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James Bridgeman SC Irish barrister James Bridgeman SC has been elected global president of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb).

Caroline Docherty and Lord Mackay of Clashfern

A panel which regulates company takeovers has been granted a court order requiring the chairman of Rangers Football Club to make an offer for all the issued ordinary share capital of Rangers International Football Club Plc not already controlled by him. A judge in the Court of Session found in favou

Jamie Meechan There can be little doubt that Brexit, Donald Trump and Love Island stole the headlines in 2017 but it was also a busy year for employers. So as the year draws to a close, and we all look forward to Christmas, now is a good time to reflect on what we learnt in 2017, writes Jamie Meecha

The repeated use of the word ‘victim’ by Scottish prosecutors to refer to both victims of crime and alleged victims has no basis in law, according to legal experts. This week, the head of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS), Lord Advocate James Wolffe QC signed a memor

Members of the public would support restrictions on who can refer to themselves as a lawyer. There are current and long standing legal restrictions on who can call themselves solicitors or advocates. However, there is no such restriction on the use of the term lawyer with any person able to use that

Lesley Larg Thorntons has been appointed to all six legal services lots by the Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC).

A dozen advocates have been approved for appointment as legally qualified chairs by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC). The 12 members of the Faculty of Advocates will chair Fitness to Practise Panels in the part-time posts, and account for two-thirds of the latest round of appointments by

Pictured (L-R): Vanessa Kennedy, Yvonne McAllan and Steven Jansch

Lord Hodge Justice of the Supreme Court, Lord Hodge, has set out the RFC 2012 judgment in its context within the developing case law on the interpretation of taxing statutes.

Kumi Naidoo Kumi Naidoo has been named as the next secretary general of global human rights organisation Amnesty International.

Maya Foa A human rights organisation has criticised the Prime Minister for inviting Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince to the UK as his country continues to repress and execute its own people.

Irish Legal News correspondent Kevin Burns shares a fun fact for Friday readers: The first 'War on Christmas' was waged by none other than Captain No Craic himself, Oliver Cromwell.

Former bosses of the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) have been told appear before Holyrood's Public Audit Committee to answer serious questions on "shocking" financial mismanagement. Acting convener of the Public Audit and Post-Legislative Scrutiny Committee, Jackie Baillie MSP, said: "I've been aro

The SCOLAG Legal Journal is switching to an online format from January 2018, with a quarterly print edition. The electronic edition of SCOLAG Legal Journal will be precisely the style and design of the existing printed journal, produced as a single PDF file. It will be distributed to subscribers by