Cat MacLean looks at the detai

Graham Ogilvy

The Scottish government is to consult again on creating a specific offence for domestic abuse in the coming weeks according to Justice Secretary Michael Matheson(pictured). Although the government previously sought views on the issue, after warnings from prosecutors the current law is inadequate, mi

ry applications. Such applications could prove to have been unnecessary. For the legislature to have intended to impose such a regime seems absurd. “Also, the offender could suffer prejudice. He is entitled to apply for a variation of the time limit but, on the complainer’s interpretation, if he

After it was revealed by Scottish Legal News that the 140-day rule is being frequently flouted, a number of politicians have called for scrutiny of the rule and its implementation. Conservative justice spokeswoman Margaret Mitchell (pictured right) said her party had opposed the extension of the rul

Valentin Ribet A young French lawyer was among those killed in the terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday.

Angela Constance A review of the impact and success of legislation on the involvement of parents in their children’s education has been announced today by the Education Secretary Angela Constance.