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Personal insolvencies in the fourth quarter of 2015-16, which include both bankruptcies and protected trust deeds (PTDs), dropped 13.3 per cent from the same period in the previous year according to new figures from the Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB). The number of personal insolvencies in Scotland

Neil Stevenson Experts from a range of professional regulators came together at the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) this week to discuss sanctions in professional regulation – actions taken when an individual doesn’t meet their professional obligations. They were joined by representa

A former senior judge has criticised the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd’s proposals to allow more arbitration awards to come before the courts. Writing in The Times, Lord Saville of Newdigate, a retired law lord and Supreme Court justice, said the proposed change would be a "wholly re

A man detained in the state hospital after killing his wife, who subsequently raised an action for reparation against a health board over a doctor’s alleged failure to admit him to a psychiatric unit the day before he stabbed his spouse to death, has failed in a bid to recover documents he claimed

A mentally ill Nigerian asylum seeker who was detained pending deportation and who sought a declaration that a period of her detention was unlawful, in addition to damages, has had her appeal to the Supreme Court unanimously dismissed – as the court also declared R (Francis) was wrongly decided. A

The European Court of Human Rights has held, unanimously, that there was a violation of article 3 (prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment) of the European Convention on Human Rights in the case of convicted murderer, James Clifton Murray who complained he was serving a life sentence without a

Hamish Patrick Shepherd and Wedderburn has acted alongside Allen & Overy on the £6.1 billion securitisation of residential UK mortgages by US investment firm, Cerberus Capital Management ─ the largest residential mortgage-backed securitisation (RMBS) since the financial crisis hit in 2007.

A solicitor has pleaded guilty to stealing more than £21,000 from his law firm as a result of “financial difficulties”. At Edinburgh Sheriff court Paul O’Donnell, 34, from Glasgow, pleaded guilty to embezzling £21,485 from Thorley Stephenson between 2012 and September 2014.

One of the most complex and lengthy litigations ever brought in the Scottish courts has finally concluded after 87 days in court. SSE brought the £130 million claim against Hochtief, the design and build contractor, after a pressurised water tunnel at the Glendoe Hydroelectric Scheme, near Fort Aug

Lesley Sawers Lesley Sawers has been appointed the EHRC commissioner for Scotland.

Lindsay Darroch Lindsay Darroch explains his reservations about the ADS.

Rhicha Kapila The House of Lords will today debate whether the investigation of alleged sexual assault in the armed forces should be carried out by civilian police instead of senior military officers.

Lord Neuberger Lord Neuberger, President of the UK Supreme Court, has said the right to privacy is not necessarily lost simply because information is in the public domain.

(L-R): Rene Hutauruk (Jakarta Alumni Chapter chair), Mr Hardi Hanafiah (Indonesian Petroleum Association), Manda Perwitasari (Chapter officer), Mr Didi Setiarto (senior advisor, Executive Office of the President of Republic of Indonesia), Mr Ir H. Satya Widya Yudha, (member of Commission VII from

High ratings in student satisfaction and graduate prospects see the law school at Robert Gordon University (RGU) move up the rankings in this year’s Complete University Guide. The law school has risen six places to secure 25th position and it is the only law school from a modern university (post 1