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Public procurement policy and practice, when it comes to facilitating SME involvement, seems to be focused solely upon ensuring there are opportunities at a sub-contract level. But, asks Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie legal director Roddy Cormack, does this focus miss the sweet spot in terms of ac

Bars and law societies across Europe are today highlighting the importance of criminal legal aid in ensuring access to justice as part of European Lawyers' Day 2019. The fifth annual European Lawyers' Day, an initiative of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE), is also highlighting

Via Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service: A range of leaders from across the SCTS have embarked on a 10-month leadership course.

Time is running out for legal professionals to book a free ticket for one of Registers of Scotland’s (RoS) autumn conferences. Scores of legal professionals have already booked tickets and organisers are encouraging people to sign up as soon as possible to secure a place at one of the ‘

A group of sex offenders are suing a police department for putting "No Trick-or-Treat" signs outside their homes in the run-up to Halloween. Lawyers for over 200 sex offenders have claimed that the practice – introduced last year in Butts County in the US state of Georgia – violates thei

A man who was sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty of the murder of his ex-partner has had an appeal against the punishment part of his sentence refused. Frazer Neil was ordered to serve a minimum of 19 years in prison after being convicted by a majority verdict at the High Court

Baroness Helena Kennedy QC will discuss law and politics in an age of disruption at the Law Society of Scotland's 70th anniversary annual conference in Edinburgh tomorrow. The conference, which features over 60 speakers and panellists from the legal, academic and business worlds, will also look at w

Sheriff Alastair Brown has presided over his final cases in Dundee ahead of his move to Dunfermline Sheriff Court. A resident sheriff at Dundee Sheriff Court for more than six years, he described his time in the city as both "challenging" and "rewarding", The Courier reports.

The Herald has published a full obituary of senior Scottish prosecutor John Dunn, who passed away last month at the age of 57. He will be remembered for "his lightning wit, fast analysis and generous heart", the obituary reads.

Major reform is required to the justice system and devolution framework in Wales, a major review led by the former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, has concluded. The current split of responsibilities between Westminster and Cardiff has "created pointless complexity,

Details of non-immigration judicial review cases proceeding to a substantive hearing in the Court of Session are now being published online. Information now available on the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) website includes a brief case summary, together with information on the date perm

The Lord President, Lord Carloway, will join other senior Scottish lawyers and judges in addressing a "first-of-its-kind" conference and networking event for law students in Aberdeen this weekend. The "Approaching the Bar" event taking place this Saturday has been organised by the Aberdeen Universit

Advocate Michael Upton of Hastie Stable examines a judgment handed down by the England and Wales Court of Appeal on Tuesday. Tuesday saw the first Court of Appeal judgment about the new Electronic Communications Code (enacted by the Digital Economy Act 2017, amending the Communications Act 2003).

Morton Fraser has been reappointed by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) to provide legal services in Scotland for the next three years. The reappointment follows a competitive tendering process and will see Morton Fraser provide services in various areas including litigation, property, employment, plann

Ben Zielinski, a senior associate in the commercial litigation team at Shoosmiths in Edinburgh, considers the significance of a recent judgment in the Court of Session that has given greater clarification of how much notice a landlord needs to give to terminate a commercial lease in Scotland. A rece