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Pupils from sixteen schools across Scotland have battled their way to this week's semi-finals of the Law Society of Scotland’s Donald Dewar Memorial Debating Tournament.

An announcement that Renfrewshire Law Centre will close at the end of this month has prompted concerns about who will provide "vital front-line services" in its absence. A statement on the centre's website explains that it is currently contacting clients with ongoing matters which are not

Peter Lawson Burness Paull LLP has been confirmed as the top legal corporate dealmaker in Scotland for the third year running by Scottish Business Insider magazine.

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Richard Foley Pinsent Masons has announced the sale of Cerico, its Glasgow-based online compliance solutions business, to business and financial information firm Dow Jones for an undisclosed sum.

Dr Kath Murray While the recently announced delay to the British Transport Police (BTP) merger with Police Scotland was a welcome relief, it will nonetheless come at a cost that wasn’t accounted for on either side of the border, writes Dr Kath Murray.

Jacqueline Law Tax changes aimed at landlords may be weakening the property market and have already triggered a sell-off by investors, according to Scottish property experts.

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Professor Michael Schmitt Use of military force against Russia by the UK would violate international law, according to one legal academic.

Prior to the committee’s consideration of the Scottish government’s Management of Offenders Bill, Holyrood's Justice Committee is launching a call for views.

Blackadders' Simon Allison has been named Lawyer of the Year at this year's Scottish Legal Awards.

A man who was sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment after being found guilty of a series of sexual offences against two boys has had an appeal against his conviction rejected. The Appeal Court of the High Court of Justiciary ruled that there was “no merit” in the appellant’s argument that t

Sheriff Richard Davidson MSPs voted to repeal the Offensive Behaviour at Football Act yesterday by 62 votes to 60.