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The Polish government is continuing to resist pressure from the EU to protect the rule of law as it presses ahead with controversial judicial reforms.The European Commission reiterated its position – that the Polish reforms have put the country's judiciary "under

CLT Scotland, in association with the University of Strathclyde, has launched the next event in the Scots Law 2018 Convention Series. Taking place at BT Murrayfield on 29th and 30th October, delegates will be able to choose from 10 individual conferences, each providing 6 hours of CPD. Roy Spiers, C

Pinsent Masons has joined a cyber catalyst working group set up by the Scottish government to help businesses protect themselves from cyber attacks. The establishment of the working groups is a key part of the Private Sector Action Plan on Cyber Resilience, which was published yesterday.

Kirsty Glennan, senior solicitor at Burness Paull, writes on impending changes to Scottish land law. Every day on my way to work, I pass a bare and neglected plot of suburban land. It is unremarkable but for one feature: it has a sign bearing the name of a local housebuilder. In 15 years, it has not

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that the UK discriminated against a transgender woman who was denied a pension on reaching the retirement age for women. The case concerned transgender woman MB, who was assigned male at birth in 1948, married a woman in 1974, began to live as a woman in

A new report has claimed that European Arrest Warrants are "too often being used for small offences" instead of their intended function of tackling serious crime and terrorism. Campaign group Fair Trials will present its critical report on the system to the European Parliament later this week, The B

The name of a law graduate who was killed while fighting in the First World War has been added to University of Glasgow's war memorial. Captain William Campbell Church, known as Billy, studied mercantile law in 1905/06 before becoming a stockbroker.

Lawyers from Central Asian countries have been hearing about the Faculty of Advocates and legal training in Scotland. Iain Mitchell QC attended a conference in Kazakhstan which looked at improving the quality of legal services, and gave a talk to delegates.

A man who was jailed for four years having been found guilty of historical child sex offences committed when he was a teenager has had his sentence upheld following an appeal by the Crown. The Appeal Court of the High Court of Justiciary ruled that while the custodial term imposed was at the “

Holyrood’s Justice Committee has found that the proportion of remand prisoners in Scotland is high, particularly amongst female prisoners, where remand prisoners account for almost a quarter of the total female prison population. The committee also found that time spent on remand can result in

Morton Fraser has pointed to its investment in talent as the foundation for 60 per cent revenue growth over the last five years. The firm has increased revenues by nine per cent year-on-year, topping the £20 million threshold for annual billings for the first time in its history (£21.7m)

Pinsent Masons today revealed its unaudited results for 2017-18 which shows global turnover increased by six per cent to £449.8 million. Fees billed rose by 10 per cent on the previous year and in the last five years turnover has increased by more than 40 per cent while profit growth has risen

Vialex has hired experienced lawyer Katie Corrigan as head of real estate, a newly-created position. Ms Corrigan, originally from Glasgow, joins from Brodies where she spent three-and-a-half years as an associate. She worked at Tods Murray for 10 years, specialising in the hospitality and leisure se

A witness who gave evidence to the Edinburgh tram inquiry has said his testimony cannot be relied upon – because he was jet-lagged. Lawyer Andrew Fitchie said last October that Edinburgh City Council was not made fully aware of the risks of the scheme by TIE, the firm that was established to m