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A claimant in a simple procedure case which was initially defended and then settled when the pursuer accepted a tender is entitled to the expenses of process as assessed, after a court rejected the defender’s argument that he should have his liability in expenses capped at 10% of the sum decerned

Jeremy Hutchinson QC, Lord Hutchinson of Lullington, has passed away at the age of 102. Lord Hutchinson was regarded as the greatest criminal barrister of his generation. He was junior defence counsel in the Lady Chatterley trial; defended the spy George Blake; model Christine Keeler and the drug de

A non-EU national may benefit from a right of residence in the Member State in which his EU citizen family member resided before she acquired the nationality of that Member State in addition to her nationality of origin, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled. The court ruled th

Kevin Stewart A website which allows users to create tenancy agreements complying with new legislation has been welcomed by landlords.

The EU must renew its efforts to promote gender equality and eradicate discrimination and violence towards women, according to a new paper from the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA). The paper – Challenges to women's human rights in the EU: Gender discrimination, sexist hate speech and gender

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC), the independent body that deals with complaints about lawyers, has launched two new guides to help people working with a solicitor to write a will, or involved in an executry (carrying out the instructions in a will) avoid running into difficulties. T

Alan McIntosh Alan McIntosh calls for lenders to show forbearance as legal action against debtors rises sharply south of the border.

A man accused of rape who objected to the admissibility of his police interview has had his complaint upheld. A High Court judge ruled that the “repeated and prolonged” questioning of the accused after he indicated he would be exercising his “right to silence”, in the hope that he would chan

Donna Reynolds Donna Reynolds looks at proposals to combat maternity discrimination.

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Paul Hally Paul Hally has been re-elected by his partners to serve a second consecutive term as chairman of Shepherd and Wedderburn.

The European Commission today launched a public consultation on fake news and online disinformation and has set up an expert group comprising academics, online platforms, news media and civil society organisations. The work of the expert group and the results of the public consultation will contribu

Justice Secretary Michael Matheson will outline plans to stop prisoners conducting criminal activity from behind bars tomorrow.The Telecommunications Restrictions Orders (Custodial Institutions) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 will further strengthen action against the use of mobile phones including:

The Sheriff Appeal Court has overturned a decision to refuse sanction for the employment of counsel in a low value personal injury case. David Brown, represented by NewLaw Scotland pursued a claim for damages for whiplash injuries he sustained as a result of a road traffic accident. His claim was su

A new film which aims to encourage diversity, bust myths and encourage new recruits to the legal profession is being released this week