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Law students at the University of Dundee are set to benefit from insights into the legal profession as successful alumni offer their counsel in a new mentoring scheme.

A 16-year-old girl who was prohibited from having contact with her seven-year-old brother has lost a judicial review case against a sheriff’s decision to refuse an appeal against the original decision of a children’s hearing to continue his Compulsory Supervision Order with the non-conta

Alan Stewart is joining Inksters as a consultant solicitor from today. Mr Stewart was a co-founder, in 1997, of McCartney Stewart in Renfrew. For the past three years, after Hugh McCartney retired, he has run that firm as a sole practitioner.

Dear Editor, It was alarming to read the report of the submission by Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service to the Criminal Justice Committee to the effect that some courts may have to be closed, 25 per cent of civil court days may be lost and staff numbers reduced in order to deal with, inter alia,

BTO has welcomed Cat MacLean as a partner. She will join the firm’s dispute resolution team in Edinburgh on 14 November. A well-respected legal practitioner, Ms MacLean practised at the bar for 10 years before leading a dispute resolution team in a commercial law firm. She has extensive experi

The Scottish Information Commissioner has reported a significant increase in the number of appeals made from people who are unhappy with a Scottish public authority’s handling of a freedom of information (FOI) request. The commissioner’s latest report reveals that, during 2021-22, he rec

Digby Brown raised a landmark £102,101 for Spinal Injuries Scotland at its 19th Winter Dinner Dance last week.

The University of Aberdeen Law School has strengthened its long-standing reputation as a centre for space law with a new academic appointment. Dr Maria Manoli, who received her PhD from the Institute of Air and Space Law in the Faculty of Law at McGill University, Montreal, Canada, where she was als

Abuse victims are turning their back on a Scottish government redress scheme amid a catalogue of delays, failures and broken promises, Digby Brown has said. Redress Scotland, which launched a year ago, was designed to provide one-off payments of between £10,000 to £100,000 as well as non

Dear Editor, Kevin Drummond was quite properly advising, or even exhorting, sheriffs to be vigilant to ensure that those in the Scottish Court Service (SCS), as it then was, did not attempt to interfere with their judicial function. Sadly, some thought his warnings were “over the top”. N

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is immune from US civil proceedings brought by the fiancée of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the US government has said. Hatice Cengiz is suing Mr bin Salman and 28 others in the Washington D.C. federal district court over Mr Khashoggi's 2

In a five part series for Scottish Legal News this week, BTO partner Cat MacLean tells the story of an epic legal battle with the Clydesdale Bank. She explains the reality of litigating against a huge opponent with bottomless pockets, the cost and funding of litigation and the need to find leve

The Lord Advocate, Dorothy Bain KC, has made a case for criminal prosecutions against Police Scotland over the death of Sheku Bayoh in 2015, The Sunday Times reports. Ms Bain represented the family of Mr Bayoh when she was at the bar. It has now emerged that she challenged the decision of her predec

In a five part series for Scottish Legal News this week, BTO partner Cat MacLean tells the story of an epic legal battle with the Clydesdale Bank. She explains the reality of litigating against a huge opponent with bottomless pockets, the cost and funding of litigation and the need to find leve

An accountancy firm has expanded its presence in Edinburgh with the appointment of one of the city's best-known former lawyers. Greig Honeyman will advise leading figures at Douglas Home & Co, while tapping into his extensive network of family businesses, trusts, lawyers and corporate decision-m