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Karyn McCluskey Community Justice Scotland chief executive, Karyn McCluskey, gives her thoughts following the official launch of the new national body.

The UK Supreme Court has today announced it will sit in Edinburgh between Monday 12 – Thursday 15 June 2017. The court will sit as a panel of five judges, with Lord Neuberger, President of the Supreme Court presiding. It will hear three cases over the four day period:

Ian Maxwell Ian Maxwell, of Families Need Fathers Scotland comments on a case FNF hopes will inform the coming debate on the review of family law and consideration of case management in family cases in Scottish courts.

Dr Paul Arnell, reader in law in the Robert Gordon University (RGU) Law School, recently travelled to India to explore possible partnerships and collaboration with law schools in the country.While there, Dr Arnell gave a lecture at each institution on the law of extradition. He visited eight univer

The company Forge de Laguiole may oppose the registration, at EU level, of the trade mark Laguiole in the area of, inter alia, knives and cutlery but may not oppose the registration of the trade mark Laguiole in areas in which it does not actually pursue a business activity, the Court of Justice of

Law firms are putting young lawyers under too much pressure, a survey has found. More than 53 per cent of junior lawyers reported that in the last month they almost made a significant error as a result of being under extreme pressure, The Brief reports.

A man found guilty of wilful fire-raising on an “art and part” basis after paying another man to start the blaze has failed in an appeal against his conviction.

Adrian Stalker Adrian Stalker acted for the defenders in OneSavings Bank v Burns SC BAN 20, a decision of Sheriff Mann, at Banff. This was a mortgage repossession action under section 24 of the Conveyancing and Feudal Reform (Scotland) Act 1970.

Lorna Jack, chief executive of the Law Society of Scotland, has won the "UK Association Excellence Award for Leadership" in a prized addition to the trophy cabinet at the society’s Edinburgh offices.

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The annual derby match between Robert Gordon University (RGU) and the University of Aberdeen this week saw law students pit their wits against each other in the library of the Society of Advocates in Aberdeen. The student rivals engaged in a lively legal debate in front of Sheriff JA Brown and acade

Tim Hargreaves The number of Scottish filings made to the European Patent Office (EPO) remained steady in 2016 – and Marks & Clerk said this demonstrates the country’s resilience in a period of economic uncertainty.

The Supreme Court will hand down its judgment in McCann (Appellant) v The State Hospitals Board for Scotland (Respondent) – UKSC 2015/0135 on Tuesday 11 April.

Maria Botha-Lopez The property market in Edinburgh and east central Scotland is showing little evidence of any impact from recent political changes, including the triggering of Article 50 and a possible second Scottish referendum, according to the latest house price report from ESPC.