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The Faculty of Advocates has added its voice to calls for support for survivors of abuse who may choose to go to court under proposed changes in the law. The Limitation (Childhood Abuse) (Scotland) Bill aims to exempt cases seeking damages for historical childhood abuse from the general three-year p

Amanda Wilson Amanda Wilson compares the different types of legal relationship available to couples following a case in England last week on civil partnerships.

Cat Maclean MBM Commercial's Cat Maclean is to assist in a Westminster inquiry into the use of alternative dispute resolution for financial disputes, along with other experts including former Master of the Rolls, Lord Dyson.

Pictured (L-R): Heather McKendrick, Lyndsey Thomson, careers and outreach coordinator, Liz Campbell, executive director of education training & qualifications

Lord McCluskey One of Scotland’s most respected legal figures, crossbench peer Lord McCluskey, is to retire from the House of Lords on grounds of poor health.

Cat Maclean In this year's SLN Annual Review, MBM Commercial’s Cat Maclean (pictured), who secured victory for her client, Mr Carlyle, at the Supreme Court in a bank dispute case in 2015, looks at the state of third party litigation funding in Scotland – without which her client could not have h

Simon Williams

The UK Supreme Court will sit in Edinburgh later this year, the first time that the UK’s highest court has sat outside London. Several appeals will be heard over up to four days in June, with at least five of the Supreme Court justices sitting over the course of the visit. The list of cases to be

A jobseeker who was denied employment in a care home after a disclosure check revealed that he had been “convicted” before a Children’s Hearing of lewd and libidinous practices nearly three decades ago had his human rights breached. A judge in the Court of Session ruled that the automatic disc

Eric McQueen

Ben Bestgen Ben Bestgen, a Scots lawyer who relocated to the sunnier climes of Jersey where he now works for Appleby, gives SLN readers the low-down on offshore finance and corporate substance in this year’s Annual Review.

A new service to support people who may be upset about attending court was launched at Edinburgh Sheriff Court yesterday and is the first scheme of its kind in Scotland. The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service launched the service in collaboration with Edinburgh Interfaith Association.

Rob Aberdein

Pictured: (L-R): Professor Hector MacQueen, Malcolm McMillan (chief executive), Lord Pentland (chairman), Dr Andrew Steven, David Johnston QC and Mrs Caroline Drummond

Fraser Gillies Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM) has appointed Fraser Gillies as the firm’s next managing partner from the 1st April 2017, to succeed Liam Entwistle who is stepping down after over three years in the role.