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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon MSP Resistance to Conservative plans to repeal the Human Rights Act continue to grow with the First Minister saying SNP MPs will join other opposition parties in an attempt to block the plans while shadow Lord Chancellor Lord Falconer has predicted that the House of Lo

Professor Adam Tomkins Professor Adam Tomkins has been appointed as an unpaid adviser to the Secretary of State for Scotland, David Mundell.

Police have been instructed to reopen an investigation into the murder of a woman in South Lanarkshire a decade ago. The body of Emma Caldwell, 27, was found in the woods near Biggar in 2005.

Morisons has completed its move to a new Edinburgh office at 1 Exchange Crescent in Conference Square. The practice, which has 19 partners, around 100 staff, and another office in Glasgow, has relocated to the larger Edinburgh premises as part of its ongoing growth, which has been underscored by a s

Philip Rodney and Ian Wattie have been re-appointed as chairman and managing partner respectively of Burness Paull. Mr Rodney said they would approach the roles "with energy and excitement", having led the firm since its creation out of the 2012 merger between Burness in the Central Belt and Paull &

Lecturers at the University of Edinburgh Law School have been awarded a global legal consultancy to provide guidance for the Food And Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO). Dr Elisa Morgera, senior lecturer in global environmental law, and Dr James Harrison, lecturer in international

The Scottish Legal Action Group wishes to express its serious concerns over the UK government’s proposed repeal of the Human Rights Act 1998 and introduction of a "British Bill of Rights". In our view the most detailed policy document produced by the Conservative Party to date on the topic; (“Pr

The makers of the video game Grand Theft Auto are taking legal action against the BBC over a TV drama charting the rise of the series. Take-Two Interactive, parent company of Rockstar North, which is based in Edinburgh and makes the series has filed a case against the BBC over trademark infringement

Lord Davidson of Glen Clova A global cigarette and tobacco company is launching the largest corporate compensation case in history over plain packaging legislation.

Ann Logan Ann Logan, a partner at Balfour+Manson, has been accredited by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) as the first clinical negligence specialist and assessor in Scotland.

James Wolffe QC Offering protection to people fleeing persecution may be difficult, but it must be done, the Dean of the Faculty of Advocates declared in opening a conference to raise awareness of an important piece of asylum legislation.

Damages totalling £1.2 million have been awarded to celebrities against Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) for phone hacking. Actress Sadie Frost has received what is believed to be the highest ever award for phone hacking at £260,250.

JK Rowling has seen "her reputation restored" after her solicitor read out a Daily Mail apology to the author in London's High Court. The newspaper, which published a 2013 article making false claims about the author, printed an apology and paid damages in May 2014, but challenged Rowling's right to

Andrew Mackenzie Andrew Mackenzie, chief executive of the Scottish Arbitration Centre, has been appointed communications officer for the International Bar Association Access to Justice and Legal Aid Committee.

From left: Lindsay Darroch, partner, Blackadders LLP; Campbell Clark, partner Blackadders LLP; Marjory MacDonald; Johnston Clark (managing partner, Blackadders LLP