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The level of cases concluded in Scotland's courts in October was 84 per cent of the average monthly pre-Covid level, according to figures from the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service. The figures show that during October 2021:

TLT has announced an enhancement to its family leave policy as part of the firm’s "progressive and inclusive" working approach. The policy, which takes immediate effect, will see an increase in maternity, adoption and shared parental leave entitlement up to 16 weeks’ paid leave and 16 we

The 21st Century Bar Conference will take place next month – for the 21st time. The conference will adopt a hybrid format to cater for those who would prefer an in-person event as well as anyone who would like to attend online.

The Citizens’ Assembly of Scotland model should be embedded in Scottish politics to give members of the public a direct role in future decision-making, the Scottish government has said. Scotland’s first Citizens’ Assembly was established in 2019 to consider "what kind of country Sc

Thursday 25 November at 6pm The SYLA is pleased to present the second of a two-part series focusing on diversity and inclusion within the Scottish legal profession, more specifically, the inclusion of BAME solicitors. The events will take the form of roundtable discussions.

A concert celebrating the 250th anniversary of the birth of Sir Walter Scott is being held next month at Parliament Hall in aid of The Abbotsford Trust. The event will celebrate the world-famous Scots poet, creator of the historical novel, advocate and judge.

One hour of life, crowded to the full with glorious action, and filled with noble risks, is worth whole years of those mean observances of paltry decorum, in which men steal through existence, like sluggish waters through a marsh, without either honour or observation.

A man who drove to his practical driving test because he was running late is facing a police investigation. The unnamed 37-year-old arrived at the test centre in Bergheim, near the German city of Cologne, in an Opel Zafira which he parked out front.

Two applications by former tenants of Glasgow properties made after their landlords failed to place their tenancy deposits into an approved tenancy deposit scheme have resulted in awards of £500 and £6,000 from The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland’s Housing and Property Chamber. Iv

The Scottish government should introduce a bill on legal aid fees sooner than is currently planned, a Holyrood committee has said. In a pre-budget scrutiny report on the government's justice priorities in 2022-23, the Criminal Justice Committee states that the "failure to address the problems with f

The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) has denied suggestions it may have altered court statistics to make it "appear as if we are getting through the backlog". Criminal defence solicitor Euan Gosney tweeted on November 19 that there "were approx 60+ summary trials in Edinburgh Sheriff Cou

The Scottish Sentencing Council is to prepare a sentencing guideline on domestic abuse offences. Also included in its latest work programme will be the continuation of the development of guidelines for death by driving, the sexual offences of rape, indecent images of children, and sexual assault, as

Dame Elish Angiolini QC has been appointed as chair of an inquiry into the rape and murder of Sarah Everard by police officer Wayne Couzens. The inquiry will establish an account of Mr Couzens' conduct throughout his career, noting any red flags prior to the murder. The second part will look at issu

Professor Raphael Heffron has been named the new dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of the West Indies St. Augustine in Trinidad & Tobago. Professor Heffron was formerly professor for global energy law & sustainability at the Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law & Polic

Legal experts at the University of Stirling have launched a new study to ensure that consumer laws are as ‘smart’ as the emerging technologies that they regulate. The rapidly growing ‘Internet of Things’ – a network of connected objects such as cars, wearables, smart sp