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Justice Secretary Michael Matheson The Scottish Women’s Rights Centre (SWRC) is to expand to Dundee and the Highlands after receiving £665,000 in Holyrood funds.

The Court of Session in Edinburgh has backed a bid by the Humanist Society Scotland (HSS) to seek a judicial review into the rights of pupils to opt out of religious observance in Scottish schools. Currently only parents can opt-out of religious observance on behalf of their children, although the G

Pictured (l-r): Suzanne Hardie and Nicola Ross Morton Fraser has promoted Suzanne Hardie and Nicola Ross to the position of Partner, bringing the firm’s total number of partners to 43.

Richard Barrie Specialist litigation firm Levy & McRae Solicitors LLP has appointed construction law specialist Richard Barrie as a partner.

Sheila Webster Sheila Webster, partner at Davidson Chalmers, writes on reforms to Scotland's judicial review process.

Compass Chambers is delighted to invite you to attend our 9th Annual Conference. The Conference will take place on Friday 18th November 2016 at The Balmoral Hotel, Edinburgh from 1pm until 5.30pm. Under the Law Society of Scotland's Guidelines, delegates may claim 3 hours of CPD time. The conference

The European Court of Justice has ruled that Italy failed to fulfil its obligations under EU law by failing to guarantee just and appropriate compensation for victims of all violent intentional crimes. Under an EU directive, the victims of violent intentional crimes are entitled to fair and appropri

Police in Scotland have launched a secret investigation into claims that Royal Bank of Scotland destroyed and then asset-stripped healthy businesses, according to reports. The move follows the disclosure of leaked documents which revealed last week that staff were encouraged to put business owners u

Constantin Bedrule Abertay University law student Constantin Bedrule received the Thorntons Prize for Conveyancing at this year's Prizegiving Ceremony.

Land Reform Secretary Roseanna Cunningham Land Reform Secretary Roseanna Cunningham has announced that Inverness will be the permanent home of the Scottish Land Commission.

Pictured: Andrew Mackenzie, Chief Executive of the Scottish Arbitration Centre; Rt Hon Lord Carloway, Lord President of the Court of Session; and Brandon Malone, Chairman of the Centre The Scottish Arbitration Centre has held its fourth annual arbitrator training day. The event, which was sponsored

Angus Foster Five years after being admitted to the Faculty of Advocates, Angus Foster thought a move abroad would help to broaden his international legal experience.

John Hamilton QC Justice Secretary Michael Matheson has announced the appointment of John Hamilton QC as the Faculty Member of the Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB).

GSPC, a portal and network of solicitor estate agents in west central Scotland, will next week launch its new branding and website following a consultation to enhance its presence in the west of Scotland. The new logo (pictured) will be used by GSPC’s network of 130 solicitor estate agents, along

Lynne Gray, director at Burness Paull Lynne Gray, director at Burness Paull, writes on the new international standard for tackling bribery.