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The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has published two new guides, aimed at helping reduce complaints from criminal law cases. The first has advice for people on working with their criminal law solicitor. It is aimed at helping to ensure their case goes smoothly and follows previous consu

David Strang Scotland’s chief inspector of prisons has called for jail sentences of less than 12 months to be brought to an end.

Scotland’s Economy Secretary has written to the UK government to call for protection of the Scotch whisky industry following Brexit. Keith Brown (pictured) has called for the current EU definition of whisky to be applied into UK law after the UK leaves the EU.

Guy Harvey Shepherd and Wedderburn today announced that it has secured a portfolio-based litigation finance arrangement from Burford Capital, a global finance firm focused on law.

Today marks 100 years since the commencement of the Battle of Passchendaele, otherwise known as the Third Battle of Ypres. Solicitor Gillian Mawdsley remembers three Scots lawyers who died in the fighting. For some, the name of Passchendaele alone may well conjure up long-forgotten English lessons:

Terra Firma’s Philip Simpson QC will join a panel of well-known tax specialists for MBL’s Corporate Tax Conference, on 27th September 2017. The conference will cover a wide range of topical issues and problems from the likely impact of Brexit through to company reorganisations and anti-avoidance

According to Advocate General Wahl, a supplier of luxury goods may prohibit its authorised retailers from selling its products on third-party platforms such as Amazon or eBay. Such a prohibition, which seeks to preserve the luxury image of the products concerned, is not, under certain conditions, ca

Jennifer Skeoch Jennifer Skeoch takes a look at the implications of last week’s long-awaited judgment from the Supreme Court on Employment Tribunal fees.

Proposed changes to unauthorised disclosure offences that would make it easier for the government to prosecute people have been condemned by the media industry. In a 20-page document, the News Media Association has outlined the news media industry’s wide-ranging objections to the consultative prop

A man who challenged a judge’s order granting authority to a Scottish council to bury the mummified remains of his parents has had his appeal dismissed. Melvyn Marcel delayed the burial of his mother Hilda and father Eugenios and stored their bodies until he could build a mausoleum in the grounds

Brodies LLP has reported that in its financial year to 30 April 2017 revenues grew by 2.4 per cent to a record £66.7 million. Over the same period, profits before partner distributions rose by 2.6 per cent to £31.7 million and the firm’s cash balances increased by 14.4 per cent to £18.2 million

Brian Moore Maclay Murray & Spens LLP (MMS) advised QUIZ plc (QUIZ), the omni-channel fast fashion womenswear retailer, on its £200 million flotation on London's Alternative Investment Market (AIM), which takes effect today.

Judges should join the public debate to maintain their authority and win the confidence of the public a top judge has said.Sir Alan Moses (pictured), a former judge in the Court of Appeal and current chairman of the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), said it was time for the judiciary

A divorcee who disputed the interpretation of a factor in a formula governing the valuation of a person’s rights or interests in a pension arrangement has had her appeal unanimously allowed but justices in the Supreme Court. Mr McDonald (the respondent) worked as a miner for British Coal. He joine