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A woman found guilty of attempted murder who claimed that the trial judge misdirected the jury by failing to give directions on provocation has had her appeal against conviction rejected. The Appeal Court of the High Court of Justiciary ruled that, where the accused's defence was that she

After a short illness, Murray Alexander Sinclair died on 27 September 2018 at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. Mr Sinclair had been director of the Scottish Government Legal Directorate since 2007.

A majority of Scots law students are unaware that their LLB qualifies them to sit the bar exams in both New York and California, according to a poll by the Scottish Bar Association of New York (ScotBarNY). The survey of 370 students at Scottish universities offering qualifying law degrees also found

A man who spat on a sheriff who refused him bail is now facing imprisonment. Gordon Rose, 33, from Govan, carried out the assault when the court convened outside his cell in August.

Rangers Football Club has succeeded in a court battle against a street trader who had tried to stop it from trademarking the "RFC" logo. The club applied for the registration of the letters as an official trademark to sell its merchandise and prevent others from benefiting from its name.

A private members' bill to decriminalise abortion in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will introduced in the House of Commons later this month. The bill will be introduced by Diana Johnson, Labour MP for Hull North, and is co-sponsored by a coalition of MPs from five different parties.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has been asked for an advisory opinion clarifying the obligations of authorities in France, where surrogacy is illegal, to transcribe the foreign birth certificate of a child born through surrogacy. France's Court of Cassation, the highest co

Gildeas has secured a favourable damages award for a client who was accused of fraud following a road traffic collision. The collision took place near Chapelhall in Lanarkshire in January 2015 when the firm's client was struck by another vehicle.

Via Lyon Court: "Unicorn attended the Deacon Convener's Dinner last night in the historic Trades Hall of Glasgow - what a feast of heraldry the building is".

The second of this year’s three Hamlyn Lectures will be hosted by the Faculty of Advocates, and delivered by Robin Allen QC, chair of the Equality and Diversity Committee of the Bar Council of England and Wales. Mr Allen addresses "Why does equality seem so difficult? Three problems in compari

Scotland’s property market along with those in the English provinces are all expected to outperform London, as buyers recognise the relative affordability and the potential to stretch their equity, according to real estate adviser Savills. A property bought for £1 million in prime centra

The 120 Bothwell Street headquarters of Burness Paull have been illuminated in pink and blue lights to show Glasgow ’s support for Baby Loss Awareness Week 2018.

Dentons has announced the sponsorship of two upcoming awards in Scotland with a focus on women and their achievements. The firm is a headline sponsor for the forthcoming Business Women Scotland and Women's Enterprise Scotland Awards 2018 and will also be sponsoring an award category at the Scottish

The criminal bar is "ready" if the promises the UK government made to it this year over revised fee rates for Crown Court work are not honoured, the head of their body has said. Carmelite Chambers' Chris Henley QC, 51, the new chairman of the 4,000-member Criminal Bar Association (CBA), to

A man has been jailed for spraying a pesticide which led to the death of dozens of bee colonies. The 47-year-old man spread chloropyrifos over trees on his property which were attracting bees.