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The High Court in Belfast has begun hearing three test cases for damages brought on behalf of people who were shot or wounded on Bloody Sunday. Three of 21 civil actions brought by Madden & Finucane Solicitors against the Ministry of Defence were selected as test writs and are being heard now.

Anderson Strathern has paid tribute to Investors in People (IIP), the former government-owned body now run as a not-for-profit, as the firm marks twenty years as an Investors in People-accredited organisation. The firm was the first in the Scottish legal sector to gain Gold for both IIP (2011) and Y

Four Scottish law schools have ranked in the top 10 in this year's Times Good University Guide. This year saw Cambridge University take pole position, followed by Oxford and London's UCL and LSE in third and fourth respectively.

Ethiopian authorities have been condemned for their arbitrary arrest of almost 3,000 young people over the weekend. Responding to a statement by Addis Ababa’s police commissioner Major General Degefe Bede that nearly 3,000 youths were arrested in the capital and that 174 would be charged

A journalist who was sentenced to 5,000 years in prison for failing to pay libel damages amounting to £1.2 million has reflected on the state of the profession in Africa. Rodney D Sieh, editor of Liberia's FrontPageAfrica, had run a story that cast doubt on a government audit, finding $6m unac

Edinburgh Law School's Professor Drew Scott has been awarded the UACES Lifetime Achievement Award. The University Association for Contemporary European Studies (UACES) presented its 2018 Lifetime Achievement award to Professor Scott earlier this month, commending "the quality and versatility of [his

Authorities have seized nearly £14 million worth of cocaine that was hidden among bananas donated to a prison. Around 540 packages of cocaine were found among the 45 boxes which were donated because they were "already ripe".

Holyrood’s Justice Committee has called for the swift introduction of legal apprenticeships in order to widen access to the profession. The committee said schools, universities and the Law Society of Scotland should consider what barriers exist to becoming a lawyer and to take action to r

The Lord President, Lord Carloway, has urged the cream of Scotland’s legal profession to consider a career on the bench. In an address at the Opening of the Legal Year 2018-19, Lord Carloway said he continued to have concerns about the reluctance of many of the best practitioners to consider a

Professor James Chalmers and Professor Fiona Leverick have endorsed a rule that would see child witnesses give all their evidence in the most serious criminal cases in advance of trial and described as "unfounded" worries that video evidence may disadvantage either the accused or the complainer

A memorial service will be held on Saturday 13 October 2018, at 11am, in the Canongate Kirk, 153 Canongate, Edinburgh, to honour the life and work of Professor Joe Thomson, who passed away earlier this year. All are welcome to attend. Professor Thomson, formerly a Scottish law commissioner, Regius P

Govanhill Law Centre (GhLC) prevented the instant eviction of a family of European Union nationals with four young children by lodging a Sheriff Court appeal last week seeking the suspension of the eviction. Physical ejection from the property was scheduled to take place tomorrow at 10am in Govanhil

Via Jamie Kerr: Great day in Edinburgh at the annual #RedMass to mark the beginning of the new legal year with @leocushley @Lawscot @FacultyScot @thewssociety @JudgesScotland.

Law students are being invited to apply for a £1,000 cash prize and internship at Thompsons Solicitors.