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How is it possible to place a value on part of your body, unique to you and not usually measured in monetary terms? Nicola Edgar explains. This is a challenge faced by personal injury lawyers when advising clients on the value of their claim. If an individual has suffered an injury or accident which

Organisers of the Faculty of Advocates’ Christmas Collection have been delighted by a generous donation of a valuable unique piece of jewellery.

The Hastie Stable congratulated its deputy clerk, Sara Mauriello, for working at the Faculty for 25 years!

Students at Kinlochleven High School discovered more about diversity, equal opportunities and discrimination in the workplace at a special workshop held last Thursday.

A radio show is set to look at a remarkable episode in Scottish legal history. In the 18th century the Douglas Cause was the biggest legal case in Scottish history.

High-tech "spy oysters" have been deployed in oyster parks in a bid to tackle thefts. The fake molluscs contain a tracking device which is activated by sudden movement, meaning that oyster producers can detect and track thieves.

A young woman found guilty of culpable homicide after she “instigated” an attack which led to the murder of her ex-boyfriend has had an appeal against her sentence rejected. Tasmin Glass, 20, was sentenced to 10 years’ detention after she enlisted two co-accused Steven Dickie and C

Anderson Strathern has increased revenue by seven per cent for the year to 31st August 2019 to £24.4 million (2018: £22.8m) with profits up 28 per cent to £8.9 million (2018: £6.9m). Top line growth was supported by increased activity across the commercial, public and private

The Scottish Parliament’s Justice Committee has backed the general principles of a bill which will create a Scottish biometrics commissioner, and establish a code of practice for the use of biometrics by the police. However, it is calling for the postholder to be given further powers to keep p

A bill providing for the healthcare needs of alleged victims of rape and sexual offences is to be considered by the Scottish Parliament’s Health and Sport Committee. The bill would allow alleged victims over the age of 16 to ‘self-refer’ themselves to NHS facilities for forensic me

New legislation will make it easier for disabled people to make communal areas around their home more accessible. Disabled people will be given the right to remove barriers to access by creating ramps, widening paths and installing handrails in common areas with the support of a majority of neighbou

Private client lawyer Aileen Entwistle has joined Aberdein Considine in Glasgow. Ms Entwistle specialises in a wide range of private client practice areas, particularly wills, powers of attorney and inheritance tax planning for high net-worth individuals.

Pictured (L-R): Kirsty Nairn and Lauren Little of TC Young, Sharon Keenan of Clydebank, Alison Brynes of TC Young and Gary Dalziel of Elderpark Clydebank Housing Association and Elderpark Housing have announced the appointment of TC Young as their new legal advisor.

Michelle Essen outlines what the election manifestos have in store for the VAT Reverse Charge, the Apprenticeship Levy and Skills Shortage, and Modern Methods of Construction.  The political parties have published their manifestos for the December 2019 General Election, setting out their stalls

A young artist has been “thrilled” to be given the commission to paint a portrait of the foremost woman in Scottish legal history, Lady Dorrian, the Lord Justice Clerk. The Faculty of Advocates wanted to honour Lady Dorrian, one of its members, on her achievement of becoming Lord Justice