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Holyrood’s Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice committee has agreed to the general principles of the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill. The findings come as the committee publishes its stage one report on the bill which aims to improve the process for those applying for legal ge

Eleven new devils arrived at the MacKenzie Building this week to take the next step in their legal careers.

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Events in Iran since Mahsa Amini's arrest and death in custody

A new series of public hearings have been scheduled for next year as part of the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry. Starting in April, evidence will be taken relating to the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People and Department for Clinical Neurosciences (RHCYP/DCN), Edinburgh.

Dundee's historic links to slavery are being acknowledged with the publication of Breaking the Chains, a city centre walking trail and map exploring the various ways in which the city is connected to the history of slavery and anti-slavery, much of which is still largely unknown to many Dundonians.

There’s a chilly wind blowing around many of our farmhouse doors. With some 80 per cent of Scotland’s land under agricultural production and the agri-food sector now the largest area of manufacturing in the UK, farmers and growers are currently facing new threats to their livelihoods not

In part one of this article yesterday, we considered the case for saying that taking timber from woodland is one of the recognised servitudes - i.e., included on the list of servitudes known to the law. On the one hand, the list of known servitudes in such standard works as the Stair Memorial Encycl

The Competition Appeal Tribunal has rejected a case by a company that bought a house on the island of Sanday in the Orkney Islands alleging abusive practices by the former directors of a local haulage firm in conjunction with the local council and its wholly owned ferry subsidiary. Blue Planet Holdi

Compass Chambers has announced the appointment of new silks Gavin Anderson, Calum Wilson and Richard Pugh. The trio were among 16 new King's Counsel appointed by His Majesty The King on the recommendation of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, having been nominated by the the Lord Justice General, Lord

The inaugural Dundee Legal Walk will be held this month.On Sunday 23 October at 2pm the Dundee legal community will gather to raise money for the Access to Justice Foundation. Attendees are encouraged to create a team or join one and raise what they can. Registration and attendance is free but those

Alastair Gray has been promoted to Head of Scotland at rradar. Mr Gray specialises in business crime and regulatory law, acting for clients throughout Scotland.

Pictured above are the participants in this year's Edinburgh Legal Walk – which raises money for the Access to Justice Foundation Scotland.

A new fine-dining restaurant has opened in a trendy part of San Francisco, catering exclusively to an unlikely clientele – dogs. Dogue, based in the city's rapidly gentrifying Mission District, offers dogs a three-course tasting menu for $75 (around €75 or £67), the San Francisco Ch

I was raised in the last house on our road to be built with a fireplace. Ever since I was a lad, seeing houses built without hearths seemed one of the various aspects of modern Scots architecture that was foolish, and sad. How shall we talk to some late hour, without the fire of turf of the ancient

Jim Graham, procurator fiscal, passed away yesterday at the age of 77. "Jim Graham was born in the Glasgow area, shortly before the end of the Second World War. He grew up with rationing, and an abiding love of Tunnock’s tea cakes.