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A proposal that solicitors should be required to conduct a minimum number of criminal cases in any one practising certificate year has been criticised by the official body for solicitor advocates. The Scottish Legal Aid Board's Criminal Code of Practice consultation asks whether solicitors providing

A man found guilty of historical child sex offences who claimed he suffered a “miscarriage of justice” as a result of a sheriff’s “misdirection” has failed in an appeal against his conviction. The appellant claimed that the sheriff misdirected the jury on the possible application of the do

Calum MacNeill QC Westwater Advocates has announced that from 1 April 2017 they will be supporting Dean and Cauvin Trust. The Trust, one of Edinburgh’s oldest charities, was established in 1733 by Edinburgh merchants, led by Andrew Gairdner, in response to the plight of the city’s orphaned and d

New rules modernising how fatal accident inquiries (FAIs) are carried out will come into force in June. The rules set out how inquiries are to work in practice and aim to make them more efficient.

John Pringle Harper Macleod has unveiled a new partner among six promotions across the country.

David Flint Last week, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) fined a Glasgow based firm £80,000 for making over 109,000 nuisance calls to people registered with the Telephone Preference Service (TPS). David Flint explains the case.

Pictured (L-R): Lord Hodge, George Dick and David Durie

The family of a man who drowned after his vehicle collided with a “defective parapet” on a bridge and fell into the sea have successfully sued the local authority. Plumber David Bowes, 46, drowned after his pick-up truck collided with the parapet on the Kyle of Tongue Bridge in Sutherland and fe

Martha Spurrier Liberty has produced a “damning analysis” of the UK government’s white paper on the Great Repeal Bill (GRB) – which "risks leaving UK residents with far fewer rights than they currently have".

The Law Society of Scotland has called for the Scottish government to prioritise reform of the regulation of legal services after a decision from the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) to move ahead with a 12.5 per cent rise in its levy on solicitors. The SLCC published its draft budget for

Kirsty Strachan (left) and Laura McKinnon

There is a significant disparity in the quality of forensic medical services delivered to victims of sexual crime and confusion over the legal responsibilities for both the function and delivery of such services in Scotland, according to a new report. A review of services provided to adult and child

Simon Allison Simon Allison analyses a new BBC drama through the lens of employment law.

In January, Scottish Legal News reported that Denise McKenzie, head of estate agency at Morton Fraser, was taking part in a trek to the Arctic Circle to raise money for St Columba’s Hospice.Denise, who completed her three-day trek earlier this month, raising more than £4,000 in the process, told

Anne Begg Perthshire Solicitors Property Centre (PSPC) member firms have sold almost £33m worth of homes so far this year, a significant increase on this time last year, when the combined value was just over £22m.