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Lawyers and law students are being invited to a special event to formally launch a new Faculty of Advocates scholarship and to mark the first anniversary of the Scottish Ethnic Minorities Lawyers' Association (SEMLA). The evening will feature a keynote speech by Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf. The d

A record £80,000 has been raised to help those living with a spinal cord injury thanks to the Digby Brown annual Winter Dinner Dance.

Two Supreme Court judgments will be analysed with a feminist eye in a Faculty of Advocates-hosted event. The Scottish Feminist Judgments Project looks at court decisions and whether the outcome might have been different if the judge had adopted a feminist perspective.

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A prominent Bahraini royal is facing a £35 million lawsuit for allegedly reneging on an agreement to spend time with Bollywood stars. Sheikh Hamad Isa Ali al-Khalifa is said to have drawn up a list of 26 A-listers he wanted to meet, and agreed to pay £1.15 million for each 15-minute enco

Graham Ogilvy looks at the life of the radical William Davidson. The release last week of Mike Leigh's new film Peterloo telling the story of the notorious 1819 massacre of supporters of parliamentary reform in Manchester brings to mind the intriguing story of William Davidson, a Jamaican-born black

A Chinese national whose claim that he was a victim of human trafficking was rejected has had a legal challenge against that decision dismissed. Dunshou He claimed that he became a victim of modern slavery after fleeing his home country and arriving in the UK via Ireland, but the Secretary

Lawyers have urged Theresa May and MPs to support the People's Vote on Brexit, arguing in a letter that “democratic government is not frozen in time”. Among the signatories is Sir David Edward, a former Senator of the College of Justice and European Court of Justice judge.

Blackadders has bolstered its employment law team with the appointment of Donna Reynolds as a partner. Ms Reynolds, who will be based primarily in the firm’s Edinburgh office, has 15 years' experience and is accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in her field. She has advise

Solicitor advocate Euan McSherry has joined Aberdein Considine as a partner, based in Edinburgh. He was previously a partner with DWF LLP where he led the firm’s litigation team in Scotland.

Members of Westwater Advocates have been awarded an impressive 23 individual recommendations in 8 categories in the newly published 2019 edition of the Chambers Directory and a further 31 Tier 1 Ranking in 9 of the 13 categories in the Legal 500, published last week following a brief delay. The Cham

Watermans Legal has appointed Jacquie Sandison as property sales consultant. Ms Sandison will be based in the firm’s Leith office and has over two decades of experience advising on property sales in both Edinburgh and London. In her new role, she will be responsible for enhancing the estate ag

The Scottish Human Rights Commission has today published a new report into models of incorporating international human rights standards into law, authored by Dr Katie Boyle, associate professor of law at the University of Stirling. The report, Models of Incorporation and Justiciability for Economic,

Referring to the upcoming consultation on smacking, a recent newspaper headline declared: “Scots parents will face jail for smacking their children under new laws unveiled at Holyrood.” Somehow I don’t think so.

A solicitor who failed to pay advocates thousands of pounds in legal aid money has been struck off the roll. Jeremy Cram, 38, retained sums paid to him by the Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB) meant for advocates. He also instructed them to carry out work for which he had no legal aid funding and fail