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The latest of a series of new Senators of the College of Justice has been installed in traditional fashion, taking the judicial title,Lady Carmichael. Ailsa Carmichael QC, was sworn in by the Lord President, Lord Carloway, in the First Division courtroom.

Sarah Hutchinson Barbri International, the legal education company that prepares lawyers for the US bar exams has reported a surge in demand as young UK solicitors seek out a global future after the Brexit vote.

Lynsey Walker HBJ Gateley has appointed two of its former trainees to senior positions within the firm.

Lord Pentland The Faculty of Advocates and the Scottish Law Commission have worked together to produce a detailed study of the commission and its law reform work.

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A man has pleaded guilty at the International Criminal Court in The Hague for the 2012 destruction of religious monuments in Mali, marking the first time ever a defendant accused of war crimes has entered a guilty plea. Islamist Ahmad al-Mahdi pleaded guilty, telling judges he did so with deep regre

Police referrals of vulnerable adults to protection agencies in Dundee has doubled – in two years. A report by Dundee City Council's Adult Support and Protection Committee indicated that between 2014 and 2016, police made 2,305 referrals, up from 1,161 in the two years before, The Courier reports.

Douglas Mill In his latest blog, Douglas Mill gives his opinion on the works of Richard Susskind.

A Glasgow man who boasted online about dodging his community service has been sent to jail by a judge who added: "As they say, LOL." David Newlands, 24, was sentenced to 150 hours community service for punching a vulnerable man, but refused to carry it out.

Police Scotland has created the most senior civilian role in its history in order to deliver a “sustainable operating model”. David Page is to become the single force’s new director of corporate services, strategy and change and will earn £173,010 a year.

Lord Neuberger The Supreme Court has published a quartet of lectures delivered by Lord Neuberger in Singapore.

A former Scots lawyer who left the law to start a business has found herself on the big screen alongside the likes of Harvey Keitel and Toni Collette. Shuiken Chan (pictured), 38, who also goes by Sue Cann, spent a month in Paris filming Madame after getting a breakthrough role.

Gordon Jackson QC (pictured), Dean of the Faculty of Advocates, has written an open letter to the new Lord Advocate, James Wolffe QC. Dear James

A veteran lawyer has said the families of the Glasgow bin lorry tragedy have every right to demand justice, The Daily Record reports. Ross Harper, 81, led Scotland’s first successful private prosecution for a woman who was raped and knifed 34 years ago.

The president of the Family Division in England and Wales, Sir James Munby (pictured), has said there are “serious lacunae” in the law on cross-border issues between Scotland and England. Sir James’ comments come in the wake of a hearing to determine if two teenagers from northwest England cou