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Michael Matheson Female prisoners at Cornton Vale prison are to be relocated to HMP Polmont as the first phase of Scottish government plans to change the way Scotland deals with women in custody get underway.

Richard Lochhead A bill meant to improve the way land in Scotland is used, owned and managed is being amended by the Scottish government.

Andrew Flanagan Scotland’s police watchdog has told MSPs the single force is on course to save £1.1 billion despite a critical report from auditors.

Ian Mackay QC Ian Mackay QC of Compass Chambers, who acted for the appellant in Kennedy v Cordia LLP, summarises this landmark personal injury case. The case gives important guidance to lower courts and practitioners regarding the admissibility of expert evidence, the correct interpretation of certa

Rob Marrs Rob Marrs, head of education at the Law Society of Scotland, discusses the rarely addressed question of gender equality in the legal profession – for men.

Janette Speed The social housing real estate team from Shoosmiths has advised Dunedin Canmore Housing on the phase 2 acquisition of its social housing development in Eskmills, Musselburgh.

Dr Richard Gibbs Marks & Clerk, the UK’s largest intellectual property (IP) firm, has appointed Dr Richard Gibbs as the new managing partner of its Glasgow office.

Stephen Trombala Shepherd and Wedderburn is to sponsor this year’s Digital Technology Awards which showcase and reward innovation, expertise and ambition in Scotland’s flourishing tech sector.

Criminals who plead guilty at the earliest opportunity could see their sentences cut by up to a third under new proposals by the Sentencing Council. The council said its plans, currently out for consultation, would spare victims the trauma of trial.

A home carer who was injured after she slipped and fell in icy conditions en route to a client has won her appeal to the Supreme Court based on the admissibility of the evidence of an expert witness and whether the respondents had been in breach of their statutory duties or negligent. Lord Reed and

Alison Britton Glasgow Caledonian University professor Alison Britton has been re-appointed as convener to the Law Society of Scotland’s health and medical law sub-committee.

An application for leave to appeal against a decision of the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission to refuse a complaint as “totally without merit” has been refused. A judge in the Court of Session dismissed the application on the ground that it was lodged after the statutory time limit of 28 day

A pro-life campaign group has warned Scotland will become a destination for abortion tourists if termination laws are changed. The Don’t Stop A Beating Heart campaign opposes the extension of UK termination laws and raised its concerns over the planned devolution of abortion powers to the Scottish

Lorne Crerar Harper Macleod has been appointed to provide commercial and employment law advice on the City of Edinburgh Council legal framework.

Michael Matheson The Scottish government is to challenge a legal loophole critics have said makes Scotland a target for money launderers and tax evaders, The Herald reports.