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Alistair Bonnington In response to the Scottish Parliament's invitation for submissions to the remit of the "Commission on Parliamentary Reform”, lawyer and legal commentator Alistair Bonnington gives MSPs and the Parliament short shrift. The views expressed are Alistair's own!

Dundee Sheriff Court (Credit: Google Street View)

Iain Walker A Dundee law graduate has been appointed the UK’s High Commissioner to Ghana.

A couple who were the victims of an “intentional course of harassment” at the hands of their neighbours have successfully challenged a sheriff’s decision to refuse their claim for interdict. The Sheriff Appeal Court ruled that the sheriff erred in law in holding that the appellants’ claim fa

Lord Carloway Distribution of the Scottish Legal News Annual Review 2017 is now underway and we will be previewing articles appearing in this year’s edition in the coming days.

The completion rate for community payback orders was highest for those aged over 40 (78 per cent) and those in employment (81 per cent), a criminal justice social work report by the Scotland’s Chief Statistician published today shows. The number of social work orders issued in 2015-16 was 20,400,

The average duration of proceedings before both the European Court of Justice and the General Court of the European Union has fallen, new judicial statistics show. The average length of proceedings before the Court of Justice fell to 15 months in 2016, which it said reflected its efforts to improve

Lord Justice Briggs A heterosexual couple have failed in their legal battle to have a civil partnership instead of a marriage.

A group of volunteers from Glasgow Caledonian University Law Clinic are taking to Buchanan Street this Wednesday to lend a helping hand to the community.

Darren Murdoch By Darren Murdoch, trainee solicitor, Waddell & Mackintosh Solicitors, Troon.

Legislation aimed at addressing the frustration caused by overgrown hedges will be examined by the Scottish Parliament’s Local Government and Communities Committee.The High Hedges (Scotland) Act came into force in 2013 with the aim of resolving issues with overgrown hedges that interfere with the

Mike Russell It cost the Scottish government just over £136,000 to intervene in the Article 50 case at the Supreme Court.

The widow of a scuba diving enthusiast who was killed in an accident will not be able to pursue her claim for damages against the owners and operators of a vessel from which her late husband fell and drowned, but appeal judges ruled that she will be able to sue as guardian to their young child. The

The Advocate General has launched an attack on the Law Society of Scotland over its position on Brexit, The Herald reports. The Advocate General has launched an attack on the Law Society of Scotland over its position on Brexit, The Herald reports.

Hamish Lean Hamish Lean explains the compensation regime for improvements made during an agricultural tenancy.