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A first sortie into Scotland by a charity which helps teenagers explore unexpected career paths has been voted a success, with special praise for the Faculty of Advocates. Through the Looking Glass was founded in London in 2012 by a City lawyer, Lesley Wan, and provides gifted young students from le

Prisoners who study hard while in jail could be allowed to leave early the Justice Secretary, Michael Gove has suggested. He has asked his department to look into an “earned release” system which would probably apply to the majority of the 86,000 prisoners serving fixed-term sentences and who ar

The owner of a Staffordshire cross Labrador who was found guilty under dangerous dogs legislation after her pet attacked her next door neighbour has failed in an appeal against conviction. Pauline Reid claimed that there was “insufficient corroborated evidence” that there were grounds for “a r

In its decision in the case of Nicklinson and Lamb v the United Kingdom (application nos. 2478/15 and 1787/15) the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has unanimously declared the applications inadmissible. The decision is final. The case concerned the ban under UK law on assisted suicide and vol

Scottish Secretary David Mundell The Scotland Bill introduced to take forward the recommendations of the Smith Commission will be amended substantially by the UK government in the Autumn.

A couple are to bring a test case against a company which charges homeowners for maintenance of property it acquires in The Lands Tribunal for Scotland next month. Mike and Jean Marriott will use their title deeds to test the legality of the business model used by Greenbelt Group, a Glasgow-based la

Partners at some small UK law firms are seeing no increase in pay despite an uptick in the country's economy. They are making less than salaried partners as well as fee-earners according to new research by accountants Booth Ainsworth.

Peter Alderdice An ineffective system of governance for the financial sector is to be overhauled next year, writes Peter Alderdice.

Lord Neuberger (pictured), President of the Supreme Court, has today welcomed the recommendations of a review of the process for supporting the work of the independent selection commissions established to recommend appointments to the court. One of the chief recommendations is to consult on a new po

A conference examining the impact of new reforms on Scotland's courts, tribunals and procedures is taking place in Glasgow on 24 August 2015. The Conference on the Civil Court Reforms in Scotland is being hosted by the University of Strathclyde and welcomes distinguished speakers from England as wel

Jonathan Smithers, president of the Law Society The Law Society of England and Wales has warned that proposals being developed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to change the way solicitors qualify could damage the global competitiveness of UK law.

A judge in the High Court has ruled the system meant to ensure vulnerable claimants receive legal aid and access to justice is “not in accordance with the law” and must be changed. Mr Justice Collins made the ruling in a test case brought on behalf a blind man with cognitive impairments and come

Nick Atkins New laws relieve land of permanent stigma over contamination, writes Nick Atkins.

Michael Collins bto solicitors has announced that senior solicitor Michael Collins has been admitted as a solicitor advocate.

The Court of Session has made an act of sederunt amending child witness notices, counter-terrorism legislation and the summary warrant procedure.