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Family law is heading for “the wilderness of uncertainty” under current Brexit proposals, a senior member of the Faculty of Advocates has told MSPs. A second member called for consumer protection issues to be moved up the Brexit agenda.

New figures released today from mental health charity LawCare show the number of lawyers calling their helpline is increasing. The charity dealt with nearly 900 calls in 2017 from 616 callers, an 11 per cent increase on the number of callers in 2016. Nearly half of the solicitors and barristers who

Judith Robertson The Scottish Human Rights Commission, with the support of a range of leading civil society organisations, has today published guidance on a proposed amendment to the Social Security Bill that would see ministers placed under a duty to have ‘due regard’ to the international human

Baroness O’Loan The Catholic Church in Scotland has called for legislation in Scotland recognising “conscience rights” for health workers who do not wish to support abortion services following the introduction of such legislation south of the border.

Martha Spurrier The UK government is breaking the law by collecting the nation's internet activity and phone records and letting public bodies grant themselves access to these personal details with no suspicion of serious crime and no independent sign-off – meaning significant parts of its 'Snoope

David Flint and Rebecca Ferguson look at how the CMA's approach to mergers in the grocery market is changing.

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The Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) is investigating a fifth new allegation of gross misconduct about Scotland's Chief Constable, Philip Gormley. Commissioner Kate Frame received a complaint from the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) yesterday and after considering the allegatio

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David Bell Irwin Mitchell in Glasgow has announced promotions to associate and senior associate.

Latest figures show there has been a rise in the number of traineeships offered by sole practitioners and at firms in the Highlands and Islands.

Philippe van Lindhout A bill giving Belgian police the power to enter private homes in search of unauthorised migrants has sparked a backlash from judges.

Asylum seekers may not be subjected to a psychological test in order to determine their sexual orientation, the Court of Justice of European Union(CJEU) has determined. The performance of such a test, the court said, amounts to a disproportionate interference in the private life of the asylum seeker

Donald Trump In his State of the Union speech on Tuesday night, US President Donald Trump announced he had signed a new executive order to overturn the US Government’s commitment to close the Guantánamo Bay detention center which has been in place since January 2009.

A man who was fined after being found guilty of sexual assault has successfully challenged his automatic five-year registration as a sex offender. The Sheriff Appeal Court ruled that the notification requirements imposed for an offence which the sheriff considered to be “at the lower end of the sc