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The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has won the Project and Programme Management Award at this year’s Scottish Public Service Awards. The award recognises efficiency work which has seen dramatic improvements in performance including average complaint journey times almost halved, so

The Conservative Party has been fined £17,800 by the Electoral Commission following a scandal over the refurbishment of the prime minister's residence. The party failed to accurately report a donation and keep a proper accounting record following an investigation into how the refurbishment was

Saudi Arabia has cracked down on camels artificially enhanced with Botox and other means being submitted to beauty contests. More than 40 camels competing in this year's King Abdulaziz camel festival were disqualified, the largest number ever, The Guardian reports.

Scottish Legal News is sad to report that highly respected silk and principal crown counsel Stephen O'Rourke QC has died suddenly at the age of 45. It is understood that Mr O’Rourke's body was discovered at his home yesterday afternoon.

A sheriff in Hamilton Sheriff Court has convicted the driver of a car transporter of an offence of dangerous driving under section 1A of the Road Traffic Act 1988 after a car slid off the back of the transporter and injured a pedestrian. It was argued by the procurator fiscal that Gordon M

Lord Tyre, Lord Boyd and Lady Wise have been appointed to the First Division of the Inner House of the Court of Session and will take up their appointments from 5 January 2022. The Lord President, Lord Carloway, and the Lord Justice Clerk, Lady Dorrian, recommended the appointments to allow court bu

Ian Forrester QC has returned to practice, having served as the UK nominated judge to the General Court of the European Union. He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience for any instructions and expects to concentrate on advisory and arbitration work, including appointment as an arbitrator.

The Home Office’s so-called ‘turn around’ tactics in the English Channel have not been shown to have a clear legal basis, according to the House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee. In a letter to the Home Secretary, published today, the committee expresses concerns around

The pandemic has forced separating families, and their lawyers, to work very differently over the past 18 months. Compounded by Brexit and general economic uncertainty, the future for family law, and those couples and families affected by it, may be unrecognisable by the end of the next decade, comp

A fund which helps provide practical help to victims of crime has reopened for applications. Open to any organisation that supports victims of crime, the Victim Surcharge Fund is used to provide direct help to victims.

3PB Barristers has welcomed Kevin McCallum QC, a former criminal defence solicitor and a procurator fiscal depute in Scotland, who specialises in criminal defence work, fatal accident inquiries and inquests. He will work from its Inner Temple offices in London. In recent times he has obtained qualif

Themis Advocates' Steven Walker QC has been appointed arbitrator member of the Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration. He is an international commercial lawyer with a specialisation in international arbitration, energy, oil & gas, mining, commercial/corporate/financial disputes, construction an

The codes of conduct for councillors and members of devolved public bodies in Scotland have been updated to make it clear that behaviour such as bullying and harassment is completely unacceptable. Provisions relating to the acceptance of gifts and hospitality have also been tightened to ensure that

Professor Konstantinos Sergakis has been appointed as a member of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESMA, EIOPA, EBA) Board of Appeal. The board is responsible for deciding on appeals against certain decisions of the authorities and its decisions can themselves be appealed to the Court of Justic

Rohingya refugees in the UK and US are suing social media giant Facebook for $150 billion over allegations that the platform helped to promote violence against the minority group in Myanmar. Facebook previously apologised in 2018 for not "doing enough to help prevent our platform from being used to