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Arrests for eel-smuggling have rocketed by 50 per cent in Europe following a concerted effort by enforcement agencies. Eels are highly sought after in China and elsewhere in East Asia and about 350 million are trafficked out of the EU every year.

A Scots lawyer who delayed administering the estate of a deceased client of his firm after having failed to make proper attempts to contact the beneficiary has been fined £5,000. Gary Pirrie, 50, was found guilty of “professional misconduct” by the Scottish Solicitors’ D

The Inverness branch of law firm Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM) has acquired the practice of Calum I Duncan Corporate Lawyers in the city. The move comes as Calum Duncan announces his retirement – and while his office closed on 30 June, WJM will continue to provide legal services t

Five members of the Scottish Civil Justice Council have been reappointed for three-year terms. The judicial members are Lord Boyd of Duncansby, Sheriff Principal Ian R Abercrombie QC, the solicitor member is Joel Conn and the members appointed by the Lord President are Brandon Malone and Employment

A formal complaint has been filed with the European Commission against the UK for allegedly flouting the EU’s regulation on data protection (GDPR) by including a broad immigration control exemption in its new Data Protection Act.  The Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented

Greater use of mediation in Scotland has been recommended in a new report. The Expert Group on Mediation in Civil Justice in Scotland's report proposes a coordinated strategy for ‘normalising’ the use of mediation in the civil justice system in Scotland. 

Defence solicitors Martin Johnston & Socha has announced that Roshni Joshi has been appointed as an associate in the firm's Dunfermline office with effect from 1 July 2019. Ms Joshi graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 2010 before completing the Diploma in Legal Practice there.

An appeal is to be heard at the Supreme Court tomorrow in a case on the powers of specialist tribunals and local authorities relating to the ‘bedroom tax’. The court will consider whether social security tribunals and local authorities have the power to provide effective remedy to benefi

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Among the crowd of 17,500 people who descended on Bught Park in Inverness for the European Pipe Band Championships was one special guest – the US Attorney General, William Barr. Mr Barr, who was surrounded by FBI agents, is a keen piper, the Press and Journal reports.

Ledingham Chalmers has raised more than £3,000 for three local causes in the past three weeks. This latest figure brings the firm's fundraising over the last year for healthcare charities to around £15,000.

The Supreme Court of Canada celebrated the country's national day with free tours, led by the court's mascot, Amicus. One fan tweeted: "We have an owlbear as mascot!! So proud!" The friend of the court is pictured above, flanked by his tour guides.

There is a right of privacy in the common law of Scotland, a Court of Session judge has ruled. The court held for the first time that the common law right exists in Scots law, and that its nature and scope is similar to that protected under article 8 of the European Convention on Huma

The Scottish Parliament’s Justice Committee has today launched a call for evidence on new Scottish government proposals to create a Scottish Biometrics Commissioner. ‘Biometric data’ covers personal information including physical, biological, physiological or behavioural identifier

Helensburgh legal firm Raeburn Hope becomes part of BTO Solicitors LLP today and will become known as BTO Raeburn Hope. Raeburn Hope, which was set up by partner Alastair Hope in 1982, currently provides court and family services, residential and commercial conveyancing, wills and estates advice and