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A dozen people have been fined after breaking strict Covid-19 rules to play dominoes together in a restaurant. Police said they entered a restaurant in east London and found "a group of 12 people hiding in a dark room".

A former Deputy First Minister of Scotland has been chosen to be the next moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. Lord Wallace of Tankerness QC, Jim Wallace, will become the Kirk’s ambassador at home and abroad next May.

The Electoral Reform Society has described the latest House of Lords appointments as "startlingly warped". In a briefing, it found that a majority of peers (58 per cent) were primarily elected politicians prior to entering the Lords – more than double the proportion of current peers in the Lor

A former senior judge has said efforts should be made to preserve jury trials during the pandemic after the Scottish government attempted to pass legislation allowing solemn trials to be conducted without juries. Crossbench peer Lord Hope of Craighead's comments come after the governm

The number of legal professionals in the UK and Ireland contacting the charity LawCare for emotional support continues to rise year on year, with 677 people seeking help in 2019. The charity, which runs a helpline, webchat, email and peer support service for the legal profession received over 900 co

The process for investing in Scottish companies is to be streamlined thanks to a partnership between the national association for business angels and Burness Paull.LINC Scotland supports the business angel market, making targeted introductions to well-matched business angels and helping entrepr

UK law firm TLT has elected its first new managing partner in 19 years, with corporate head John Wood winning support from the firm's partnership. Mr Wood will replace the firm's long-standing managing partner David Pester who has decided to step down at the end of his sixth term in office. Mr Wood

The latest edition of the Aberdeen Student Law Review has been launched. The ninth volume of the journal covers the following issues:

A group of MPs has called for new legislation to stop banks abandoning Scottish towns. A report published by the UK Parliament's Scottish Affairs Committee calls on the UK government to obtain a commitment from banks that they will not close "the last branch in town".

A new initiative in Scotland between academia and financial services has been forged with the creation of a new industry-academic group and appointment of its first Chairperson. The Scottish Financial Risk Academy (SFRA) an established industry-academic partnership dedicated to improv

Staff at Digby Brown in Kirkcaldy raised over £500 for local mental health charity Support in Mind Scotland at the office's annual quiz night.

The House of Lords is set to overhaul its disciplinary processes next year to better support complainants in the wake of sexual harassment allegations against Lord Lester of Herne Hill QC, The Times reports. The 82-year-old peer and former barrister resigned from the Lords last week ahead of a vote

The UK will find itself in a "constitutional crisis" if the Prime Minister fails to publish the legal advice she has been given on her Brexit deal, according to Labour. Theresa May says that the advice is confidential, though some MPs believe that ministers simply want to avoid admitting the deal bi

Alan McLean QC of Hastie Stable has qualified as a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. The qualification process involves passing rigorous academic courses on arbitration law and practice (covering both Scottish and international arbitration), an examination involving the preparat

Aberdeen University PhD candidate David Lorimer has written an article analysing the probabilities of success for criminal cases brought to civil court. It briefly examines potentially influential factors such as corroboration and criminal intent, and the implications of cases like Coxen and Goodwil