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Campaigners have thanked the Faculty of Advocates’ pro bono service for helping to save a library from closure. North Lanarkshire Council had threatened to axe Newarthill Library, but local opposition was strong and a group was formed to fight the plans.

The Court of Session has refused an application for leave to appeal against an £800,000 award made by an arbitrator following a dispute between parties to a construction contract. A judge dismissed the bid for a proposed “legal error appeal” in terms of rules 69 and 70 of the Scottish Arbitrati

A Swedish couple had an unexpected climax to their kinky love-making session when they had to call the cops after losing the keys for their handcuffs. It was not a happy ending for the couple when they were unable to open the steel cuffs.

The process of appointing some of the most senior judges in the UK begins officially today, as applications are invited from candidates to fill vacancies for two justices of the UK Supreme Court and the presidency of the court. Adverts will appear from today encouraging applications for vacancies cr

Douglas Ross Half of Scotland’s sheriff courts are taking longer to process cases than they were a year ago, new figures have revealed.

Lord Neuberger has criticised politicians for failing to defend judges following a row surrounding the Brexit legal challenge last year. He said politicians did not do enough after some parts of the media attacked the judiciary.

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Lisa Fitzpatrick (left) and Rebecca Croan

A father and son found guilty of attempted murder who claimed there was “insufficient evidence” to prove that they each participated in the assault have failed in an appeal against their convictions. The Criminal Appeal Court refused the appeal after rejecting the argument that the trial judge w

Aidan O’Neill QC Aidan O’Neill QC was the sole member of Faculty at Westminster Hall on Monday to take silk alongside 113 other barristers.

Shepherd & Wedderburn’s commercial litigation team has secured a favourable ruling for their clients in The Trustees of the Johnston Press Pension Plan and others v. Sedgwick Noble Lowndes Limited and Mercer CSOH 21, a decision that confirms the common-sense approach applied by the Scottish co

Gordon Lindhurst Could closing the gender pay gap boost the Scottish economy? This will be a key question for the Scottish Parliament’s Economy, Fair Work and Jobs Committee as it launches its inquiry into the impact of equal pay.

Gordon Jackson QC A major new event is being added to the nation’s legal and cultural calendar – a dinner hosted by the Dean of the Faculty of Advocates to celebrate all things Scottish.

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