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MSPs have agreed to write to the Scottish government to take forward a formal pardon for the 4,000 people accused and executed for witchcraft. A petition lodged by Claire Mitchell QC earlier this year seeks a pardon as well as an official apology and a memorial in recognition of Scotland’s wit

Advocate Jon Kiddie of Terra Firma Chambers explores the use of the Scots language in Scots law. ‘That the Court of Session, or College of Justice, do, after the Union, and notwithstanding thereof, remain, in all time coming, within Scotland, as it is now constituted by the Laws of that Kingdo

An extremely restrictive ban on abortion after six weeks of pregnancy has come into force in Texas after a go-ahead from the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS). The one-page ruling issued under the court's controversial "shadow docket" process has sparked fears that Roe v Wade, the landmark

A 33-year-old Glasgow man has been sentenced for illegally disposing of building waste. David McCourt, a builder from Milngavie, was given a Community Payback Order with 80 hours of unpaid work and ordered to pay £300 compensation after he pled guilty at Dumbarton Sheriff Court to an environme

Seven black men who were executed in Virginia for the alleged rape of a black woman 70 years ago have been posthumously pardoned. Governor Ralph Northam said the pardons, which do not address the guilt of the so-called Martinsville Seven, are "about righting wrongs".

Three French police officers have been arrested after crashing their car when one of them jokingly used a Taser on the driver. The officers were finishing their shift and driving back from Tourcoing to nearby Roubaix, both near the border with Belgium, at the time.

A sheriff in Edinburgh Sheriff Court has found that a local authority employee who acted as a whistleblower in its education department is entitled to an unabridged copy of an independent report into the events surrounding his original protected disclosures. John Travers, who had been an employee of

Blackadders has promoted six newly-qualified solicitors to new roles and recruited eight trainees, underlining its commitment to developing talent and expertise for the future. Completing their two-year solicitor traineeship with the firm are Bethany Buchanan, Emma Grunenberg, Fiona Knox, Faye Lipto

Licensing law, Stephen McGowan acknowledges, can be “extremely difficult to fathom”. He speaks as an expert, being both the head of licensing (Scotland) at TLT and the author of three books on the subject – the latest of which, the recently published McGowan on Alcohol Licensing La

Fraser Irvine Sheriff Officers LLP has announced the appointment of Douglas Bruce to the position of international enforcement and service director. Mr Bruce was formerly head of sheriff officer services at Scott & Co (Scotland) LLP and is the immediate past president of the Society of Messenger

An employment lawyer has urged caution over the growing trend of "workation" policies allowing staff members to work remotely from a location of their choice, away from their home or office. Liam Entwistle, employment law specialist and chairman at law firm Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP, argu

Alan Meek, partner and head of Morton Fraser's restructuring and insolvency team, discusses the intricacies of limited liability. In this two-part article we highlight for directors some of the main ways in which the general protection of limited liability does not apply or can be lost.

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has launched a consultation on updated rules reflecting a "digital and paperless" focus in its operations and engagement with the legal profession. The Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007 sets out the duties of the SLCC to make rules as

Dunblane law firm Bartys, a branch of Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP, has raised a staggering £55,217 after taking part in a charity will writing scheme for the last 20 years. The firm first joined Will Aid in 2000 to write wills for people free of charge, in exchange for a voluntary don

The Chain Gain team at law firm Anderson Strathern are taking part in Social Bite’s 60-mile cycling challenge from Glasgow to Edinburgh taking place on September 5 in support of the charity's mission of ending homelessness and build two new Social Bite Villages.