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A woman who was left in legal limbo for five years after her rape complaint was bungled by the Crown Prosecution Service and Metropolitan Police has abandoned it in frustration. The CPS has apologised to the woman, who is now in her mid-twenties, after a failure of communication between police and p

Half of trainees joining top law firms were privately educated and will earn more than their state school colleagues as they progress in their careers, The Times reports. A new survey shows that there is a bias towards privately educated candidates at top-paying law firms despite attempts by the pro

Margaret Huang Amnesty International USA has declared a "human rights crisis" after at least 17 people were killed in the eighth US school shooting of the year.

in other payment systems, discriminatory rules, and restrictions on the basis of institutional status. In that case, the High court asks whether, in the event that a three party payment system such as American Express enters into co-branding arrangements or makes use of an agent, that system is sub

Peter Littlefield Turcan Connell is more than doubling the size of its Glasgow office due to rising client demand in the city.

The Abduction Convention cannot be invoked if by the time of the alleged wrongful act, whether by removal or retention, the child is habitually resident in the state where the request for return is lodged, justices in the Supreme Court have ruled. Lord Hughes gives the lead judgment with whom Lady H

Julie McMahon Power of attorney registrations have risen by nearly 40 per cent in four years.

James Mure The in-depth implications of the Brexit negotiations for Scottish lawyers will be the subject of an important seminar to be held in Edinburgh on Monday 26 March.

Julian Assange Wikileaks founder Julian Assange (pictured) has failed in an application to Westminster Magistrates' Court to have a warrant for his arrest withdrawn.

A student-run law clinic is to offer free legal advice to shoppers in Glasgow from today.

A third of partners in law firms are women while more than half of all partners were educated at state schools, The Brief reports. Data from the Solicitors Regulation Authority shows that the profession is balancing at senior levels across 9,000 law firms, .

Law student Lewis Barn will be part of the Glasgow University team on this year’s University Challenge. A quiz contestant regular, Lewis has appeared on the BBC’s Only Connect, hosted by Victoria Coren Mitchell and is the youngest member of Scotland’s National Quiz Team, having competed in the

Martin Campbell Martin Campbell looks at whether tax measures have had their intended effect in Edinburgh.

Louise Mahon MacRoberts has strengthened its corporate team with the appointment of corporate lawyer Louise Mahon.

It's that time of year again and we are updating our distribution list for the 2018 edition of our Annual Review, our full-colour glossy magazine that is delivered free of charge to Scotland's law firms. Once again, the magazine is packed with updates making it a vital read for Scotland's profession