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Lord Mance A Supreme Court Justice has called it “critical” that the role of judges in a representative democracy is properly understood as one of applying the law and not making it, broadly speaking.

Views on applying the insurance law regime to driverless cars are sought by a Commons committee as part of its consideration of a bill intended to modernise the transport system for businesses and passengers.The Public Bill Committee is now accepting written evidence on the Vehicle Technology and Av

Some of the finest legal minds in Scotland have gathered for special photographs to commemorate International Women’s Day 2017.In the first image, a group of members of the Faculty of Advocates – practising counsel and others now serving as Court of Session and High Court judges – was capture

Gillian Craig

Paula Chan In the wake of International Women’s Day urging us to be bold for change, Paula Chan analyses workplace hot topics featuring on her agenda for change on IWD 2017.

South Africa has withdrawn notification of its intention to withdraw from the International Criminal Court following a ruling by the country's High Court. The opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) successfully argued that Parliament had to be consulted in order for the country to withdraw.

An invited audience and specialist speakers will analyse the Scottish government’s Brexit strategy at a special Faculty of Advocates conference.European experts from home and abroad are being brought together for a day of discussion and debate about issues raised by the paper, Scotland’s Place i

Pictured (l-r): Nicky Clemence and John Sinclair Burness Paull has further strengthened its property team with two senior appointments.

Pictured (left to right, top to bottom): Emma Carmichael, Leigh Herd, Patricia Hawthorn, Yvonne Brady and Gillian Carty Women are leading the way at UK firm Shepherd and Wedderburn, the firm said ahead of International Women's Day tomorrow.

The Human Rights Alliance is encouraging lawyers in Aberdeen to join them in standing up for human rights at a pop-up event to be held tomorrow in conjunction with Human Rights Consortium Scotland. The HRA is running the "March for Rights" campaign throughout the month of March.

As former newspaper journalists, we take no delight in the continuing decline of the printed media in Scotland. But it is important to highlight last month’s disastrous ABC circulation figures for both The Herald and The Scotsman. For the first time, The Scotsman fell below 20,000 (including free

The latest instalment in the Scottish Young Lawyers' Association (SYLA) "So you want to be" series is "So you want to be a Family Lawyer?" The seminar will give an insight into the daily life of family lawyers, and is kindly hosted by Lindsays.

Dr Duncan Morrow Scotland should consider introducing strict liability rules in order to tackle sectarianism in football, an academic has recommended in a new report.

A Russian lawmaker wants to legalise the country's highly organised football hooligans and make their brawling an official spectator sport. Last year organised groups of Russian fans deployed with military precision to fight English supporters on the streets of Marseille during the European Champion

Alan McIntosh