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A pro-life campaign group has warned Scotland will become a destination for abortion tourists if termination laws are changed. The Don’t Stop A Beating Heart campaign opposes the extension of UK termination laws and raised its concerns over the planned devolution of abortion powers to the Scottish

Lorne Crerar Harper Macleod has been appointed to provide commercial and employment law advice on the City of Edinburgh Council legal framework.

Michael Matheson The Scottish government is to challenge a legal loophole critics have said makes Scotland a target for money launderers and tax evaders, The Herald reports.

The High Court in Belfast has ruled in favour of an unmarried mother who launched legal action over her inability to access a widowed parent's allowance. Siobhan McLaughlin won the action against the Department for Social Development (DSD) in a case that could have implications for the delivery of b

(L-R): Euan Mackenzie, Simon Crabb and Dorothy Bain QC A Scottish lawyer has given an illuminating talk on the struggle for human rights in conflict-stricken Colombia.

The University of Strathclyde Law Clinic has given advice to over 100 clients at their initial advice clinics (IACs) in the last 6 months. IACs run on the first Wednesday and third Monday of every month, and are staffed by student advisors from the law clinic, and volunteer solicitors from across Gl

Ian Forrester QC Places are still available to hear the UK Judge of the General Court of the European Union, Ian Forrester QC, give a talk, “Of Sporrans, Fishing Nets and Judicial Review…”

A man accused of drug dealing in Spain who challenged a sheriff’s decision to order his extradition has had his appeal refused. The Criminal Appeal Court refused the appeal after ruling the appropriate court to hear any human rights argument based on “injustice or oppression” would be the Span

A bill which would both abolish Scotland's “not proven” verdict and change the majority required in jury trials for a conviction has failed to receive the backing of Holyrood’s Justice Committee. A clear majority of the committee supported the intention to abolish not proven verdicts, but the

Criminal justice experts have called for jail terms of up to a year to be scrapped, The Herald reports. Her Majesty’s Inspector of Prisons as well as penal reform charities, social workers, councils and a former judicial studies director have all called for a different approach to reduce recidivis

Andrew Blain Shepherd and Wedderburn's 2015 Corporate Review testifies to a record year for corporate deals and M&A activity. The firm closed over 97 deals last year with an aggregate deal value of £5.4 billion.

Gary Mannion A Tayside lawyer has called for a review of the UK government's compensation scheme for victims of violent crime, describing it as “arduous” and “cumbersome”, The Courier reports.

Details of some of the new summary sheriffs appointed under the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 to deal with some types of civil and criminal cases in the sheriff court have become available. Brian Cameron, sitting at Glasgow Sheriff Court, is a graduate of the University of Strathclyde and was ad

Stewart Taylor There is a two-tiered hierarchy of legal cities outside of London according to a report by a property consultancy.

Maria Botha-Lopez There has been a notable drop in the number of properties being brought to market, according to the latest ESPC House Price Report, which covers the three month period from November 2015 to January 2016.