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Ken Swinton Ken Swinton, head of the law school at Abertay University, has responded on behalf of all 10 of Scotland's law schools to Douglas Mill's article of 13 September.

A man accused of rape who challenged a decision by a judge to refuse his application to allow questioning of the complainer which he argued would show the “falsehood” of the alleged victim’s claims has had an appeal refused. The Criminal Appeal Court upheld the preliminary hearing judge’s ru

Law firms are increasingly concerned that the current slowdown in M&A activity will damage their profitability, according to new research by Thomson Reuters' legal business. According to the ninth annual research survey by the firm, nearly a quarter (24 per cent) of the finance directors (FDs) o

Jamie Kerr The UK government is to move ahead with plans to raise immigration tribunal fees by up to 500 per cent – despite the fact only five of 147 consultation responses backed the plans.

Megan Castellano Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has banned "Dear Sirs" from all of its global communications and legal documents, The Lawyer reports.

Fatou Bensouda Landgrabs and destruction of the environment will now be within the remit of the International Criminal Court following an announcement it would take crimes traditionally prosecuted less frequently into consideration.

Karyn McCluskey A crime prevention expert who has led a project to steer people away from violence will spearhead a new drive to reduce reoffending across Scotland.

The Guardianship Court at Edinburgh Sheriff Court (and the associated AWI User Group) now has a dedicated web page for applications lodged at that court under the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000. It can be accessed via the Scottish Courts website at http://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts

The National Library of Scotland in Edinburgh is one of the country’s gems, used and visited by thousands of people. Many perhaps do not realise, however, that, literally through the wall, lies another great institution, the Advocates Library, which is where it all began for “the National”.

Lord Neuberger Lord Neuberger, President of the Supreme Court, delivered a lecture last week to the Hong Kong Competition Association on various aspects of the development of competition law in both the UK and Hong Kong, including the role of judges in competition tribunals.

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A “fugitive from justice” in Poland who claimed that his extradition from Scotland would breach his human rights has had an appeal refused. Jaroslaw Pofelski, who claimed that he had been held in custody for a total of four years in Poland while awaiting trial before leaving the country for Scot

The Solicitor General for Scotland, Alison Di Rollo(pictured), has been appointed as Queen’s Counsel by Her Majesty the Queen on the recommendation of the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. Ms Di Rollo was nominated by the James Wolffe QC, the Lord Advocate. Ms Di Rollo was appointed Solicitor Genera

The operator of a shop who offers a Wi-Fi network free of charge to the public is not liable for copyright infringements committed by users of that network but may be required to password-protect its network in order to bring an end to, or prevent, such infringements, the Court of Justice of the Eur