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English barristers are being trained to seem less pompous in an attempt to help them win wealthy foreign clients amid fears that Brexit will put a dent in their earnings. Training sessions at Middle Temple have seen members taught how to listen in a conversation rather than impress others with their

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Paul Kirkwood Solicitor and commercial mediator Paul Kirkwood asks whether Scotland should follow Ireland in introducing mediation legislation.

Pictured (L-R): Joseph Bowie, Mike Sinclair, Myra Scott, Jacqueline Law, Laura Browne, Matthew Wightman

A man accused of assaulting a nursing assisting whose plea of not guilty was accepted by the Crown on the basis that he was unable by reason of mental disorder to appreciate the wrongfulness of his conduct has had an appeal against a sheriff’s decision to impose a compulsion order dismissed. The S

The House of Lords Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee has today published a report criticising the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill for failing to provide sufficient parliamentary scrutiny of the law-making powers it gives to ministers. The committee highlights Clause 7 of the bill whi

The Supreme Court will hand down judgment in the case of HM Inspector of Health and Safety v Chevron North Sea Limited next Thursday. The issue in this case is whether the Employment Tribunal, hearing an appeal under section 24 of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 by a person on whom an imp

The UK government will need to address short-term legal and regulatory issues in competition matters, according to a new report from the House of Lords.

Reports of sexual offences against men and boys have risen by 200 per cent over the past decade. New figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that the number of reported offences (including rape) increased from 3,819 in 2006/07 to 12,130 in 2016/17.

Families Need Fathers Scotland suggests some schools' treatment of non-resident parents falls foul of equality laws. FNF Scotland's submission to the consultation on the Scottish government's proposed Education Bill argues that it is time to overturn the custom and practice that gives 'non-resident'

Austin Lafferty The average selling price across the Glasgow Solicitors Property Centre's region is now £130,768.

A 72-year-old man who embezzled more than half a million pounds has been jailed. Robert Crawford took the money over 13 years while working in the annuities department of Scottish Widows.

Mike Polson Ashurst has announced a new local charity partnership between the firm's Glasgow office and Glasgow's Golden Generation.

The Independent Review of the Regulation of Legal Services in Scotland has launched a call for evidence. The review has been established by the Scottish government with the aim to fulfil its manifesto commitment to “take forward a consultation to review the regulation of the legal profession in Sc

The parents of four children in respect of whom a Scottish local authority’s applications for permanence orders were refused have had their claims for the expenses of the action dismissed. A judge in the Court of Session held that while in practice expenses are not ordinarily awarded following per