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James Wolffe QC In this year’s SLN Annual Review, Lord Advocate James Wolffe QC addresses concerns expressed by the current Dean of Faculty, Gordon Jackson QC, that the Crown Office has become too closely aligned to the perspective of victims of crime.

Sally Morris-Smith Shepherd and Wedderburn partner, Sally Morris-Smith, will step down as the chairman of the South East branch of Women in Property (WiP) at the end of this month. Having served a successful one-year term, Ms Morris-Smith will introduce incoming chairman, Marcia Gillings from the Lo

Mary Munro Mary Munro and Cyrus Tata of Strathclyde University Law School's Centre for Law, Crime & Justice have secured funding for a programme of public events on "Developing Restorative Justice in Scotland".

Derek Penman Police Scotland has made “substantial improvements” in its stop and search practices according to a new report from a police watchdog.

Kenneth Campbell QC A new advocate member has been appointed to the Scottish Civil Justice Council (SCJC).

James I of Scotland Archaeologists have launched a bid to find the last resting place of James I of Scotland – 580 years to the day after his brutal assassination.

Alistair Bonnington In response to the Scottish Parliament's invitation for submissions to the remit of the "Commission on Parliamentary Reform”, lawyer and legal commentator Alistair Bonnington gives MSPs and the Parliament short shrift. The views expressed are Alistair's own!

Dundee Sheriff Court (Credit: Google Street View)

Iain Walker A Dundee law graduate has been appointed the UK’s High Commissioner to Ghana.

A couple who were the victims of an “intentional course of harassment” at the hands of their neighbours have successfully challenged a sheriff’s decision to refuse their claim for interdict. The Sheriff Appeal Court ruled that the sheriff erred in law in holding that the appellants’ claim fa

Lord Carloway Distribution of the Scottish Legal News Annual Review 2017 is now underway and we will be previewing articles appearing in this year’s edition in the coming days.

The completion rate for community payback orders was highest for those aged over 40 (78 per cent) and those in employment (81 per cent), a criminal justice social work report by the Scotland’s Chief Statistician published today shows. The number of social work orders issued in 2015-16 was 20,400,

The average duration of proceedings before both the European Court of Justice and the General Court of the European Union has fallen, new judicial statistics show. The average length of proceedings before the Court of Justice fell to 15 months in 2016, which it said reflected its efforts to improve

Lord Justice Briggs A heterosexual couple have failed in their legal battle to have a civil partnership instead of a marriage.