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The Scottish Sentencing Council has produced a series of videos explaining how judges decide sentences as well as which sentences are available in Scotland. The resource follows the court case of "Jack" who has caused alarm in a nightclub and assaulted the steward.

Lord Neuberger has explored the different approach adopted by the courts towards former spouses on one hand and former cohabitees on the other in a lecture given by the President of the Supreme Court to the family law ‘At a Glance’ conference held in London towards the end of last month. Lord Ne

The outdated law of wills needs overhauled according to the Law Commission of England and Wales.The independent body said that Victorian laws, out of step with the modern world, are failing to protect the vulnerable – and not allowing others to distribute their property upon death. The Law Commiss

A man who took his employer to court after it said it would not pay the spouse’s pension to his civil partner in the event of his death has had his appeal unanimously allowed by justices in the Supreme Court who found a provision of the Equality Act 2010 incompatible with EU law. John Walker, the

Jillian Merchant gives SLN readers an overview of the Taylor report. The report was commissioned in October 2016 to look into “Employment Practices in the Modern Economy”. The review was chaired by Matthew Taylor, CEO of the Royal Society of Arts and former political advisor to Tony Blair.

Two businessman found guilty of extortion following a violent assault and abduction who claimed that the trial judge’s speech to the jury had been “unbalanced” in favour of the prosecution have had their appeals against conviction dismissed. Refusing the appeal, the Appeal Court of the High Co

Michael Matheson A new strategy which aims to create safer communities across Scotland has been unveiled by Justice Secretary Michael Matheson.

Hamilton Burns employees are expected to receive full wages, holiday pay and pension contributions owed to them after the firm ceased trading at the end of May. Tom MacLennan and Iain Fraser of FRP Advisory were appointed joint administrators of the Glasgow law firm after it was unable to service de

A woman who challenged a ban imposed by three Belgian municipalities on wearing clothing concealing the face in public suffered no discrimination, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled. In today’s Chamber judgment in the case of Dakir v Belgium the European Court of Human Rights held, unani

The Scottish Council of Law Reporting has announced that six new law reporters have been added to the Session Cases® team of law reporters led by Julius Komorowski, advocate, as editor. Craig Findlater, Jacqueline Fordyce, Leigh Lawrie, Mark Mohammed and Giles Reid are all practising advocates.

Lawyers at Thorntons will take part in a 24-hour Relay for Life challenge and a gala weekend packed with activities in Arbroath this September to mark a year of fundraising within the community for Cancer Research UK.

Aimee Godfrey, a trainee at Brodies, was presented with a cheque by Millar & Bryce after winning the Diploma Conveyancing Award at Dundee University.​

A solicitor has been struck off after being found guilty of professional misconduct by the Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal. Alison Hazel Margaret Greer was found guilty of professional misconduct owing to her failure to see that the firm in which she was a partner, Alder Hogg, complied wi

A prisoner has been granted permission to pursue a legal action against prison authorities for opening letters addressed to him. The so-called “Limbs in the Loch” murderer William Beggs is seeking £5,000 damages from the Scottish Ministers over the “unlawful” opening of his personal corresp

A lawyer from Dundee has secured a £6 million settlement for a former prisoner of Guantanamo Bay, the Evening Telegraph reports. Dennis Edney, who lives in Edmonton, Alberta, argued that Canada violated international law after it conspired with the US in its abuse of Omar Khadr.