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The Sheriff Appeal Court, which normally sits in Edinburgh, will move to Glasgow for two days on Tuesday, 14 and Wednesday, 15 August. The court will hear criminal appeals, sitting in the High Court of Justiciary at the Saltmarket.

The murder in Belgrade of the lawyer who represented Slobodan Milosevic at The Hague has led to a strike by criminal defence practitioners in Serbia. Dragoslav Ognjanovic, 57, was shot dead near his home in the city on Saturday, while his son was wounded.

Two law students have been given awards for their outstanding performances in their conveyancing exams.  Matthew Edwards from Aberdeen and Carys Magee from Greenock have both received the Conveyancing Student Scotland award from Millar and Bryce for receiving the top marks in their respective D

Doctors in the UK will be able to legally prescribe cannabis-derived medicinal products, though legislative amendments will be required in Northern Ireland before the change can be enforced. The Home Secretary Sajid Javid has said that products that meet the safety and quality standards are to be ma

A case involving the iconic luxury handbag designer Mulberry has looked at the law around discrimination on the grounds of a rather unusual philosophical belief, writes Claire Scott. Ms Gray worked as a market support assistant for Mulberry and had access to some of Mulberry’s design

The Faculty of Advocates is teaming up again with the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in a second medico-legal debate, examining assisted suicide. In the first collaboration earlier this year, the spotlight fell on the implications and lessons of the Bawa-Garba case, in which a doctor was c

The BBC must pay Sir Cliff Richard more than £1 million after an application to appeal against a ruling was dismissed. The broadcaster agreed to pay £850,000 of Sir Cliff's legal costs, which will be covered by the license fee.

The latest novel in Willie McIntyre's Best Defence series hits shelves next month. In the ninth book in the tartan noir series, Stitch Up, everything is coming up roses for Robbie Munro, newly married and living in the country with wife and child.

Pictured (L to R): Douglas Roberts (Corporate Partner at Lindsays ), Dr.Dayna Galloway, Kate Wyatt, and Iain Penman (dispute resolution and litigation director at Lindsays) Lindsays has been announced as a key sponsor in Abertay University’s Dare Academy games design competition.

Ledingham Chalmers' Linda Tinson and colleagues are tackling the Great Glen Challenge in aid of RSABI next month. Established as a one-day team challenge for rural businesses and organisations, teams of four people will compete against each other along designated stages between Fort Augustus and For

Blackadders has sponsored Kirriemuir Bowling Club with associate solicitor Susie Clark saying she is passionate about the contribution local clubs, such as Kirrie’s, make to their communities.

New Zealand has passed legislation giving domestic violence victims 10 days' paid leave to allow them to find a new home and leave their partners, The Guardian reports. The bill passed on Wednesday night by 63 votes to 57 and is the result of seven years of work by Jan Logie, a Green MP who pre