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The office of the Advocate General for Scotland is asking the Court of Session for leave to appeal a decision of the Inner House made last month. In September, the court permitted a group of politicians to ask the Court of Justice of the European Union for a ruling on whether MPs can revoke the Arti

Craig Watt looks at a recent case proving the worth of old-fashioned pleading points. According to the Commercial Court’s webpage, the keynote for framing written pleadings in a commercial action is “flexibility”. This reflects the intention that commercial actions should provide a

The number of homicides recorded by police in England and Wales rose to its highest level in a decade in the year leading up to June 2018, new figures reveal. When last year's London and Manchester terror attacks are excluded, the latest figures show a 14 per cent rise in the homicide rate from 630

Name checks are to be undertaken when UK bank customers transfer money from next summer to deter rising bank fraud. Currently, if a person wants to send money they are asked for the recipient's account name, as well as number and sort code. However, the bank does not check if the name is correct.

Ashley Paterson, who has been admitted to the New York State Bar, reflects on her journey to qualification. Ashley's admission comes as the Scottish Bar Association of New York (ScotBarNY) looks to connect Scots law students and graduates with host organizations in New York City for work exper

To what extent is an employer vicariously liable for the wrongful actions of its staff which take place outwith the usual ambit of daily workplace activities? Jim Herd looks at a recent English judgment on the issue. The English Court of Appeal has just released its judgment in Bellman v Northampton

In the 20th anniversary year of the Scotland Act 1998 and the Human Rights Act 1998, what have we learned and what are the next steps in Scotland's human rights journey?Join us in Glasgow on the 14th of November to mark twenty years of the Human Rights Act and reflect on the potential of the next tw

Via the Aberdeen Law Project: Our Digital Crime Awareness Project visited the newly opened Lochside Academy in Aberdeen to deliver workshops to S2 students on online harassment, revenge pornography and underage imagery.

Becoming an entrepreneur will be the subject of an exciting event next week for young professionals in the Borders. The Scottish Borders Young Professionals event, Inspire Your Inner Entrepreneur, will be held at Melrose Rugby Club on Wednesday 24 October, at 6pm and will feature some

Blackadders’ highly anticipated “Employment Lawyer In Your Pocket” Podcast returns for another season on 8 November 2018. This season includes The One With The Bert & Ernie Cake and The One With The Pimlico Plumbers.

A university has begun offering a course on the law and judicial system of Harry Potter. The module is entitled “An Interface between Fantasy Fiction Literature and Law: Special Focus on Rowling’s Potterverse” and students are only eligible to sit the course if they have read all t

A QC has said he would not longer recommend a career in criminal law to young people entering the legal profession as the court system is heading towards a crisis. A lack of trainee criminal lawyers has led to fears over the future provision and quality of criminal lawyers also adds to his misgiving

Practical guidance has been produced to help businesses identify and prevent human trafficking and exploitation across their operations. Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf has also announced he will write to all major Scottish companies who appear not to have met their duty to publish an annual statemen

Alan Gilfillan has been recognised for his expertise by becoming one of just nine accredited specialists in his field in Scotland. Mr Gilfillan, who became a partner with Balfour and Manson last year, has been accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in charity law. 

A high-profile international lawyer promises to make it a special European Lawyers Day at the Faculty of Advocates next week. Philippe Sands QC, professor of law at University College London, author of East West Street and counsel who has appeared before a number of international courts, is to give