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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 ...

Human rights group Amnesty International has highlighted 20 important cases involving the Human Rights Act 1998 to mark 20 years since it received royal assent. Kate Allen, Amnesty's UK director, called ...

Writing for our sister publication Irish Legal News, Dublin solicitor Wendy Lyon examines the new book by sex workers and activists Juno Mac and Edinburgh-based Molly Smith. From ...

A courthouse was forced to cancel proceedings after it turned out to be infested with bed bugs for a second time in three weeks. Lawyers, jurors and ...

The passengers of a car who suffered whiplash injuries following a road traffic accident have had the damages awarded in their favour reduced after the driver of ...

The Law Commission of England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission are launching the first of a series of public consultations about legal reforms aimed at ...

The Scotland for a People’s Vote campaign has welcomed the decision of the Scottish Parliament to formally approve its “unequivocal support for a public vote on the final ...

The Scotsman has published a full obituary of leading company lawyer Tom Lawrie, who has passed away at the age of 84. Mr Lawrie had been a ...

Our sister publication Scottish Construction Now has just celebrated its 15th anniversary by upgrading its www.scottishconstructionnow.com website and confirming its status as an essential read for construction ...

Morton Fraser has appointed Elise Turner as a senior associate to its employment law team. Based in the firm’s Glasgow office, Ms Turner, an employment law specialist, ...

Dr Luca Siliquini-Cinelli has joined Dundee University as a lecturer in law. Before taking up his latest appointment, Dr Siliquini-Cinelli was a senior lecturer in law at ...

After demonstrating their experience and understanding of professional regulation, three solicitors in Scotland have been accredited with the Regulation of Professional Conduct Law specialism. The award which ...

Friday 23rd NovemberThere are only a few places left for our Annual Conference this year and the closing date for booking is Monday 12th November. Book your ...

The Bar Council of England and Wales has hit out at reports suggesting the UK government will consider reintroducing Employment Tribunal fees, The Times reports. The fees introduced in 2013 were scrapped last year after ...

A pensioner who identifies as middle-aged has launched a legal bid to have his age changed in order to improve his prospects on dating app Tinder. Emile ...