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An academic has suggested that juries be abolished in rape trials, leaving judges to decide cases, The Times reports. Dominic Willmott, a doctoral researcher at the University of Huddersfield, said that doing so would amount to “a massive break with ancient English legal tradition” but t

Thorntons has announced the appointment of Bridget McGuire as a senior solicitor in its family law team. Ms McGuire, who has a wealth of experience, will be based in the firm's Cupar office. She is local to the East Neuk of Fife and is passionate about supporting the local community, schools and bus

Colin Hamilton, a partner at Gillespie Macandrew, has become a solicitor advocate able to represent both individuals and companies in the higher courts. He joins partner John Stirling in giving the firm’s clients access to solicitor advocate services.

CMS Scotland is launching an initiative aimed at helping Scottish-based intellectual property start-ups scale up. Founded over three years ago in London and with programmes across the UK, Singapore and Dubai, CMS equIP operates like an incubator, investing in start-ups through industry int

Gillespie Macandrew's chief executive officer has spoken to The Herald about his ambitions for the firm. Robert Graham-Campbell, who took over last year, said he is relishing the role.

The Scottish government's proposed Biometric Data Bill will be the subject of a discussion led by John Scott QC next week in Edinburgh. The government has said that the biometrics field is evolving rapidly and offers great potential in the identification and prevention of crime and the delivery of c

Legal professionals still have a couple of weeks left to sign up for this year's Scottish Legal Walks. he charity events, in aid of the Access to Justice Foundation (ATJF), consist of 10km walks in Edinburgh and Glasgow.

New research has uncovered incidents of men kissing cobras in a bid to use their venom as a substitute for opioids. The Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine has published a case study of two such men from the northern Indian state of Rajasthan.

The body representing Scotland's most senior police officers has hit out at watchdogs over “lengthy and damaging” investigations into misconduct allegations. The Scottish Chief Police Officers Staff Association (SCPOSA) complained in a submission to MSPs that “disproportionate, len

Pinsent Masons’ partner Jim Cormack has been appointed Queen’s Counsel by Her Majesty the Queen on the recommendation of the First Minister. Mr Cormack, a commercial litigation specialist with a focus on technology, IP and banking, has been a partner with McGrigors and successor fir

Vialex is opening a satellite office in Berwick-Upon-Tweed to serve its existing client base in the north of England, and to give it a platform from which to grow that client base further. The Edinburgh-based practice is taking premises in the Ramparts Business Park, as a first step to increase its

Inksters Solicitors is expanding its presence into the east of Scotland with the appointment of Steven McDonald as a consultant solicitor based in Edinburgh. Mr McDonald's experience is at senior management level, handling all aspects of residential property work including estate agency, purcha

BTO Solicitors LLP has announced that two of its associates have become solicitor advocates, bringing the total number in the firm to 21, and giving it the most of any firm in Scotland. Mark Hastings and Lewis Richardson, both associates at BTO, were admitted at a calling ceremony today at

Seven Scottish solicitors were admitted by the Council of the Law Society of Scotland as solicitor advocates with extended rights of audience at a ceremony yesterday.