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A third year law student at Edinburgh University has won a three week paid work placement with the Solicitor’s Office at the Scottish Parliament and a £500 cash prize for her winning entry in a student competition. Run jointly by the Law Society of Scotland and the Scottish Parliame

Police officers dealing with digital disclosure are under-trained and often unaware of what they are looking for, a Justice Select Committee has heard. Digital forensic experts have said police failures have led to a number of court cases collapsing, The Guardian reports.

The Law Society of Scotland has launched a new mental health resource, Lawscot Wellbeing, to coincide with Mental Health Awareness Week 2018. The web-based resource provides information, help and guidance to those working in the legal sector through a dedicated online portal on the Law Society of Sc

In the second of our new occasional series, Connor Beaton looks at John Maclean's famous speech from the dock. A hundred years ago this week, Scottish socialist John Maclean delivered a famous polemic against capitalism and war from the dock of the High Court in Edinburgh.

In the first of our new occasional series, we look at the Infamous case of the Appin murder. In 1752 Colin Campbell of Glenure, known as the Red Fox, was shot dead in woods near Ballachulish in Argyll. His death led to what is widely regarded as one of Scotland’s most notorious miscarriag

Pictured (L-R): (top) Louise Kelso, Jane McMonagle, David Lightbody (bottom) Elaine Petterson, Angela McCulloch

Paul Nevin Paul Nevin, senior solicitor at Moray Council, discusses his alcoholism and belated entry to the legal profession.

James Wolffe QC MSPs will be asked to support plans to establish the UK’s first safe injection room for drug addicts in Glasgow, the BBC reports.

Gilson Gray Lawyers at Gilson Gray are swapping the legal books for hiking boots as they undertake a charity challenge on one of Edinburgh’s most famous landmarks.

Gordon Jackson QC Dean of Faculty, Gordon Jackson QC, explains a new scheme for students considering a career at the bar.

A woman given nearly £10 million after she split from her husband has had her maintenance brought to an end by senior judges, The Briefreports. Kim Waggott, 49, was told by appeal judges to get a job if she needs more money.

A man found guilty of dangerous driving who claimed that there was “insufficient evidence” to corroborate his admission that he was the driver and that the warning he received from police that he was to be prosecuted was given “at the time the offence was committed” has had his appeal agains

Advocate Amber Galbraith and her “shadow” Antonia Welsh A new link-up between the Faculty of Advocates and Strathclyde University will give students a chance to learn about life as an advocate, from the inside.

Solicitor General Robert Buckland QC MP Ministers want better figures on revenge porn cases to find out why so many complainants withdraw after reporting offences, the Solicitor General Robert Buckland QC MP has said.

A father and daughter who were seeking leave to appeal a tribunal decision but failed to turn up to court because they got the date of the hearing wrong have had their application dismissed. A judge in the Inner House of the Court of Session refused the application having considered the papers and n