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French MPs have approved legislation which will make it illegal for parents to smack their children, but without providing for any criminal sanction against them. The draft bill would modify the French civil code to assert the right of children to "an education without violence".

A campaign has been launched to raise funds to support law students from disadvantaged backgrounds and drive fair and equal access to the legal profession.

Three US police officers are facing criminal charges for allegedly beating up a protester who turned out to be an undercover cop. Dustin Boone, 35, Randy Hayes, 31, and Christopher Myers, 27, are accused of beating a 22-year-old black police officer so badly that he couldn't eat and lost around nine

The Sheriff Principal of Glasgow and Strathkelvin has published his reasons for refusing an application to participate in the fatal accident inquiry into the Clutha helicopter crash by the half-sister of the pilot who died in the disaster. Evelyn Mitchell argued that her involvement in the FAI would

MacRoberts’ real estate team has been named Property Team of the Year at the 2018 British Legal Awards, on the same night Rebecca Barrass was crowned Junior Solicitor of the Year at the Law Awards of Scotland. The British Legal Awards, which took place in London last night, celebrates achievem

The Law Society of Scotland has welcomed the Scottish government's announcement of a three per cent uplift in the legal aid rates but said simplifying the legal aid system and implementing evidence-based review system for fees remain major priorities. The Scottish government’s response to the

In 1987 mobile ‘phones were the preserve of stockbrokers, laptop computers an idea on Tomorrow’s World, video conferencing a Star Trek fantasy, and fax machines a modern mystery. In those primitive times, advocates depended on a Filofax, phone cards, and their clerk. And so it was on 1 J

The litigation and recoveries team in the Edinburgh office of UK law firm Shoosmiths last night celebrated being named Debt Recovery Team of the Year for the third consecutive year at the Law Awards of Scotland 2018. Rod Macphail, partner and head of the litigation and recoveries team in Scotland, s

Ross Caldwell comments on the demotion of floating charge holders that will follow the reinstatement of Crown preference in 2020. Amidst all the hype attending the recent Budget about the £20bn windfall which befell the Exchequer and was thereafter shovelled towards the NHS, one could be forgi

DWF has secured an appointment to the UK government's Crown Commercial Service (CCS) legal framework panel. The CCS brings together policy, advice and direct buying to provide commercial services to the public sector. DWF has been appointed to a new three-year panel that will deliver legal advice to

Pictured (L-R): Eric McQueen, Sheriff Principal Derek Pyle, Inverness Provost Helen Carmichael and Jeff Hedley A topping out ceremony was held on the site of Scotland’s first purpose-built justice centre in Inverness yesterday.

A woman who emerged from the settlements of one of Africa’s largest cities to help in the fight to rewrite her country’s constitution has been named the first winner of the Scottish Bar International Human Rights Award. Salome Nduta, 47, from Nairobi, Kenya, “stood out from the cro

Lawyers at Blackadders have kicked off the festive season a day early with their annual Christmas video.

A man who had a heart attack after reading a false missile alert has taken legal action. James Sean Shields claimed the warning was a factor contributing to his medical emergency, while his girlfriend, Brenda Reichel, joined the suit on the basis she suffered emotional upset.

Solicitors and advocates providing people with advice and representation through the legal aid scheme in Scotland will receive a three per cent increase in fees. The increase, to take effect next April, was announced as part of the Scottish government’s wider response to Martyn Evans’s i