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Via@LawSocPresident: The heads of the Law Societies of England and Wales; Scotland; and Northern Ireland are pictured above in a photo celebrating the first time in which the presidents of the UK's three solicitor bodies are women.  

A specialist court pilot for handling financial disputes in divorces will be expanded across England and Wales after its initial success, The Brief reports. Sir James Mundy, the outgoing senior family judge in England and Wales, announced that the pilot would be tested in nine more regions

Intellectual property firm Marks & Clerk has been named an official corporate sponsor of Banchory Beer Festival in Deeside for the second year running as the event continues to go from strength to strength. The bi-annual event, held at the Deeside Rugby Club Pitches in Banchory, is a festival of

French lawmakers have approved a new law creating offences around street harassment and child rape. MPs voted in favour of the law on Wednesday night with 92 in favour and none against, though left-wing lawmakers abstained because they felt the law did not go far enough.

A judge ordered that a defendant's mouth be duct-taped after he interrupted court proceedings a dozen times. Judge John Russo, in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, warned Franklyn Williams, 32, to be quiet at least 12 times over the course of 30 minutes.

In the latest of our occasional series, Graham Ogilvy visits Inveraray Jail and Courthouse. Inveraray Jail and Courthouse occupy one of the most beautiful locations of any of Scotland’s legal establishments and is well worth a visit.

The deadline for responses to the Scottish government's family law consultation has been extended until midnight on 28 September 2018. The consultation covers a wide range of issues that affect children including: how the court considers the views of the child; support for the child; who a child sho

A charity promoting rationality and science has become the largest marriage provider in Scotland, according to figures from the National Records of Scotland. The Humanist Society Scotland (HSS) overtook the Church of Scotland for the first time last year, conducting 3,280 marriages.

Dentons has been awarded Platinum Employer Partner accreditation in Scotland by STEP, the global professional association for practitioners who specialise in family inheritance and succession planning. This is the highest of three accreditation levels awarded under STEP's Employer Partnership P

A Court of Session or Sheriff Court action can be raised for the sole purpose of obtaining security pending the outcome of a case being decided in a foreign court, according to the recent Inner House case of AA v Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Commission for

Former cabinet minister David Davis is calling for an independent, judge-led inquiry into UK involvement in torture and rendition.  The former Brexit Secretary joins an all-party group of MPs and peers demanding an investigation into how much ministers and security personnel

Andy Knox has been appointed principal solicitor at Lanarkshire Community Law Centre, a legal practice working in partnership with Citizens Advice Bureaux across North Lanarkshire. The law centre provides advice and representation to people vulnerable to homelessness, unemployment, or

Earlier this year, Martyn Evans released his “Independent Strategic Review” of the legal aid system. Solicitor Ken Dalling has prepared the following open letter in response. Dear Sir,

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has launched a new guide to help solicitors avoid the most common complaints.  The short guide – based on the SLCC’s experience of real cases – outlines ten steps which solicitors can take to avoid the most common complaint