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Lord Glennie (right) delivering the keynote lecture

A woman found guilty of assaulting a dog owner with a dog lead has had an appeal against her conviction refused after her case was referred to the Appeal Court of the High Court of Justiciary by the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission (SCCRC). The appeal judges rejected the appellant’s claim

A cemetery worker who admitted to illegally selling burial plots has been jailed for 16 months. Forty-five-year-old William Henderson pled guilty to a single charge of running a fraudulent scheme, which affected 13 bereaved families, at the Mount Vernon cemetery in Edinburgh.

Following an investigation by the Law Society of Scotland, the Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal (SSDT) has found former solicitor advocate, Michael McSherry, guilty of professional misconduct in the course of his work at Paisley firm, SBM Law and struck him from the Roll of Solicitors. Lor

Pictured (L-R): Bruce Farquhar and Iain Grieve

Whether we are early adopters or less than willing converts, technological advancement will doubtlessly have an increasing impact on the legal profession. This year’s Law and Technology Conference assesses the impact, opportunities and risks that emerging technologies bring to the sector. The conf

A student at Dundee Law School has been awarded the Ken Scott Bursary by Blackadders.

Law firms may face retrospective VAT bills, accountants have warned. Following the recent case of Brabners LLP and HMRC, Brabners have been ordered to pay £68,000 in VAT as HMRC claimed that electronic property searches should not have been treated as disbursements for VAT purposes. Accountancy fir

Eric McQueen The Scottish Court and Tribunals Service (SCTS) has published a report that describes a "radical new vision" for the way children and vulnerable adults should be treated in court.

The Law Society of Scotland has welcomed the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service's (SCTS) report on transforming the way that children and vulnerable witnesses give evidence in court. Ian Cruickshank, convener of the Law Society of Scotland’s Criminal Law Committee, said: “We welcome today’s

A woman who was unfairly sacked from her job has been given renewed hope of being re-employed, after “invaluable” help from the Faculty of Advocates’ Free Legal Services Unit.Ochuko Dafiaghor represented herself before an Employment Tribunal which held that her dismissal as manager of a reside

Professors James Chalmers and Fiona Leverick set the record straight on Scotland's much misunderstood third verdict. The Scottish government’s announcement of a two year programme of jury research, which we are delighted to be carrying out along with Ipsos MORI Scotland and Vanessa Munro of th

A police officer who was found guilty of careless driving after crashing into another vehicle while responding to an emergency call has had an appeal against her conviction and sentence rejected. The Sheriff Appeal Court upheld a sheriff’s decision to convict and impose a fine after ruling that a

David Gourlay David Gourlay gives SLN readers the latest GDPR update ahead of its introduction next year.

The annual Red Mass to mark the beginning of the new legal year in Scotland takes place on Sunday 1 October at St Mary's RC Church on Broughton Street in Edinburgh at 12 noon. The Mass will be presided over by the Pope's new Ambassador to Great Britain, Archbishop John Adams, the Papal Nuncio.