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The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has set out its budget for 2015-16, prepared after consultation with the Law Society of Scotland, the Faculty of Advocates and others. The budget, which is going before the Scottish Parliament for scrutiny, includes an overall reduction of 2.5 per cent

UK Supreme Court proceedings can now be viewed any time, any place, with the launch of an on-demand archive of past hearings unveiled today. Lawyers, law students and anyone interested in the workings of the highest court in the land will now be able to watch hearings of cases over the preceding yea

Lord Cullen of Whitekirk Members of the Scottish Parliament will today question Lord Cullen on his recommendations for reform of the Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) system.

A Glasgow man who is facing extradition to the United States to face $2.7 million fraud charges has had an application to recover all correspondence relating to his case between the Scottish Ministers’ Civil Recovery Unit and the US prosecution authorities refused. A sheriff ruled that it was neit

From left to right: Nicola Kerr, Jemma Ross, Sarah Walker Four lawyers have been welcomed as Associates at Simpson & Marwick following a series of promotions intended to strengthen the firm.

A motorcyclist who had his leg amputated following a road traffic accident in which he crashed into a milk tanker is to be awarded damages after a judge in the Court of Session ruled that the driver of the other vehicle was “negligent”. The pursuer, Adam Wagner, 23, will receive a “six figure

Law Society of Scotland receptionists became alarmed after a man got angry about not being able to see someone dealing with his complaint a court has heard. At Edinburgh Sheriff Court yesterday, Kamal Alaroush, 52, was found guilty of behaving in a threatening or abusive manner – likely to make a

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has clarified the term “establishment” for the purposes of collective redundancies in an appeal from workers of former British companies, finding that where an undertaking comprises several entities, the term “establishment” in the directive on collective

Deborah Miller MacRoberts has strengthened its Dundee base by recruiting employment law specialist Deborah Miller as a partner.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has unanimously ruled that a court in the Republic of Macedonia violated the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) article 6 right to a fair trial of a judge whom it dismissed from office on the grounds of professional misconduct after another judge ac

DWF has been shortlisted for the “Closing the Education Gap” accolade at this year’s Scottish Business in the Community Awards. DWF has been recognised for its education programme 5 STAR Futures that delivers a range of tailored workshops to over 30 schools across the UK, including St Augustin

L-R: David McGowan, immediate past president; TLT's Stephen McGowan; and David Morton, president Stephen McGowan, head of licensing (Scotland) at TLT, has been appointed as a charity trustee to the Scottish Licensed Trade Benevolent Society.

The Faculty of Advocates is looking forward to hosting an important event in the calendars of counsel and judges throughout the UK and Ireland.

Slaugher and May has become the top paying English firm for young lawyers as it increased its newly-qualified solicitors' (NQs) salaries by £5,000 – from the 2014 figure of £65,000 to £70,000. The increase is more than double the pay rise given to NQs last year, which saw salaries go from £63,

Evidence provided by a rape victim before she committed suicide has been accepted by a jury in her attacker's trial to convict him. In a legal first, the jury accepted Ceri Linden's evidence from “beyond the grave” to convict fake taxi driver Masood Mansouri, 33, of kidnapping and raping her.