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James Wolffe QC The Dean of the Faculty of Advocates has pledged his support and the support of the profession to make the new Sheriff Appeal Court a success.

Women in Law Scotland (WiLS) is a new network for the legal profession in Scotland. It is aimed at lawyers and paralegals in private practice and in-house, irrespective of the size of firm and specialism.

Two men charged with fraud who claimed that the Scots law provision restricting their right to put the Crown to the proof of facts breached their right to a fair trial have had an appeal refused. A seven-judge bench in the Criminal Appeal Court held that section 258(4A) of the Criminal Procedure (Sc

Lord Carloway A scheme involving payments to various trusts set up in respect of executives and footballers employed by the former Rangers Football Club amounted to “a mere redirection of emoluments or earnings” and was accordingly “subject to income tax”.

Charles McGregor An Edinburgh man who wounded a partner at Clyde & Co in an unprovoked knife attack has been sentenced to six years in jail.

Theresa May Internet service providers (ISPs) will be required to store details of customers' online activity for up to a year under a new law proposed by the UK government.

The Law Society of Scotland has published its 2015-2016 annual plan which sets out the targets for the first year of its new five-year strategy, "Leading Legal Excellence". The plan highlights our key projects to be delivered over the next year. These include:

Lucy Keane Scottish advocate, Lucy Keane recently celebrated her admission as an Attorney and Counselor-at-Law in the State of New York. Speaking after her admission ceremony in Albany, New York, Ms Keane said: “ I was delighted to pass the New York Bar Exam at the first attempt - it’s certainly

Lord Hodge A Scottish justice of the Supreme Court has described quotas as “corrosive”.

Maclay Murray & Spens LLP's (MMS) focus on personal growth and development has been rewarded with new accreditation by Investors In People (IIP). Awarding the firm IIP silver accreditation, IIP assessor Stephen McQuillan praised the firm for its support and development of staff, both junior and

The University of Glasgow Diploma in Professional Legal Practice and Millar & Bryce have made the second edition of An Introduction to Basic Scottish Conveyancing available online to the profession. The manual was the brainchild of Debra Clapham, senior tutor in property law and conveyancing, wh

Laura Cameron Courts in England and Wales are being warned to prepare for a barrage of “guilty” pleas in health and safety cases after new sentencing guidelines were published while it is expected they will also be observed by Scottish courts.

CLT Scotland, in association with the University of Strathclyde, has launched the first event in the Scots Law 2016 Conference/Exhibition Series. Taking place at Murrayfield Stadium on 7th and 8th March, delegates will be able to choose from 8 individual conferences, each providing 6 hours of CPD.

19 November 2015, Glasgow

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