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Lesley Larg Thorntons has been appointed to all six legal services lots by the Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC).

A dozen advocates have been approved for appointment as legally qualified chairs by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC). The 12 members of the Faculty of Advocates will chair Fitness to Practise Panels in the part-time posts, and account for two-thirds of the latest round of appointments by

Pictured (L-R): Vanessa Kennedy, Yvonne McAllan and Steven Jansch

Lord Hodge Justice of the Supreme Court, Lord Hodge, has set out the RFC 2012 judgment in its context within the developing case law on the interpretation of taxing statutes.

Kumi Naidoo Kumi Naidoo has been named as the next secretary general of global human rights organisation Amnesty International.

Maya Foa A human rights organisation has criticised the Prime Minister for inviting Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince to the UK as his country continues to repress and execute its own people.

Irish Legal News correspondent Kevin Burns shares a fun fact for Friday readers: The first 'War on Christmas' was waged by none other than Captain No Craic himself, Oliver Cromwell.

Former bosses of the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) have been told appear before Holyrood's Public Audit Committee to answer serious questions on "shocking" financial mismanagement. Acting convener of the Public Audit and Post-Legislative Scrutiny Committee, Jackie Baillie MSP, said: "I've been aro

The SCOLAG Legal Journal is switching to an online format from January 2018, with a quarterly print edition. The electronic edition of SCOLAG Legal Journal will be precisely the style and design of the existing printed journal, produced as a single PDF file. It will be distributed to subscribers by

As sponsor of Panto Kids for this year’s Perth Panto, Thorntons has donated tickets to Perth Young Carers and The Cedar Group.

A Scottish bus driver facing extradition to Dubai to serve a sentence of 12 months’ imprisonment following his conviction of crimes of dishonesty has successfully challenged a bid to remove him to the United Arab Emirates after he argued that his human rights would be breached. Garnet Black, 64, f

Six solicitor advocates were granted extended rights of audience in the criminal courts this week.

An Act of Sederunt providing for Drug Dealing Telecommunications Restriction Orders will come into force on January 19. Such orders will require communications providers to disconnect a device used in relation to drugs offences.

Adam Gardiner Lindsays has welcomed new solicitor Adam Gardiner (pictured), who has recently joined its dispute resolution and litigation (DRL) team in Edinburgh.

The written answers submitted at a professional examination and any comments of the examiner with respect to those answers constitute a candidate’s personal data to which he has, in principle, a right of access, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled. To give a candidate that