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The Faculty of Advocates was “privileged” to play a part in a successful event to give young people a better grasp on human rights.

James Wolffe QC The Dean of the Faculty of Advocates, James Wolffe QC, has welcomed the Crown’s publication of a policy on non-penalisation of refugees.

Lord Glennie A rapist who claimed that the Scottish Prison Service had failed in their duty to provide him with a reasonable opportunity for rehabilitation has had a petition for judicial review dismissed.

Neil Richardson Police have confirmed they used spying laws to try and reveal journalistic sources 12 times.

A watchdog has been accused of supporting “fracking cheerleaders” to win public approval for the widely criticised method of gas extraction. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) participates in meetings at Whitehall to determine communication strategies regarding new methods of oil

A solicitor has said the Lord Advocate should re-examine the case of a Swedish woman whose body was found on Prestwick beach ten years ago and was believed to have committed suicide, The National reports. Ann Borjesson, 30, was found dead in December, 2005.

Claimants should be treated with dignity and respect by the social security system, according to a report published today by the Scottish Parliament’s Welfare Reform Committee, which said a huge cultural shift will be required if Scotland is to create a better welfare system. The committee’s rep

The Inner House of the Court of Session has ruled in favour of landlords in Scotland being able to recover dilapidations from tenants in accordance with an express provision in the lease. The lease which was considered in the case contains an express provision that the claim is to be calculated acco

Karin Bousie Karin Bousie gives some timely advice on giving gifts for Christmas… without falling foul of the inheritance tax rules.

Marco Biagi The Commission on Local Tax Reform today published Just Change: A New Approach to Local Taxation.

Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) students took to the streets to promote the University’s law clinic, a student-led and student-run initiative designed to give them practical experience while studying for their law degrees.

A legal academic at the University of Strathclyde has landed a national book prize. Professor Alan Paterson OBE was awarded the Society of the Inner Temple’s 2015 Book prize by Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal, on 9 December for his book Final Judgment: The Last Law Lords and t

Changes to Scots law will now mean fatal accident inquiries (FAI) can be held in cases where people die abroad. The Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths (Scotland) Bill, which was passed without opposition at the Scottish Parliament, increases the number of situations where FAIs are mandatory as well a

A man found guilty of rape who claimed that the trial judge “misdirected” the jury when he said the complainer’s diary entry could provide evidence of her distress and thus corroboration of lack of her consent has had an appeal against conviction refused. The Criminal Appeal Court ruled that a

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