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An independent report detailing improvements to police phone call handling has been welcomed by Justice Secretary Michael Matheson amid renewed calls for a fatal accident inquiry into the tragedy that prompted the review. The report, published by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary

Lawyers, advice agencies and all those with in an interest in the operation of simple procedure in the sheriff courts have until the end of this month to contribute to a review of the rules. A Scottish Civil Justice Council consultation, which seeks views on simple procedure – the rules and fo

Pinsent Masons has been appointed as a global strategic partner to FinTech Scotland and will sit on the board of the fintech sector enabler. Established by the Scottish government, the financial services sector and the University of Edinburgh, FinTech Scotland will formulate a national strategy and

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Compass Chambers' Glasgow Conference will take place on Friday 1 June 2018 at 200 SVS (200 St Vincent Street) from 1pm until 5pm and is open to all solicitors, in-house lawyers, trainees and paralegals. Under the Law Society of Scotland's Guidelines, delegates may claim 3 hours of CPD time. The conf

Congratulations to LLB student Eamonn Mitchell who was awarded the Carnegie Vacation Scholarship by The Carnegie Trust. This award allows Eamonn to conduct an independent research project over the summer holiday. He is pictured above with Dr Bain and Professor Paisley.

A mother who forced her daughter into an arranged marriage with a relative almost twice her age has been convicted in a landmark prosecution. The 18-year-old was sent to Pakistan to marry the man was was 16 years her senior.

CMS’s Scottish-based Women in Business network group has teamed up Buchanan Galleries Shopping Centre to raise more than £2,000 to support people living with terminal illness. With all the donations now accounted for from last month’s Fashion & Fizz event, held at CMS’s G

A judge has ordered a 30-year-old man to move out of his parents’ house following a legal battle. At New York State’s Supreme Court yesterday, Justice Donald Greenwood attempted to convince Michael Rotondo to leave the family home in Camillus, near Syracuse, of his own volition.

A Mariachi band joined a protest on Friday outside the home of a lawyer caught on camera racially abusing Spanish-speaking restaurant workers. More than 100 people gathered outside the home of Aaron Schlossberg, 42, to object to his treatment of restaurant workers he said should be “kicked out

A widow who sued her son and daughter-in-law following a dispute over the sale of the former family home has had her action dismissed.  Catherine Cox, 82, claimed that her son Peter Cox and his wife Karen Cox were acting as her agents in arranging the sale of the home in Edi

The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) has transferred the Stonehaven Sheriff Court building for a nominal sum after the Stonehaven Town Partnership (STP) successfully demonstrated the financial viability and benefit to the community of its plans. SCTS has been working with the STP an

The issue of international parental child abduction is now on the Scottish government’s legislative agenda following the efforts of a Glasgow solicitor. As part of a consultation on family law reform launched last week, the government is seeking views on “how civil and criminal child abd

Two new members and two familiar faces have been elected by their peers to join the Law Society of Scotland’s Council, in the latest round of contested elections. Philip Lafferty and Campbell Read were returned to their seats representing solicitors in Campbeltown, Dumbarton, Dunoon, Oban, Rot