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Helen Bain Helen Bain outlines the new Simple Procedure Rules which will be introduced in November 2016 and what they will mean for some small claims and summary cause cases.

The rental and lending rights in respect of books also applies to electronic books according to an Advocate General of the European Court of Justice. In the view of Advocate General Szpunar, the lending of electronic books is comparable to the lending of traditional books, which means that the gener

Mike Davis The UK will need thousands of data protection monitors to handle new legislation due to come into force in 2018, according to academic analysts, The Brief reports.

Jill Sinclair DWF has announced the launch of its counter fraud team in Scotland with the appointment of partner Jill Sinclair, who joins from Harper Macleodand will lead the team.

A major conference on vulnerable witnesses staged by the Faculty of Advocates has been hailed as a success. The event - The Treatment of Vulnerable Witnesses in Scotland -featured Scotland’s two senior judges, Lord Carloway, the Lord President, and Lady Dorrian, the Lord Justice Clerk, and was att

Martin Gill Over two thirds (69 per cent) of Scottish mid-sized businesses are committed to remaining in the EU after an "uninformative and lacklustre" Leave campaign, according to a new poll published by business advisory firm BDO.

Ali al-Nimr The UN Secretary-General must use a meeting with the Deputy Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia tomorrow to call for the release of three Saudi juveniles who face beheading after allegedly attending protests, human rights organisation Reprieve has said.

Clare Butler Senior in-house lawyers have seen their pay rise by more than £8,000 this year, according to the latest research from specialist legal and compliance recruiter Laurence Simons.

A man who claimed entitlement to the Baronetcy of Stichill on the basis that DNA evidence put in doubt his rival’s claim has succeeded after the Board of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council found in his favour. Lord Hodge gave the opinion of the Board which also comprised Lord Neuberger, L

A Scottish local authority that was granted a permanence order in respect of a child, but challenged a sheriff’s decision to order that contact take place between the boy and his father four times a year rather than two, has had its appeal refused in the first published civil case judgment of the

Brian Inkster Crofting law expert Brian Inkster of Inksters Solicitors has said he believes the Crofting Commissionis flouting the will of Parliament.

Maggie Moodie Morton Fraser has been appointed as sole external legal advisers under the Scottish Government Framework 2015, providing litigation services to various Scottish government directorates and agencies and to the Office of the Advocate General.

John Swinney A campaigner’s bid to abolish a rule preventing people sexually abused in their own homes before 1979 from claiming compensation could succeed after he was given legal advice that the Scottish Parliament may have the power to revise the law.

Chris Gibson

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission(SLCC) has set out its four year strategy to improve Scotland’s legal complaints system. The independent public body, which investigates and resolves complaints from the public about Scottish lawyers, finalised the plan after a consultation earlier this year