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England and Wales' most senior judge has called for the judiciary to engage more with the media in order to ensure public support. The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Burnett of Maldon said that judges themselves sow confusion: “The judiciary invites misunderstanding or incomprehension if its stands

An intrepid team of eleven fitness enthusiasts from employment law, HR and health & safety specialists, Law At Work (LAW),took on the Rough Runner challenge to raise awareness and thousands of pounds for two homeless charities.

An educational initiative teaching school pupils oral advocacy skills is looking for legal tutors. The School Mock Court Case Project runs an educational programme through an inter-school competition that sees school children argue a mock trial in a real court in front of a sheriff.

The Home Secretary’s decision to deport a Polish father-of-two following drink-driving and drugs offences has been overturned after appeal judges ruled that the “high threshold” for the removal of an EU national had not been met. The Inner House of the Court of Sessi

The ability of Scotland’s police and prosecutors to plan for Brexit is being hampered by an “unacceptable” lack of clarity from the UK government, Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf has said.Following the Scotland Secretary, David Mundell's evidence to the Justice Committee last week,

Brodies LLP has appointed Karen Davidson to partner in its corporate tax and incentives team. Having trained and practised as a lawyer specialising in mergers and acquisitions, Ms Davidson turned her focus to tax two years after qualifying.

Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf is considering legislation to treat abuse of the elderly as a hate crime. His announcement comes in the wake of Lord Bracadale's review into hate crime laws, in which the retired judge recommended new statutory provisions for courts to recognise crimes against vulnerab

Dr Claire McDiarmid of Strathclyde University has joined the homicide team at the Scottish Law Commission. Dr McDiarmid will work for several months as part of the team developing a Discussion Paper on the mental element of homicide. The homicide law reform project forms part of the Commission&

The first Scottish Tribunals’ Annual Report has been published, detailing the structure, operation and future development of the tribunals. The report covers the period from 1 December 2016, when the first tribunal was transferred into the new structure established under the Tribunals (Scotlan

The Scottish Law Commission recently welcomed its new legal assistants, Katie, Alison, Maryia, and Paul.

Last year, the Faculty of Advocates wowed Edinburgh with an outstanding inaugural conference on arbitration, and now a Glasgow audience is to be given a full update on this increasingly popular form of dispute resolution. The Arbitration in Scotland Conference 2018 will be held in the Hilton Glasgow

The Scottish Paralegal Association is holding a conference in Dundee on 2 October 2018 at the Apex City Quay Hotel, Dundee. This is a full day event which is open to both members and non-members of the association. A keynote speech will be given by Jennifer Henderson, chief executive and K

Proposals are being put forward to amend the licensing of dog, cat and rabbit breeding activities, following concerns that current regulations in Scotland are outdated and that more can be done to safeguard animal welfare. 

The latest edition of the Scottish Civil Justice Council’s newsletter is now available. Issue 17 includes information on the council's ongoing work, committee activity, and research on the Simple Procedure.

Staff at Harper Macleod have raised £1,250 for Children 1st – Scotland's National Children's Charity – following a sporty challenge linked to firm's role as legal advisers to the Glasgow 2018 European Championships.