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Michael Matheson The number of homicides in Scotland has risen for the first time in seven years, new figures have revealed.

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There is still time to take part in the Scottish Sentencing Council’s public consultation on its first guideline on the principles and purposes of sentencing for all offences. The deadline for submissions is noon on 27 October.

Caroline Marshall A Diploma student's hard work paid off after she was awarded a prize for her performance in a commercial contracts course.

The Faculty of Advocates doubts the necessity for a general statutory restatement of the law on remedies for breach of contract. The Scottish Law Commission raised the issue of a restatement in a wide-ranging discussion paper, saying the idea was previously taken nowhere in 1999 following a mixed re

Michael J Mylonas QC, Susanna Rickard and Jamie Mathieson (instructed by Hughes Paddison) for the Claimant; Jeremy Hyam QC and Suzanne Lambert (instructed by Hempsons) for the Defendant; Mark McDonald and Christopher Pask (instructed by Axiom Stone) for the Third Party. A father who claimed that his

Murray McCall (centre) with some of the firm’s recent partner and solicitor promotions (credit: Stewart Attwood)

Bond Dickinson has appointed a number of senior hires to join its growing team in Edinburgh as it announced its merger next month. Philip Knight and Laura Bloxham join the firm as managing associates alongside Emma Shearer, associate.

The courts have identified an incompatibility with the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) in the current disclosure regime, which a proposed law seeks to fix. This proposed change fixes a previous amendment to the disclosure regime made in 2015.

Kate Frame The Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) has said important lessons must be learned after a man’s body was found inside his van by police three days after they were first informed the vehicle was parked in a lay-by.

Roseanna Cunningham A consultation on protecting wild mammals in Scotland has been announced by Environment Secretary Roseanna Cunningham. It follows a review of the operation of the Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Act 2002, which was undertaken by Lord Bonomy in 2016.

Perthshire firm Macnabs has raised more than £10,000 for charity this year after taking part in a will-writing campaign in which lawyers generously give up their time for free to write wills for local people in exchange for a donation.Macnabs raised £10,795 this year in the month-long fundraiser

There is no obligation on a state signatory to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) to allow a foreign national to enter its country to visit family members, appeal judges have ruled. The decision by the Court of Appeal in London came following an application by a Pakistani man who was see

A prize highlighting innovative practices aimed at improving the efficiency and quality of judicial systems will be awarded in Edinburgh this month. The European “Crystal Scales of Justice Prize” will be conferred by a jury composed of justice professionals to one of four projects shortlisted fr