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Legal Hackers Scotland have brought together all the main players for a unique debate on the Independent Review of the Regulation of Legal Services in Scotland. Presentations and debate will be provided by a distinguished panel of speakers: Esther Roberton (chair of the Review); Neil Stevenson (CEO

A former football coach who abused boys was today jailed for four years. Francis Cairney, 83, committed the offences against boys as young as 12 between 1965 and 1986.

Pictured (L-R): Caroline Colliston, Suzanne Tanner, Sally Penni, Rachel Roberts DWF Edinburgh has hosted the Scottish launch of Women in the Law UK in a bid to encourage, inspire and support the next generation of Lawyers.

The Edinburgh Student Law Review (ESLR) is inviting submissions for its 2019 edition. The law review is a platform for undergraduate and postgraduate students from any university to engage with current legal issues and debates.

A decision to prosecute a trainee solicitor for fraud even though she blew the whistle on her colleagues has been defended by officials. Emily Scott was struck from the roll by a disciplinary tribunal despite it acknowledging that she had exposed malpractice at the firm in north Lincolnshire and tha

Shadow Justice Secretary Richard Burgon has won £30,000 in damages from a tabloid newspaper that claimed he had performed with a band which "delights in Nazi symbols". Mr Burgon, MP for Leeds East, launched the unusual libel proceedings against The Sun in connection with a story published in m

A man has admitted that he tried to rob a bank because he wanted to be sent to a prison rumoured to have the best food. William Gallagher, 68, appeared in court in Wisconsin less than a year after leaving prison in New Jersey.

A woman who claims she was raped by a former partner and that she was the victim of domestic abuse is suing her ex-boyfriend for damages in a landmark legal case. The action will be heard in the Court of Session after a sheriff ruled that the case raised important matters of “public

An appeal by Glasgow City Council against a judge’s ruling that a damages action by relatives of some of the victims of the Glasgow bin lorry crash can proceed despite their claims being “time-barred” has been dismissed. The Inner House of the Court of Session h

Graham Bell QC, a former leading figure of the criminal bar has passed away at the age of 81. Mr Bell joined Faculty in 1980 and retired in 2010. He was awarded an OBE in 2011 for services to the legal profession in Scotland.

The case against the UK government’s bulk surveillance powers will be heard by the highest chamber of Europe’s human rights court. The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) will hear a case previously decided by a lower Chamber and brought by Liberty, Privacy Intern

The President of the Supreme Court is to deliver a lecture in Edinburgh next month on the court's role as it celebrates its tenth anniversary this year. Lady Hale will deliver the 2019 Macfadyen Lecture, answering the question 'What is the UK Supreme Cort For'?

Advocate Michael Upton M.C.I.Arb., of Hastie Stable, summarises a recent judgment from the Sheriff Appeal Court on establishing a duty of care for economic loss in a case against an allegedly negligent search firm being pursued for damages by the holder of an inhibition, which the searchers allegedl

Govan Law Centre (GLC) has launched a crowdfunder to provide legal services for women who are homeless. GLC is aiming to raise £5,000 to get the project started with a view to ultimately raising £20,000 to provide a more holistic, integrated service.

Police Scotland has abandoned plans to roll out controversial 'cyber kiosks' which would allow them to harvest data from mobile phones. Concerns were previously raised over their use in Edinburgh and Stirling, where they were tested without any human rights assessment.