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BTO’s wills and estates team is offering a free 20-minute consultation and dedicated helpline to help people put their affairs in order in light of the coronavirus pandemic. Ross Brown, head of BTO’s wills and estates team in Glasgow, said: “We are acutely aware that the coronaviru

A policy allowing counsel to appear in civil courts without an instructing agent has been extended to the criminal courts. Dean of Faculty, Gordon Jackson QC, stated in a Dean's Ruling: "Until further notice, counsel may appear without an instructing agent, if the circumstances require, for all crim

The first Scottish court decision on the Electronic Communications Code, which was introduced to the UK under the Digital Economy Act 2017, has been issued. It highlights the increase in power that telecommunications operators are now enjoying, write Gareth Hale and Sarah Peock. The caseThe case of

Seonaid Stevenson-McCabe, lecturer in law at Glasgow Caledonian University, tweeted the above cross-stitch of US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg – and sharp-eyed readers will see it is not her first.

Universities providing the diploma in professional legal practice are advising all final-year LLB students to submit their completed diploma applications by email, rather than post. Students should complete their diploma application as a Word document and send it by email to their respective univers

Egyptian prosecutors and judges are turning a blind eye to children as young as 12 being arrested, forcibly disappeared and tortured, human rights campaigners have said. A new report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Egyptian rights group Belady documents abuses against 20 children between the ages of

A lawyer has been left with a £350,000 bill after losing a legal battle with his sisters over the estate of their late father, an esteemed judge. Lord Templeman, who was nicknamed "Sid Vicious" because of his sharp rebukes to counsel, died in 2014, sparking a family feud.

A woman found guilty of being concerned in the supplying of heroin and speed after the drugs were found during a police search of her home has had her conviction quashed following an appeal. The Appeal Court of the High Court of Justiciary ruled that the sheriff erred in refusing a preliminary

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has recommended that an independent body regulate legal services in Scotland. In a report published today, it also recommends that the Law Society of Scotland carry out a review of the impact of existing price and service transparency guidance, including w

Gillespie Macandrew has promoted three experienced lawyers to its partnership. Eilidh Adams, Simon Williams and Gillian Wright, former legal directors at the firm, will join with immediate effect having advanced through the firm's training academy.   Ms Adams heads up the firm’s private c

The Supreme Court (UKSC) and Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) will hear all cases and deliver judgments through video conferencing from today. The UKSC and JCPC are adjusting working practices to ensure that the courts can continue to function, whilst taking appropriate steps to comply

Guidance on virtual court etiquette in England and Wales has been issued by a judge. Lord Justice Fulford, Vice President of the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division), has outlined the default position for hearings conducted online during the coronavirus pandemic.

Yvonne Evans, law lecturer at Dundee University, shared her home-working setup, saying: "Reconfigure your living room/office so you’ve got perfect conditions to write Tax Avoidance: The Musical".

At Pinsent Masons diversity and inclusion (D&I) is an integral part of how we conduct our business. This most obviously benefits our 3,500 staff who work in 25 offices over four continents, but it also generates a great deal of interest from clients who are always interested in what we are doing

A controversial five-year prison sentence for a woman who tried to vote without realising she was ineligible because she was on parole has been upheld by a US appeals court. Crystal Mason, 44, from Fort Worth in Texas, said she did not realise she was not allowed to cast a ballot in the 2016 preside