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The hard work has paid off for these legal prizewinners:

A motorist who was found guilty of driving while using a mobile phone after he was seen by two police officers has had an appeal against his conviction rejected. The appellant claimed that the evidence of two police witnesses was “insufficient” to prove that an offence had been committed, but th

A medical student who was spared a prison sentence after stabbing her boyfriend because of her "extraordinary talent" is appealing her suspended sentence. Aspiring surgeon Lavinia Woodward, a 24-year-old student at Oxford University, was handed a 10-month prison sentence suspended for 18 months at O

Lady Dorrian The Lord Justice Clerk, Lady Dorrian, examined vulnerable witnesses, digitisation of the courts and case management in her keynote address to the 21st Century Bar Conference 2017.

The Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow will mark its 350th anniversary next year. A publication is planned to mark the occasion and the RFPG welcomes members who have any anecdotes or memories of the library or messages which could be included to contribute.

Andrew Thin A “dysfunctional land market” lies at the root of Scotland’s housing crisis and intervention is required to increase the supply of land for new homes, according to a new discussion paper.

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Gillian Wood Shoosmiths has appointed Gillian Wood as a senior associate to its growing real estate team.

Sheenagh Adams The Keeper of the Registers of Scotland, Sheenagh Adams, has announced that she is stepping down from her role.

Roseanna Cunningham Recorded wildlife crime has fallen by eight per cent, according to the latest official figures.

Community ownership is increasing in Scotland, new figures from the Chief Statistician show. The Estimate of Community Owned Land in Scotland 2017 publication presents the area of land in community ownership, the number of land parcels/assets in community ownership and the number of community groups

The Pinsent Masons team A black-tie quiz fundraiser held in Glasgow last month raised an incredible £168,000 for charity.

Concerns over “rigid control” of the Scottish Parliament and a greatly altered balance of power between Edinburgh and London have been raised by the Faculty of Advocates in evidence to MPs about the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill. An inquiry by the Public Administration and Constitutional Affa

The UK government has said that leaving the European Union will “bring about an end to the direct jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the European Union”.The House of Lords EU Justice Sub-Committee has this week launched a new inquiry on this issue and the question of enforcement and dispute

A scaffolder who was sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to having a kitchen knife in his car which was found following a police search has successfully appealed against his sentence. A sheriff had rejected the accused’s plea in mitigation that the knife was used as “wor