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Peter Sellar Prime Minister Theresa May has recently laid out her government’s approach to a future trade deal between the UK and the EU. The final form of that deal will be highly significant for any business in Scotland, large or small, which buys or sells goods or services to EU and EFTA member

A former client of a legal firm whose application for leave to appeal a decision that her complaint against the lawyers was time-barred has had a challenge to the expenses awarded against her rejected. A judge in the Court of Session observed that what Caroline Kenneil was really seeking to do was t

Scotland should allow for the adoption of adults, according to a campaigner hoping to change the law.

David Flint and Rebecca Henderson look at a recent case on trademarking colours.

Richard Hepburn Millar & Bryce has opened a new office in central Glasgow to support its expansion plans and continued development in the West of Scotland.

Two English publishers have been duped into awarding accolades to a fake law firm in a hoax intended to highlight the glut of legal awards given out in the UK. FLF Abiola & Co, which used a photo of actor Danny Glover as its managing partner, was awarded the accolades by Finance Monthly and Corp

Over 270 young lawyers attended the sold out SYLA Spring Ball in aid of SAMH on Saturday.

Pictured: Hannah Chalmers and Liam MacDonald

New figures show that a third of High Court posts remained vacant after a recent hiring round, The Brief reports. Data from the Judicial Appointments Commission show that between April and December last year there were 25 positions at the High Court, with 17 appointments made.

Prime Minister Theresa May has been forced to publish a previously secret order governing criminal activity by British security services. This is the first time that the UK government has acknowledged that guidance exists to regulate such activity within the UK by MI5 agents.

An updated handbook for judges in England and Wales on awareness and understanding of the different circumstances of people appearing in courts and tribunals has been published. It is the first update to the Equal Treatment Bench Book by the Judicial College since 2013.

The Law Society of Scotland's offices will be closed today but it will continue to offer services to solicitors and the public by email.

Due to recent adverse weather conditions and following advice the Scottish Young Lawyers' Association (SYLA) has taken the decision to postpone the Civil Day Conference due to take place on Monday 5th March in Dundee.

A father-of-three who is the subject of two European Arrest Warrants has had an application for leave to appeal against a sheriff’s decision to order his extradition to Poland rejected. The man claimed that his extradition would breach his right to a family life under the European Convention o

Human rights lawyers in Denmark have pushed back against government proposals to double criminal penalties in designated "ghettoes". Birgitte Arent Eiriksson, attorney and project leader at Justitia, Denmark's first judicial think tank, said she could not see how the proposal was compatible with equ