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The Faculty of Advocates has named Megan Dewart and Michael Way the first winners of The Mike Jones Excellence in Advocacy Prize. Ms Dewart and Mr Way are among the current group of Devils undertaking the Faculty's renowned training programme, which was established in the 1990s by Mike Jones an

Elaine Motion, executive chairman at Balfour+Manson, writes on the significance of language in the Article 50 case currently before the courts. Language is critical in politics and the law, not least in the unfolding political and legal machinations of the Brexit process.

Pinsent Masons has been reappointed as the sole advisor to UK energy company E.ON UK until 2023. It marks the second time that the international law firm, with offices in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen, has been appointed as as E.ON UK's sole legal advisor under a five year agreement. The 2013 deal

A lecture on human rights delivered by London-based academic Professor Philippe Sands QC in Edinburgh has been uploaded to YouTube.

Rebecca Barrass provides an insight on a Court of Appeal ruling into a ‘smash and grab’ construction case. Back in March of this year, we issued an update “Smash and Grab”: where are we now? following Mr Justice Coulson’s decision in S&T (UK) LTD v Grove Development

An 87-year-old man has finished a second set of exams in his bid to become a lawyer. Ibarra Mariano, a retired Filipino police officer, is the oldest of around 8,700 people sitting the bar in the Philippines this year.

The UK government has had an application for permission to appeal to the UK Supreme Court against the decision to refer the question of whether the Article 50 notification to leave the EU can be unilaterally revoked to the Court of Justice of the European Union refused. The Inner House of the Court

The departure of Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III from the position of US Attorney General would normally be a matter for celebration. His appalling track record is everything you might expect from an Alabama lawyer named in honour of two Confederate heroes. But he did at least have the s

The sister of an electrician killed in a preventable incident at work has backed a bid to reform the law around culpable homicide. Louise Taggart, whose brother Michael Adamson was killed in 2005, says Claire Baker MSP’s member’s bill would “plug the justice deficit” and &ldq

Much of Scotland’s land will remain outside the proposed Register of Controlled Interests in Land, whose purpose is to make land ownership more transparent – according to a report by the Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee. MSPs also found that there could be gaps or lo

Neil Falconer discusses regulation of the highly controversial video game mechanic known as the 'loot box'. In computer gaming a loot box is essentially an in-game virtual lottery. A box is purchased by a player with real money. The virtual items found within loot boxes may be something highly

Views are being sought on the regulation of success fee agreements – which are ‘no win, no fee’ or 'no win, lower fee' – to safeguard the interests of people considering civil legal action. In May, the Scottish Parliament passed the Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Procee

The laws that determine when an individual’s legal rights and obligations are extinguished if not acted upon have been reformed, following legislation passed unanimously by the Scottish Parliament. The Prescription Bill aims to increase clarity, certainty and fairness for those in dispute over

The former Advocate General for Northern Ireland has warned that Brexit risks undermining the rule of law in Northern Ireland if the UK government doesn't change course. Dominic Grieve, Attorney General for England and Wales and Advocate General for Northern Ireland from May 2010 to July 2

Registration is open for the ever-popular 21st Century Bar Conference, which this year has Lord Clark as the keynote speaker. A diverse programme includes Lord Clark’s judicial colleague, Lord Ericht, who will look at the Commercial Court, as well as David Sellar QC (Company Law), Jonathan Mit