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The Scottish Liberal Democrats have today called for recognition of the "emergency" in Scotland’s prisons as new figures revealed the total number of assaults in prisons increased by 41 per cent last year. Data acquired by the party through a freedom of Information request also showed that the

Advocate Paul Harvey reflects on the third of Lord Sumption's Reith Lectures, in which the former Supreme Court justice takes the ECHR to task. These are unsatisfactory times for lawyers who wish to engage in public debate. The law, like so many other specialist disciplines, is not always fairly and

TLT has secured a provisional licence for the proposed Ardgowan Distillery & Estate in Inverkip, at a hearing of the Inverclyde Licensing Board on 6 June 2019. The Ardgowan Distillery & Estate will be a multi-million pound project creating a brand new distillery and wider tourist destination

A well-known Angus solicitor has been struck off after the Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal found him guilty of professional misconduct. John Fleming Hamilton, 62, known as Ian, was the sole partner in Maclean and Lowson, a Forfar-based firm.

The Fuel Poverty (Target, Definition and Strategy) (Scotland) Bill 2019 is expected to receive Royal Assent this summer after the legislation passed stage 3 at Holyrood yesterday. The bill introduces a new statutory target for reducing fuel poverty so that by 2040 no household is living in fuel pove

Plans to update and improve the law on surrogacy have been welcomed by the Advocates’ Family Law Association (AFLA). Proposals for change were published in a joint consultation by the Scottish Law Commission and the Law Commission of England and Wales.

Everyone in the UK will have the legal right to request a decent and affordable broadband connection from March next year, Ofcom has confirmed. The communications regulator is implementing the UK government's "universal broadband service", a safety net that will give eligible homes and businesses a

During recent renovation work at the historic library of the Society of Advocates in Aberdeen, the picture of a mystery man was uncovered.

Glasgow law firm Dallas McMillan has fostered close links with the Polish community in Scotland, whom it has served for more than 15 years. Speaking to SLN, the firm explained how this relationship began and why Polish workers are particularly vulnerable. As a Glasgow-based firm, Dallas McMillan ini

The Scottish Arbitration Centre welcomed Young ICCA to Scotland for the first time on 30 May for its Skills Training Workshop, organised together with the centre and the CIArb Scottish Branch Young Members Group. The focus was the nuts and bolts of cross-examination in international arbitration.

The Trusts, Fiduciaries and Executries Bar Group (TrustBar), in conjunction with the Society of Advocates in Aberdeen, are delighted to announce details of their annual Aberdeen seminar, which will be held on 27th June 2019, at the Society of Advocates in Aberdeen. The event will feature two talks b

Five newly qualified, in-house solicitors have been shortlisted for the 2019 Law Society of Scotland In-house Rising Star Award. A total of 13 nominations were put forward for consideration, the highest number since the award was introduced in 2013 to celebrate emerging talent in the in-house legal

Dozens of ice cream trucks have been seized by authorities in a major crackdown on traffic law violations. A total of 46 trucks were seized as part of "Operation Meltdown" in New York City, CNN reports.

In 1941 at a seancé in Portsmouth, the spirit of a sailor was said to have appeared to announce the sinking of HMS Barham. But the battleship, which had been sunk in an attack by German forces off the Egyptian coast, was not officially declared lost until a number of months later, an effort b

A man found guilty of an armed robbery committed while wearing a Mexican wrestling mask who claimed he suffered a “miscarriage of justice” as a result of the advocate depute’s speech to the jury on the forensic evidence has had his appeal against conviction rejected. Scott Fowler&n