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The Scottish Paralegal Association is holding a conference in Dundee on 2 October 2018 at the Apex City Quay Hotel, Dundee. This is a full day event which is open to both members and non-members of the association. A keynote speech will be given by Jennifer Henderson, chief executive and K

Proposals are being put forward to amend the licensing of dog, cat and rabbit breeding activities, following concerns that current regulations in Scotland are outdated and that more can be done to safeguard animal welfare. 

The latest edition of the Scottish Civil Justice Council’s newsletter is now available. Issue 17 includes information on the council's ongoing work, committee activity, and research on the Simple Procedure.

Staff at Harper Macleod have raised £1,250 for Children 1st – Scotland's National Children's Charity – following a sporty challenge linked to firm's role as legal advisers to the Glasgow 2018 European Championships.

Justice Secretary David Gauke has announced proposals for all refurbished and new magistrates' and Crown Court buildings to have separate entrances for complainants and defendants, while court staff will be told to use a "more compassionate" tone with complainants, to indicate their empathy. The pla

The headteacher of a kindergarten has been fired for welcoming children back for the new term with a performance by a pole dancer. Videos on social media showed a dancer in hot pants performing her routine on the pole to loud music as children in marching band uniforms look on, stunned.

Legislation to make smacking children illegal has been published at Holyrood today. The bill, put forward by Green MSP John Finnie, has been backed by the Scottish government.

Around 2,000 executives of companies which failed are due compensation payments and bigger pensions following a judgment of the European Court of Justice on the UK pensions lifeboat, The Times reports. The court ruled yesterday that the cap restricting pension payments to members of schemes rescued

The UK government is facing a legal challenge from Reprieve over its use of a law that can be deployed to authorise the involvement of British intelligence officers in torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. Section 7 of the Intelligence Services Act 1994 allows ministers to permit UK pe

An additional £1.5 million in funding has been given to Rape Crisis centres. Speaking on a visit to Rape Crisis Scotland, Social Security Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville said: "The Scottish government has taken many actions to take forward our commitment to preventing and eradicating vi

Pictured (L-R): Kasia Thomson, Millie Crocker, Andrew Shaw, Johnston Clark, Stephen Annis, Lesley Shand and Rachel Crighton. Blackadders welcomed its new intake of trainee solicitors earlier this week.

Dentons has been awarded Platinum Employer Partner accreditation in Scotland by STEP, the global professional association for practitioners who specialise in family inheritance and succession planning. This is the highest of three accreditation levels awarded under STEP's Employer Partnership Progr

On 25th August, Clan Childlaw co-founder Alison Reid along with colleagues Lucy Frazer, Jill Sutherland and Rachel Farrier, took part in the Great Scottish Swim in Loch Lomond, each swimming a mile in choppy waters. The team were cheered on by family and friends, including Clan Childlaw co-founder,

Spain's first trial over a scandal in which babies were allegedly stolen from their mothers during the Franco era has resumed in a Madrid court, decades after the practice occurred, The Local reports. Eduardo Vela, 85, a former gynaecologist at a clinic in Madrid, is accused of having taken Ines Mad