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Lawyers and staff at Shepherd and Wedderburn have been busy packing donations of food, household items and festive goodies to help The Trussell Trust ensure no family goes without this Christmas.

Jennifer Henderson, the Keeper of the Registers of Scotland, will deliver the keynote address at Central Law Training’s Conveyancing Conference. Forming part of the Scots Law 2019 Conventions Series, the Conference will take place at the Glasgow Hilton on 11 March.

Scotland’s most senior lawyers were treated to an impressive display of future advocacy talent as pupils aged 15 to 18 competed in the Scottish heat of the National Mock Trials Competition, which took place Saturday 1st December at the High Court in Glasgow. This year’s event was won by

A church in the Netherlands has held a continuous prayer service for more than a month – in aid of a refugee family facing imminent deportation – as police are unable to raid places of worship under Dutch law. The Armenian family had its asylum requested dismissed on appeal after it was

A summary sheriff erred in ruling that a mother’s slap to the head of her four-year-old daughter was not likely to cause unnecessary suffering or injury to health so as to constitute an offence under the Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937. The Sheriff Appeal Court held that the sum

Almost 80 per cent of Scottish solicitors and accredited paralegals feel that gender equality has improved in the legal profession over the past five years. The Profile of the Profession survey published today by the Law Society of Scotland, questioned over 2,700 solicitors, trainee solicitors and a

The UK government has published its full legal advice on the draft Brexit deal after government ministers were found to be in contempt of Parliament in an historic first. The government had failed to publish the advice of Attorney General Geoffrey Cox QC in spite of a binding vote to that effect by

A number of enhancements for users involved in simple procedure litigation are being introduced to the Civil Online system on 13 December 2018. The Court Document Display and Electronic Notification changes will mean that Civil Online users will be able to open, save and print a range of court-gener

TLT has appointed Damien Bechelli as corporate partner in Glasgow, who joins from DWF. Mr Bechelli specialises in providing corporate and commercial advice to a range of local, national and international clients including PLCs, investment funds, financial intermediaries and owner-managed businesses.

Balfour and Manson has announced the appointment of medical negligence lawyer Kiera Dargie as senior associate. Ms Dargie joins the firm from the Medical Protection Society where she was medical negligence litigator within its Pathway 4B team. As part of this, she represented doctors in So

The Scotsman has published an obituary for Professor Alan Watson, the renowned legal scholar who passed away last month at the age of 85. "One of the outstanding legal scholars of the last hundred years, Alan Watson was recognised around the world. With his death we lose yet another link that took u

Murdo MacLeod QC has been shortlisted by Legal 500 in the category of Scottish Silk of the year. He has been recognized following appearances in the Queensferry Crossing FAI, the Edinburgh Tram Inquiry and FAIs into the deaths of a prisoner and a care provider.

The Scottish Legal Action Group (SCOLAG) has published a student edition of its monthly legal journal with the support of the Faculty of Advocates and the Law Society of Scotland. The edition, which is accessible free of charge for all law students in Scotland, contains a host of information ab

Four Latvian men have been sentenced to a total of 19 years and eight months for serious and organised crime offences. Hardijs Langsteins, 37, Maris Kursis, 30, Arvids Civkors, 30, and Aivars Dzagarjans, 38, were all convicted of agreeing to become involved in serious and organised crime by doing th

People will be able to participate in court hearings via their smartphones, the Lord Chief Justice has said. Lord Burnett of Maldon explained the move would allow people on low incomes access to the justice system, The Times reports.