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An advocate’s voice is a prized asset, and members of the Faculty of Advocates have enjoyed some expert advice on how to use it and care for it. Bridget McCann, an actor for more than 30 years with credits including Taggart, River City and Still Game, and a coach in communication and presentation,

A Scots lawyer who removed files from her firm’s office over fears her fellow partner in the business may be made bankrupt and following a breakdown in their working relationship has been found not guilty of professional misconduct. Lynsey McLean decided to take matters into her own hands and remo

Brian McConnachie QC The Crown's decision not to pursue the driver in the Glasgow bin lorry crash has been criticised by a former senior prosecutor.

Cllr Alistair Watson Over a third of motorists have failed to pay fines for driving through a bus gate at Nelson Mandela Place in Glasgow city centre, BBC Scotland reports.

Former SNP leader Gordon Wilson A former leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) has branded the governance of Police Scotland as "authoritarian" and called for the federalisation of the national force.

Lord Lester A barrister and Liberal Democrat peer has suggested that delays in the release of the Iraq Inquiry report could be credited to "a lack of legal expertise".

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Andrew Mackenzie, chief executive of the Scottish Arbitration Centre Andrew Mackenzie, chief executive of the Scottish Arbitration Centre, has been appointed as the non-executive member of the newly formed RICS Dispute Resolution Appointments Board in Scotland.

Liberty director Shami Chakrabarti British civil liberties pressure group Liberty will be "more vigilant and active" in Scotland, director Shami Chakrabarti told an audience of lawyers in Edinburgh yesterday.

Ledingham Chalmers is sponsoring the RSABI Great Glen Challenge, a multi sport event which takes place on Friday 28 August.

A man accused of fraud has successfully challenged a sheriff’s decision to order his extradition to Poland after the Criminal Appeal Court ruled that the offence he was accused of was “minor”. The judges allowed the appeal after ruling that it would be “disproportionate” to extradite him,

Police Scotland has been criticised for failing to find human remains recovered by volunteers searching for the body of a missing tourist. On Saturday, Adam Weir, part of a team of volunteers organised by Lorna VanderZanden, discovered human remains near the last known location of tourist Susan McLe

David Taylor Risk and insurance law business BLM has revealed its financial results, with turnover hitting £104.1m and profit standing at £18.3m, in its latest year-end results to 31 March 2015.

The number of sexual offences committed on trains in Scotland increased last year, as Scottish railway crime rose overall for the first time in over a decade.

Kate Frame