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Scottish Ministers have appointed Iain Farquhar Maclean as the new deputy chair of the Scottish Land Court. A panel was formed to provide advice to Scottish ministers on suitable candidates to fill the office of deputy chair.

Yves Bot The Scottish government's plans to create a minimum unit price for alcohol could adversely affect the free movement of goods the Advocate General to the European Court of Justice has said.

A man has pleaded guilty to attacking a sheriff as he walked towards a court building. On 22 July last year, Mark Ross, 28, was refused entry to Edinburgh Sheriff Court as he was drunk.

L-R,David Beveridge (Managing Director), Laura Forrest (Solicitor), Caitlin O’Dowd (Trainee) and Fraser Morrison (Associate Director). Macdonald Henderson has announced major new appointments and promotions.

Ian Angus Raeburn Christie Clark & Wallace has announced the appointment of Ian Angus as a solicitor within the firm.

Mark Parkhouse England-based law firm TWM Solicitors is the latest to take on a partner from McClure Naismith LLP, which entered administration last week.

Trish McLellan The Law Society of Scotland is extending access to a confidential support and advice service to all of its registered paralegals.

Heather Nisbet Heather Nisbet looks at some important issues in overage deals in the second half of her two-part blog.

Michael Matheson Two reports on Police Scotland's call handling and use of stop and search were released today as Justice Secretary Michael Matheson prepares to appear before MSPs.

Kate Frame The lawyer acting for the family of Sheku Bayoh, who was killed in police custody in May, has criticised thePolice Investigations and Review Commissioner(PIRC) and its powers ahead of a meeting this morning.

Andrew Lothian DWF has appointed the former managing partner ofAnderson Strathern, Andrew Lothian, as the firm’s head of casualty and general insurance in Scotland, where he will work with DWF’s large national client base of insurers and public sector bodies.

A man whose former employment as a KGBdriver was revealed in an Estonian newspaper has had his complaint that his Convention rights were violated upheld in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). The court held today in the case of Sõro v. Estonia that there had been a violation of article 8 â€

Graham Ogilvy When Lord Hewart, the liberal Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales for much of the 1920s and all of the 1930s, issued his famous dictum, often paraphrased as: "Not only must Justice be done; it must also be seen to be done", Britain's newspapers were in rude health with national tit

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced an end to employment tribunal fees as she revealed the Scottish government's legislative programme yesterday. She promised to draw on new powers delivered by the Scotland Bill to scrap charges for bringing cases to an employment tribunal, winning praise from