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A ban on adults smoking in cars while children are present is a laudable initiative, however would prove difficult to enforce, the Law Society of Scotland said today. The Law Society has submitted its written evidence on the Smoking Prohibition (Children in Motor Vehicles) (Scotland) Bill which aims

Measures to give more rights to schoolchildren with additional support needs have been welcomed in general by the Faculty of Advocates, although the specifics “risk causing confusion.” The Education (Scotland) Bill proposes changes to the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Ac

Prime Minister David Cameron MP The Prime Minister has delayed plans to scrap the Human Rights Act and only raised as major issues Scottish devolution and EU membership in his first Queen's speech.

Aspiring in-house lawyers, advocates and solicitor advocates will benefit from the latest events announced in a series organised by the Scottish Young Lawyers' Association. So you want to be an in-house lawyer and So you want to be an advocate/solicitor advocate will walk aspiring lawyers through th

Scottish Government health secretary Shona Robison MSP An increasing number of NHS patients in Scotland are not being treated within the timescale guaranteed by legislation, according to new figures.

Scottish government ministers are consulting on the introduction of statutory jury directions that would see juries instructed to disregard the time an alleged rape victim reported the crime and the physical resistance they showed. If the proposals are backed, judges would be required to tell juries

Susan McFadyen Susan McFadyen will join the Blackadders Solicitors corporate and commercial team in Dundee, the company has announced.

A former “sapper” who was sentenced to three years imprisonment after being convicted of drugs-related offences has had his custodial reduced on appeal. The Criminal Appeal Court ruled that the sentence imposed was “excessive” and reduced it to one of 18 months.

Mhairi Stephen QC The Lord President has confirmed the appointment of Sheriff Principal Mhairi Stephen QC as the President of the new Sheriff Appeal Court and Sheriff Principal Craig Scott QC as Vice President.

Lord Gill Valedictory tributes have been paid to outgoing Lord President Lord Gill at a special ceremony in the First Division courtroom in Parliament House.

The Scottish Solicitors Benevolent Fund Golf Outing is taking place across the Forth in Leven Links this year, with the backing of the First Scottish Group and Legal Post (Scotland) Limited.

UK law firm Weightmans has announced a record turnover of £83.2 million for the 2014/15 financial year, an increase of £2.2 million on the previous year’s result. The company enjoyed a “positive year of growth and development”, buoyed by the doubling in size of its Scottish team, which it fa

Beth Saddler Balfour+Manson has welcomed Beth Saddler to its personal injury team as it celebrates eleven years of operations in Aberdeen.

The proposed assisted suicide bill would fail to protect the people it intends to due to lack of clarity the Law Society of Scotland has warned. It said the lack of clarity in definitions and ambiguity of the proposed legislation remain a key concern, and if enacted could be difficult to enforce.

Lord Brailsford A golfer hit on the head by an errant golf ball has won £10,000 in damages after a judge ruled that the incident was "reasonably foreseeable".