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Colin McKay Hundreds of mentally ill people are being held against their will without rules in place to stop them from being wrongfully sectioned.

Nicola Sturgeon It has emerged home owners in Scotland could face significant council tax increases from next year.

John Sturrock QC John Sturrock QC reflects on his years as a devil at the bar.

Paul Hilton ESPC has released its annual review of 2015, and a forecast for 2016.

The Scottish Criminal Bar Association (SCBA) has re-elected its main office-bearers at its 2016 annual meeting. Thomas Ross will continue in the post of president, while Claire Mitchell remains vice-president, with Gill Ross as secretary and Craig Findlater as treasurer.

(L-R): Martin Darroch, Glasgow Warriors players Pat MacArthur and Jonny Gray and Professor Lorne Crerar. Harper Macleod has served up a deal with Guinness Pro12 champions Glasgow Warriors to become an official sponsor of the club.

The University of Glasgow has celebrated the success of a business law project involving Diploma in Professional Legal Practice (DPLP) students providing advice to business start-ups. CLASP (Corporate Law Advisory Support Project) sees students providing advice, under the supervision of qualified la

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled in favour of allowing assisted suicide under certain conditions across the country's provinces while giving the federal government four months to draft a law on its use. Previously, the High Court had given the Canadian Parliament a year to decide how and when d

The family of a boy who died in a tragic accident while attending the Royal Highland Show have had a motion for summary against the operators of the event refused. A judge in the Court of Session ruled that the pursuers failed to meet the “high test” required of them for their motion to succeed.

Eric McQueen While lawyers have told Scottish Legal News that High Court trials delays are due to court capacity, Eric McQueen, SCTS chief executive, argues that the answer is not to create more courts but to radically reform the justice system, putting digital technology at its heart.

Members of Compass Chambers will be serving meals instead of legal papers on 31st January as part of the The Big Sunday Lunch in aid of the Child Brain Injury Trust, Scotland (CBIT). Compass is delighted to be co-sponsoring the event which is taking place at The Wee Restaurant in North Queensferry.

Her Honour Mary Jane Mowat Those accused of sexual crimes should be given anonymity because of the “stigma” that attaches to the offences according to a retired judge.

Kate Frame The head of the police complaints watchdog has called for further powers in order to force officers to give evidence.

Andrew Smith QC Compass Chambers has announced that Andrew Smith has been successful in his application for silk in England and Wales and will now become a QC north and south of the border.

Jim Eadie The general principles behind a bill that aims to introduce a new single tenancy for the private rented sector have been given support from a committee of MSPs, though some suggestions for improvements have been recommended.