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Trainee solicitors should receive a £500 pay increase in 2019/20, the Law Society of Scotland has recommended. The Society's governing Council has agreed a recommended remuneration of £19,500 for those in their first year for £22,500 for those in their second year, an increase of &

Proposed legislation to give police the power to apply for a Stalking Protection Order (SPO) on behalf of complainants will go out to public consultation today. Views will be sought on the Stalking Protection (Scotland) Bill, proposed by SNP MSP Rona Mackay, over the next three months.

Scottish government plans to incorporate the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into Scots law have been welcomed as the culmination of a 30-year campaign. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon told the SNP's Spring conference that the necessary legislation would be passed by the end of this Scottish

Senior advocate Herbert Kerrigan QC has been named honorary president of the University of Aberdeen Law Reform Society (UOALR). The position was offered to Mr Kerrigan in recognition of his continued support and contribution to the student group, which explores legal issues and promotes reforms.

At least two women are expected to bring a legal challenge against new "digital consent forms" being used by police in England and Wales to access the personal data of rape complainants. The measures were introduced by police and prosecutors in response to disclosure failings which led to a number o

Scott Clair, solicitor at Balfour+Manson, explores how innovative processes can make dispute resolution quicker, easier and cheaper in the 21st century. ‘What is it going to cost? How long is it going to take?’ Almost every litigator will be familiar with hearing either or both questions

A sheriff has granted permission for a church to exhume and rebury the cremated remains of over 100 people in what is believed to be a legal first. The Scottish Episcopal Church applied to Glasgow Sheriff Court for permission to exhume the ashes of 107 people interred in the garden of remembrance at

The Charted Institute of Taxation, in conjunction with the Edinburgh Tax Network and Terra Firma Chambers, will present an update on HMRC Powers in Discovery Assessment on Thursday 23rd May 2019 at the Mackenzie Building, Old Assembly Close, Edinburgh. The speaker will be Derek Francis LL.B., CTA (F

Staff at MBM Commercial LLP spent their Friday morning selling cakes and biscuits to raise cash for two local charities. The firm was fundraising in support of The Grassmarket Community Project and The Teapot Trust, both based in and around Edinburgh.

A former pub landlord who converted his premises into a home for his family must now return the property to a drinking establishment, the local authority has said. Robert Easton-Park ran the Tally Ho pub for 25 years but gave up the licence two years ago due to increased costs and a significant

All solicitors and advocates who provide people with advice and representation through the legal aid scheme in Scotland will receive a three per cent increase in fees from today. The increase was announced last November as part of the Scottish government’s wider response to Martyn Evans’

Ken Dalling, principal of Dalling Solicitors in Stirling and a member of both the Council and the Board of the Law Society of Scotland, writes on today's three per cent increase in fees for legal aid lawyers. So here we are. At long last we have arrived at a day which, frankly, I had given up all ho

Gilson Gray and TCH Law were the first firms to use the new fully digital process for simple procedure cases yesterday morning. The full roll-out of the Civil Online service from yesterday allows parties to submit simple procedure cases, pay court fees, submit supporting documents and respond to any

Nicola Hogg, a solicitor accredited in child law by the Law Society of Scotland, sets out the detail of the new advance payment scheme for victims of historical child abuse. The Scottish Government announced details of its Advanced Scheme to compensate victims of abuse in care before December 2004,

Four programmes aimed at helping people leaving prison reintegrate with their communities are set to receive £3.4 million from the Scottish government. The mentoring services provide specialist one-to-one support and guidance to prison leavers, offering help to overcome the challenges many fac