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Privacy International has this week filed an appeal challenging UK police forces' refusal to disclose information on their purchase and use of IMSI catchers. IMSI catchers are surveillance tools which mimic mobile phone towers, tricking phones into connecting with them and revealing personal informa

The SNP has called for the reform and devolution of inheritance tax following reports IHT raised a record £5.2 billion in 2017-18. In the financial year 2016-17, £283m was raised in Scotland – with receipts growing 12 per cent over the preceding decade.  

Scottish insolvency practitioners may be able to use a decision of the Supreme Court in an English case on time limit in support of bringing claims against company directors, even if the claims are over five years old and, on the face it of it, are out of time, writes Katrina Lumsdaine. The Sup

Almost 10 per cent of solicitors registered in Ireland are lawyers from England and Wales, a figure in part attributable to the Brexit vote. The Financial Times reports that since the beginning of 2016, 1,644 solicitors from that jurisdiction joined the Irish roll.

Have you ever thought about becoming a member of the judiciary? Are you wondering what you can start to do now to put you in a position to apply in the future? Do you want to know more about what is involved in these jobs? The SYLA has partnered with the Judicial Appointments Board for Sco

A fisherman has been fined for lying to police about being attacked – so that officers would give him a lift home. Matthew McAtasney, 19, claimed to have been kicked and punched in Peterhead last year.

Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP has written to the Lord Advocate to "query the very low numbers of prosecutions and convictions" for the offence of upskirting in Scotland which he believes are "counter-intuitive". The party said that the law has "only been used

Weightmans LLP has reported increased turnover and a drop in profits in the latest financial year. Turnover increased by three per cent to £97.1 million as the firm emerges from its first year following the launch of a new strategy and restructure. 

In response to the possibility of asylum seekers in Glasgow facing homelessness and ‎destitution, emergency Scottish government funding will be given to charities until their legal options have been exhausted. The Destitute Asylum Seeker Service (DASS) is being given £110,000 for the next

The University of Strathclyde Law Clinic has received a £2,880 funding award from SafeDeposits Scotland Trust for a project to educate tenants and homeowners in Glasgow and the surrounding areas. The ‘Housing Advice Under One Roof’ initiative will research the Housing & Propert

Terra Firma advocate Robert Sutherland is set to trek to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro next year to raise money for Team Children 1st, Scotland’s national children’s charity, who help Scotland’s families to put children first, with practical advice and with support in diff

People with "stretched" finances who are ineligible for legal aid are the least likely to instruct lawyers when they have legal problems, ministers have been told. Concern about legal advice costs has led to a spike in the number of litigants in person, the Legal Services Board said in a report to t

A football festival raising money for a programme of musical therapy for children staying in hospital has received sponsorship support from Gilson Gray. The firm will sponsor the Gullane Athletic Football Festival this Saturday, helping to raise funds for the Jess Mackie Memorial Fund and music

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has received the "crystal mark" from the Plain English Campaign for a new leaflet entitled How to make a complaint.    The leaflet – for consumers – explains the SLCC’s process and the steps that someone needs to t