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Sheriff Lesley Johnston’s Fatal Accident Inquiry into the derailment near Carmont on 12 August 2020, which killed Christopher Stuchbury, Donald Dinnie and Brett McCullough and injured six others, found that reasonable precautions might have prevented the accident.

The Faculty of Advocates' Human Rights and Rule of Law Committee is delighted to host a forthcoming lecture by Lord Justice Singh, a member of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales. In this special lecture, ‘The Protection of Fundamental Rights in the Common Law,’ Lord Justice Singh w

National law firm TLT has strengthened its Scottish pensions offering with appointment of Edinburgh-based partner Amanda Cooke – the third new partner to join the firm in Scotland since July.  Ms Cooke brings 20 years' experience across private practice and in-house and is recognised in

Legal aid rules for families in Scotland who need compensation to care for brain-damaged children are unfair, lawyers say. “These children have suffered some of the most catastrophic, life changing injuries, many due to negligent hospital treatment when they were born. Their families will need

On Tuesday 24th November, The Rt. Hon. Lord Burrows will be giving a lecture entitled, “Judicial House of Lords to Supreme Court: Then and Now”. Legal professionals and law students are invited to register to watch the lecture online. Lord Burrows will be giving the second of two lecture

Pinsent Masons has appointed Glasgow-based Stacey Bairner as its first co-head of innovation and transformation, alongside Claire Francis, to accelerate the firm's existing focus on embedding innovation into service delivery. Head of restructuring, Ms Bairner, has been with the firm for 13 years and

LawCare, the mental health charity for the legal sector, has welcomed Mark Evans as its new chief executive. He joins as the charity approaches its 30th anniversary and looks to reach more people across the legal sector and help make working in law healthier.

Anderson Strathern Asset Management (ASAM) has made its first senior appointment under managing director Arlene Ewing's plans to grow the firm's team and services across Scotland. Jamie Daniels joins the team as senior investment director, bringing 20 years' experience managing investment portfolios

Changes to Friday morning calling times for summary cause and simple procedure business at Paisley Sheriff Court have been approved by temporary Sheriff Principal Mohan. From 8 January 2027, all Friday summary cause and simple procedure business will be assigned for 9.30 am, with the exception of pr

The Lady Chief Justice and the Lord Chancellor have issued a Kings Bench Division judge with a reprimand for misconduct following delays in handing down judgments.

The trial of a terminally ill man who spent a bag of cash containing 22 million yen (£103,906) that he found lying in the street has ended after just one day with the accused admitting the charges.

The Canadian Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board has ruled that a federal correctional officer should not have been disciplined for giving the middle finger to two government buildings.

Former judge, Senator at the College of Justice and international rugby player William Lorn Kerr Cowie has passed away at the age of 100.

A lecture at the University of Edinburgh will examine how adoption law defines family relationships and how approaches to adoption vary across legal and cultural settings. The W.A. Wilson Memorial Lecture will be delivered by Professor Anne Röthel, director of the Max Planck Institute for Compa

Plans to make public procurement for lower-value contracts quicker, simpler and more proportionate have been announced. Subject to Holyrood's approval, the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 threshold for goods and services will be increased from £50,000 to £100,000 and the works thr