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The WS Society has welcomed its first law student interns of 2017, (L-R): Jess Eaton @UoELawSchool, Rachel Campbell @GCULaw & Kieran Buxton @AberdeenUniLaw.

A man who was disqualified from driving for life following the latest in a series of motoring offences has failed in an appeal against the sentence imposed. The Sheriff Appeal Court dismissed Robert Laidlaw’s claim that the ban was “excessive” after noting that the appellant had an “appallin

Michael Matheson Legislation combating unauthorised sharing of intimate images comes into force today.

Dame Elish Angiolini QC Former Lord Advocate Dame Elish Angiolini QC has said that too many women are being jailed because judges do not believe in community sentences, The Herald reports.

Following a record year, specialist legal firm, Road Traffic Accident Law Scotland (RTALS), is expanding, with a series of new appointments and promotions. Over the past 12 months, RTALS, which operates specialist services Motorcycle Law Scotland, Cycle Law Scotland and Pedestrian Law Scotland, has

Pictured (L-R): Amanda Kerley, Jamie Stevenson and Shaughan Baynard

Sheona Burrow Cloch® has announced that solicitor Sheona Burrow has been promoted to associate within the firm, effective 1 July 2017. Ms Burrow, an academic lawyer and winner of the 2013 Cloch Prize for Intellectual Property in the Digital Economy at the University of Glasgow, started with the bou

Lindsays has announced the promotion of Peter Murrin (pictured) to partner in its private client team in Glasgow.Mr Murrin joined the firm in May 2016 as an associate and has significant experience in providing advice to individuals, families and businesses on private client matters. His expertise

Lesley Thomson Former Solicitor General Lesley Thomson is to take up the role of lay governor at Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) along with three others.

Ken McEwan McEwan Fraser Legal has announced its intention to be the most visible business in Scottish football.

Robert Sutherland Terra Firma advocate Robert Sutherland is set to trek to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro next year to raise money for Team Children 1st, Scotland’s National Children’s Charity, who help Scotland’s families to put children first, with practical advice and with support in difficul

Michael Matheson Views are being sought on the best way to spare child witnesses from having to give evidence during criminal trials.

A paedophile convicted of two charges of rape who was given an Order for Lifelong Restriction has failed in an appeal against his sentence after appeal judges rejected his claim that the punishment imposed was “excessive and disproportionate”. The Appeal Court of the High Court of Justiciary ref

The Lord President has claimed that a register of interests for the judiciary would deter lawyers from joining the bench and would help disgruntled litigants exact revenge after losing cases. Lord Carloway told MSPs on Holyrood’s Petitions Committee that the creation of a register would b