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In the second episode of Morton Fraser's podcast series, Stuck in the Middle, David Hossack a partner and accredited mediator chats with Graham Boyack, director of Scottish Mediation about the Justice Committee's report "I won't see you in court".

Former Director of Public Prosecutions Alison Saunders broke Whitehall rules after leaving public service to join City law firm Linklaters last year, a watchdog complained. Ms Saunders, 58, whose tenure at the Crown Prosecution Service was controversial, failed to inform Whitehall officials that she

In Friday's edition of Scottish Legal News (8 March 2019) we mistakenly stated that Lady Wolffe authored the opinion in AP, Gordon Burns and Joseph Millbank v Lord Advocate. It was in fact authored by Lady Carmichael. We apologise for this error.

A senior judge has decided to sleep next to a small dairy farm to help resolve a dispute over the sound of cowbells throughout the night. Judge Johannes Nagorsen suggested that he and his colleagues spend a night listening to cows to help bring an end to the farm's long-running dispute with its neig

Three litigants who claimed that the introduction of a permission stage in judicial review procedure in Scotland was “incompatible” with human rights law because it meant that cases could be dismissed without an oral hearing have had their legal challenges dismissed. The three

A Northern Ireland woman has successfully appealed the decision of the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal to order a stay on her application for damages for the state’s failure to carry out a prompt investigation into the circumstances of her son’s death, in violation of Article 2 ECHR. Fi

A case can be made for allowing all prisoners to vote in elections in Scotland, including any future referendum, the Faculty of Advocates has suggested. The Scottish government is proposing that only prisoners on short sentences should be given a vote. The current blanket ban has been held to be inc

Academics, advocates and solicitors to advise on approach to reviewing legal aid fees. Experts from across the legal profession have joined a Scottish government panel to advise on an evidence-based approach for a review of fee levels for legal aid services.

MacRoberts has announced the appointment of two female partners to its management board on International Women’s Day. Commercial dispute resolution partner Gillian Craig, who has been with MacRoberts since 2002, and construction partner Jennifer McKay, who joined the firm in 2001, ha

The Competition & Markets Authority is continuing its focus of targeting cartel behaviour in the UK. The CMA’s campaign against cartel behaviour is entreating businesses and individuals to be “safe, not sorry”. The CMA has had a particular focus on cartels within the constructi

Today I will be proudly supporting IWD2019, as will the law firm of which I am managing partner. In addition to striking the #BalanceForBetter pose, I and colleagues across the firm will be taking part in events and activities throughout 8 March, including the Women Inspired Gala Lunch organised by

Natalie Wallace, solicitor in the corporate team at Harper Macleod, looks at the theme of IWD2019, #BetterforBalance, and what it means for the legal and corporate world. The theme for this year's International Women’s Day is #BalanceforBetter. Creating a more gender-balanced world is sur

Today is International Women’s Day – a day for celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women, whilst also marking a call to action to accelerate gender equality. This year the campaign is #BalanceforBetter – recognising that everyone has a part to p

On this International Women’s Day, the School of Law at the University of Glasgow is preparing to celebrate one notable alumna in particular – Madge Easton Anderson. Ms Anderson was the first woman to be admitted to practice law in Scotland and indeed she was the first UK female lawyer.

Senior women barristers feel they are being given fewer major cases than their equally competent male colleagues, Lady Hale, president of the UK Supreme Court, has said. In an interview with The Times, the UK's most senior judge said she had "heard from very competent women barristers that they don'