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A sharp increase in power of attorney (PoA) applications is the source of registration delays, the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) has said. It emerged that registrations of powers of attorney are facing delays of up to three months, a Scottish government document recently revealed.

Professor Sue Black Sheriffs from across Tayside, Central Scotland and Fife attended a shrieval conference held at Dundee University’s Department of Anatomy on Friday to hear top speakers.

A campaigner who challenged a Scottish local authority’s decision to grant planning permission for a development within a world heritage site has had a petition for judicial review dismissed. Simon Byrom raised proceedings over concern about the potential impact of the proposed development in Edin

David Lidington The UK government is planning to scrap in part the ban on prisoner voting, 12 years after a judgment from the European Court of Human Rights ruled it was unlawful.

A new English-speaking commercial court is to be established in Brussels, the Belgian government has announced. The Brussels International Business Court (BIBC) would hear pleadings and deliver judgments in English, with judges coming from the county’s appeal court.

Shepherd and Wedderburn has made two senior appointments to its business development and marketing team.Scott Thomson joins the firm as director of business development and marketing, while Camillo Fracassini has taken up the newly-created post of head of marketing and communications. Mr Thomson was

Lady Justice Arden, credit: Phoebe Grigor Members of the Faculty of Advocates and guests have enjoyed a talk on international judicial dialogue from an expert in the field, the Court of Appeal’s Lady Justice Arden.

Willie Rennie Registration of powers of attorney are facing delays of up to three months, Scotland on Sunday reports.

Keith Brown Trade unions and the Scottish government should work together to press the UK government to devolve employment law to Scotland, Economy Secretary Keith Brown has said.

Patience and Buchan has announced the appointments of an assistant solicitor, Kirsty Wilson (pictured on left), and newly qualified paralegal Jaclyn Bolt. Ms Wilson joins the practice to specialise in family law, having completed her traineeship in a well respected firm in Inverness.

A man who challenged a disposition on the basis that his parents “lacked capacity” when they signed the document and was granted reduction after a purported beneficiary withdrew her defences on the eve of a proof has been awarded the expenses of the action from the other party’s solicitor. A j

Gary McGovern This week's Supreme Court ruling in favour of Elsick Development Company (Elsick) against Aberdeen City and Shire Strategic Development Planning Authority could shape legislation in the upcoming Planning Bill, according to Pinsent Masons.

The Law Society of Scotland, together with Addleshaw Goddard and the UK Chamber of Shipping, has developed a massive open online course (MOOC) about maritime law which starts on Monday 30 October. ‘Maritime law: an introduction to shipping transactions’, is a free online course, open to everyone

The Scottish Human Rights Commission's latest Annual Report has been laid before the Scottish Parliament and published online. The report states: "We continued to build the case for the incorporation of further international human rights into Scots law, in particular economic, social and cultural ri