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The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has failed in an attempt to have a damages claim against it dismissed in an action brought by the adult stepchildren and grandchildren of a former Rosyth dockyard worker who died from an asbestos-related condition. A judge in the Court of Session allowed the claim to pr

UK government lawyers have dismissed the Lord Advocate’s submission to the Supreme Court that Parliament should be involved in the triggering of Article 50 in a response that some commentators have described as “fantastically rude”, “unnecessary” and “inappropriate”. Responding to Jame

A taxpayer group has called for a review of pensions in the public sector after it singled out the chief executive of the Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB) – whose pay and pension package tripled to £290,000 in 2015. Colin Lancaster (pictured), who assumed the role last September, was given a £100

Aileen Campbell A new law which makes it illegal to smoke in a vehicle carrying anyone under 18 comes into force today.

Ruthven Gemmell Ruthven Gemmell, partner at Murray Beith Murray and past president of the Law Society of Scotland, has been elected as president of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE).

Govan Law Centre details its findings of failings in Scotland's personal insolvency market.

Gordon MacRae Scottish Catholic schools’ legal right to vet teaching staff for religious suitability should be reviewed, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has told the Scottish government.

John McKie Blackadders has continued its expansion in the west of Scotland by recruiting an experienced commercial property adviser to its Glasgow base.

Deputy chief constable Iain Livingstone Deputy chief constable Iain Livingstone has been appointed as the Scottish Sentencing Council’s new constable member.

The charity carol concert of the Faculty of Advocates' Choir turns 21 this year, and every effort has been made to make it a special celebration.The event, held each year since 1996, is returning to one of its former homes, the Queen’s Hall, Clerk Street, Edinburgh, on Thursday, 15 December, at 7p

Lord Neuberger President of the Supreme Court, Lord Neuberger, made a statement at the opening of the Article 50 appeal this morning warning against publication of parties' details and explaining that it is the court's role to decide legal issues, not political ones.

Gordon Lindhurst As the Supreme Court hearing on Article 50 gets underway, Gordon Lindhurst discusses the case as a reluctant leaver.

The Law Society of Scotland has welcomed the Scottish government’s proposed criminal procedure reforms for the introduction of a new domestic abuse offence and warned that the courts may have to anticipate the need for additional resources. In its response to the Scottish government's consultation

Mark McDonald Childcare & Early Years Minister Mark McDonald has set out plans to increase the minimum age of criminal responsibility in Scotland from eight to 12 by 2018.

The Crown Office has announced that it will stage a single Fatal Accident Inquiry into two separate fatal accidents for the first time. Under sections 13 and 14 of the Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Act 2016, an FAI will be held within the Lothian and Borders Sheriffdom to conside