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Caroline Kelly (pictured), partner and solicitor advocate at Thorntons, writes on the new legislation approved by MSPs on Tuesday. This week, on 1 May 2018, the Scottish Parliament passed the Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Bill. The Bill is likely to have a phased imple

Ireland is set to pick up more legal business from financial services companies after Brexit following a boost from the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA). The association has agreed that its members may consider Irish law as an option for drawing up documentation for contracts a

Credit: Google Street View A sheriff has taken into account the high rate of drug deaths in Dundee in sentencing a heroin dealer to four years in prison, The Courier reports.

Aamer Anwar A probe into the death of Sheku Bayoh has been described as a “national disgrace” by his family and their solicitor as they launch a £1.8 million civil case against Police Scotland.

A Polish mother-of-two who moved to Scotland with her children after leaving her allegedly abusive Italian partner has successfully appealed against a court ruling ordering her to return the two boys to Italy for the courts there to determine issues of residence and contact. The Inner House of the C

Harper Macleod is part of a legal team advising two MPs who have joined a legal challenge in relation to Brexit. On Tuesday, the Court of Session granted MPs Tom Brake (Lib Dem Brexit spokesperson) and Chris Leslie (Labour) permission to become involved as 'directly affected' parties in ongoing liti

The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission announced today that it has agreed to accept the current application in the case of Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi to proceed to stage 2 of its process, and will now conduct a full review of his conviction for the Lockerbie bombing in order to decide w

The Faculty of Advocates has undertaken a comprehensive review of the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000, and suggested a number of improvements. Proposals for reform have been put forward by the Scottish government in a consultation document, and in its response, the Faculty agreed that “

Sam Gyimah The UK government has announced plans to crack down "no-platforming" and "safe spaces" on university campuses out of concern that the practices undermine free speech.

Brexit minister Michael Russell (pictured) has reiterated the need for changes to the EU Withdrawal Bill to "protect devolution", following a meeting with the UK government in London. Mr Russell confirmed there are still options which would secure an agreement, with two solutions suggested to the go

Michael Dean Alcoholic drink manufacturers and retailers are being warned that they risk breaching competition rules as they scramble to re-position their brands in the wake of Scotland’s new minimum unit pricing policy.

A House of Lords sub-committee has called on the UK government to propose an effective system for dispute resolution and enforcement in respect of both the proposed EU withdrawal agreement and the future UK-EU relationship. In its report published today, Dispute resolution and enforcement after Brex

Plans to modernise the justice system south of the border will see about 6,500 courthouse and backroom jobs lost by 2022, The Guardian reports. The UK government launched a £1 billion programme to introduce online pleas and remote video hearings in 2016, with details emerging from a consultation ci

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