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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

Liam McArthur MSP An executive review of the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) that makes 17 recommendations on how the SPA Executive can support the SPA Board to deliver its statutory functions has been described as "a missed opportunity for wider reform".

Matt Hancock Plans for another public inquiry into the conduct of the press have been abandoned by the UK government.

Blog: What happens when employees can't get to work? As the UK continues to endure a snowy apocalypse, Robin Turnbull looks at where employers and employees stand if people are unable to get to work or the workplace is closed.

James Wolffe QC The Lord Advocate has made an unprecedented address at Holyrood defending the Scottish government over the Withdrawal from the European Union (Legal Continuity) (Scotland) Bill against the presiding officer’s claim that it is ultra vires.

The House of Lords EU Justice Sub-Committee has written to immigration minister Caroline Nokes MP to express its disappointment to the response it received regarding the rights of EU citizens. A number of the concerns raised by the committee have been ignored entirely, and others have received an in

Kate Hodgkiss DLA Piper Scotland is marking International Women’s Day on Thursday 8th March by bringing together members of the business, legal and academic communities to discuss gender equality during an event hosted in Edinburgh.

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Michael Matheson A pilot scheme aimed at improving the support available for complainers and victims of rape as they engage with the justice system will be extended, Justice Secretary Michael Matheson has announced.