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Hundreds of people visited Dundee Sheriff Court over the weekend as part of Dundee Doors Open Days. Guided tours of the courtrooms and the cells were offered on Saturday afternoon, with participants also invited to take part in a mock trial.

Hundreds of people are expected to enjoy a taste of life in the Faculty of Advocates as part of Edinburgh Doors Open Day 2015.

From left: Duncan Burgess, Lindsay Garrick, Maks Inkster and Brian Inkster

The Law Society of Scotland has welcomed new Scottish government regulations on legal aid funding of summary appeals in Scotland. Previous regulations for legal aid funding for appeal cases heard in the new Sheriff Appeal Court were rejected by the Scottish Parliament's Justice Committee on Tuesday

Professor Hector MacQueen, Scottish Law Commissioner Businesses can suffer serious loss if insurance companies delay paying claims.

David Anderson QC Proposals to ban extremism could cause a backlash among Muslims if they are 'overbroad' according to the independent terrorism watchdog.

A Chinese court ruling in favour of Scotch whisky against a packaging firm in China is being heralded as a legal breakthrough and a warning to other potential counterfeiters. The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) won a court battle against Anhui Guangyu Packaging Technology Company Ltd in the Anqing I

Shami Chakrabarti, director of Liberty The director of a civil rights organisation has accused the government of making a “spiteful and ideological attack” through its Trade Union Bill and proposals to repeal the Human Rights Act.

Andrew Haines, CAA chief executive Budget airline Ryanair has been told by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to make compensation payments to passengers who have experienced flight delays.

David Menzies, ICAS Director of Insolvency Figures for 2014/15 reveal funds returned to creditors increased while there was a 'sharp drop' in the number of personal insolvencies, according to Scotland's insolvency service.

Iain Nisbet, partner at Govan Law Centre and Head of the Education Law Unit Govan Law Centre (GLC) has produced a guide for parents on laws concerning bullying in schools and online.

Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney The minister of state for justice has apologised for claiming prominent human rights lawyer Amal Clooney gets high-profile cases by virtue of her marriage to a Hollywood actor.

Libby Clegg Libby Clegg, a paralympian supported by the Edinburgh Solicitors Property Centre (ESPC), has drawn up recommendations for assisting visually-impaired people who are searching for a home.

The Faculty of Advocates has staged a major conference to highlight and examine the most significant structural reforms of the Scottish court system in more than 150 years. The event, Court Reform: The New Law, proved so popular that it had to be moved from its original venue of the Faculty’s Mack

Denying EU citizens entitlement to German benefits by way of basic provision does not necessarily contravene the principle of equal treatment the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled. The German Federal Social Court (Bundessozialgericht) sought to ascertain whether such an exclusion is lawful c