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Rules coming into effect in September will make new provisions for case management, and pre-proof hearings in Court of Session family actions. The new rules, announced today by the Scottish Civil Justice Council, make provision for a case management hearing which must be fixed when defences are lodg

Arnot Manderson has welcomed Simon Crabb and Paul Harvey to the stable following their admission to the Faculty of Advocates today.

Axiom Advocates is delighted to welcome two new members, David Welsh, the recipient of the Lord Reid Scholar 2016-2017, and Kirsty Tyre.

Cybersecurity risks can be particularly severe for solicitors – but simple steps will help to reduce the risk of cyber attacks, according to a new guide published by the Law Society of Scotland. The Law Society’s Guide to Cybersecurity sets out key risk areas, the potential impact and consequenc

An advocate who worked pro bono to help a mother win £23,000 compensation has been hailed “an absolute legend” by the delighted client.

Douglas Strang Douglas Strang, associate at BTO Solicitors, writes on public interest disclosure legislation.

Andrew Warren Morisons Solicitors has concluded a deal on behalf of Vue Entertainment which will see a new multiplex cinema open in Glasgow’s St Enoch Centre.

Two Scottish law graduates have been recognised for their outstanding achievements in conveyancing, with a top award from leading land and property search organisation Millar & Bryce.

Scottish Legal Complaints Commission staff have raised £3,728 for the Beatson Cancer Charity.

An e-cigarette company whose trade mark was declared “invalid” because it was similar to that of a rival brand with a previously registered trade mark has had an appeal against the decision dismissed by a judge in the Court of Session. The case of CCHG Limited t/a Vapourized v Vapouriz Limited i

This week the Inner House of the Court of Session ruled on a case concerning Relevant Person status in the Children’s Hearings System. Clan Childlaw represented a 14-year-old girl who had initiated proceedings by requesting a pre-hearing panel to remove Relevant Person status from both her materna

In its recently published Banking Deals Review 2016/17, Shepherd and Wedderburn’s banking and finance practice has reported a strong twelve months of business. The past year has seen the firm’s finance lawyers' work on 144 deals worth £93.4 billion. Among the team’s clients in this area are b

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The Scottish Sentencing Council has produced a series of videos explaining how judges decide sentences as well as which sentences are available in Scotland. The resource follows the court case of "Jack" who has caused alarm in a nightclub and assaulted the steward.

Lord Neuberger has explored the different approach adopted by the courts towards former spouses on one hand and former cohabitees on the other in a lecture given by the President of the Supreme Court to the family law ‘At a Glance’ conference held in London towards the end of last month. Lord Ne