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Timothy Straker QC As people cast their votes in today's general election electoral law experts have warned the increasing use of postal votes should be reviewed to tackle fraud and abuse of the system.

Alistair Morris The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has announced new amendments to the CML Lenders' Handbook for Scotland, which sets out instructions to conveyancers acting for mortgage lenders.

Robert Preston Robert Preston, of Living and Dying Well, an evidence-based think tank who are against proposed changes to the law on assisted-dying discusses the law as it stands both sides of the border.

Emma Boffey Cancer Research Racquet, the international group of US, UK & EU legal and business professionals, who love the game of tennis and raise money for cancer research, are hitting Edinburgh on 19 May for their first event in Scotland.

Lord Gill Lord Gill, Lord President of the Court of Session and Scotland’s most senior judge, has announced his intention to retire on 31 May 2015, having completed three years’ service in that office.

Solicitor advocate Patrick McGuire (pictured) has offered to support the Save Menzieshill High campaign group by gathering evidence for a judicial review against Dundee City Council. The lawyer said that there were "significant concerns" about the local authority's consultation process and that the

The General Court of the European Union has ruled that the Internet telephony software package Skype's name can easily be confused with broadcaster Sky. The ruling will prevent Microsoft for registering a trademark for Skype's name and logo within the EU, but a spokeswoman for the software company s

John Lee Lindsays today welcomed employment law and discrimination law specialist John Lee to their employment team in Edinburgh as Partner.

Lawyers acting for the families of those killed in the Clutha helicopter crash have received a draft copy of the Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB)'s report into the tragedy. The content of the report is confidential until interested parties have had the opportunity to query or challenge the c

The European Court of Justice in Luxembourg will today hear from the Scottish Government as it examines the legality of a minimum price for alcohol in Scotland. The court is considering the case for a minimum unit price of 50p to be introduced after legislation to enable it was passed unopposed by t

The forthcoming health bill in the Scottish Parliament will include provision to ban the sale of e-cigarettes to under-18s, according to public health minister Maureen Watt (pictured). The Scottish Government has said the move is important in order to "protect children from nicotine addiction", and

A father whose attempt to secure parental rights and responsibilities together with contact with his child was refused by a sheriff has failed in appeal despite claiming that the 10 months which passed between the case being taken to avizandum and the judgement being issued meant that the decision w

PSPC manager Anne Begg Perthshire Solicitors Property Centre has announced a free event for people considering selling their home in 2015.

Scottish Legal Training's Family Law Masterclass early bird deadline is looming.

The Law Society of Scotland has published a package of recommendations which it says would create a better funded and more efficient legal aid system to protect access to justice in Scotland. Legal Assistance In Scotland - Fit for the 21st Century was published today following wide-ranging consultat