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Andrew Mackenzie The International Bar Association’s access to justice and legal committee, working with the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law, has launched a draft report titled “Children and Access to Justice: National Practices, International Challenges.” The report was launched and the IB

A man has been jailed for nine years by the International Criminal Court in its first sentence based on cultural destruction as a war crime. Islamist Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi made history by pleading guilty to charges of destroying 14 of the 16 mausoleums in the ancient city of Timbuktu, regarding the

Katie Jukes Katie Jukes discusses the Strasbourg ruling that allowed gay people to serve in the armed forces.

Phil Gormley Police officers must still be allowed to search young people for alcohol once a new code of practice is introduced, the single force’s Chief Constable has said.

Mike Polson Ashurst is due to achieve its goal of creating 300 jobs within five years of opening its legal and business support centre in Glasgow.

The University of Dundee’s Law School has been ranked tenth in the latest edition of the The Times’ Good University Guide 2017. Aberdeen University followed in 15th place, while Edinburgh took 16th. Glasgow University came in 18th, Abertay 19th and Strathclyde 22nd.

Alison Wild Westwater advocate Alison Wild has successfully completed the Edinburgh Culture Crawl. The ten-mile adventure through the city’s streets took in nine venues. For Alison the highlight was the Royal Bank of Scotland in St Andrew Square where the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland sang

Pictured (L-R): Sandy Wood (project coordinator at Bedrock), Hugh Sanders, Louise Docherty, Sarah Sutton, Sheila Kirkwood, Ken Tudhope and Kirsty Douglas

A family of balaclava-clad anti fox-hunting protestors who were found guilty of a statutory breach of the peace after following a hunt have failed in an appeal against their convictions. Colin Milne and Beverly Milne and their daughter Amy Lilburn were convicted of behaving in a “threatening” ma

Raichel Hopkinson FTSE 100 companies have set aside £31.3 billion in the last 12 months to meet legal claims – a 22 per cent increase from the £25.6bn set aside in the previous year, according to the legal business of Thomson Reuters.

Pictured (L-R): David Allen, Professor Lorne Crerar, and Donald Shaw

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Neil Stevenson The head of the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has called for reform of the current system and processes involved in investigating potentially corrupt lawyers.

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A majority of Scots believe councils should do more to enforce laws which protect the safety of tenants in the private rented sector (PRS), according to a new poll commissioned by the Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL). The survey found that 69 per cent of Scottish people believe councils shoul