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The Faculty of Advocates has raised a fundamental question over planned legislation for Scotland which aims to alter attitudes to apologising – where is the evidence from anywhere in the world that such laws are an effective means of bringing about the desired change? Under the Apologies (Scotland

The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) is hearing the case of a Brazilian man who was killed by police in 2005 on the London Underground after he was mistakenly identified as a suicide bomber in the wake of the London bombings. The case has been brought by Patricia Armani Da

Alistair Carmichael MP Liberal Democrat MP Alistair Carmichael will face a legal bid from four constituents who want to see him ousted from his seat over allegations of lying.

Sir Stephen House Sir Stephen House, the chief constable of Police Scotland sparked a row between the police and the judiciary after he criticised a sheriff for making “unsubstantiated comments” at the trial of one of his colleagues last year.

Registers of Scotland (RoS) has published its third 10-year property market report, detailing trends in the land and property market between 2005-15. The report is based on all property sales, even those which do not involve a mortgage, and so delivers "an insight into what's going on in the Scottis

A trainee greenkeeper who was jailed for 21 months after being convicted of assaulting a university student following an argument in a pub has successfully challenged the sentence imposed by a sheriff. The Criminal Appeal Court ruled that the offence was not one which ought to have attracted a custo

Stephen Gibb (Jo Hanley Photography/johanley.com) Shepherd and Wedderburn has announced its year-end results. Turnover grew 26 per cent to £48 million, whilst profits increased to £18m, results which also reflect the contribution since October 2014 of the firm’s acquisition of Tods Murray.

The Law Society of Scotland, while supporting the aims of the Scottish Parliament’s Apologies Bill, has raised questions on what it could achieve in cases involving medical practitioners. Laura Ceresa, a member of the Law Society’s Health and Medical Law Committee, will give evidence today befor

McEwan Fraser Legal has received both Investors in People and Investors in Young People accreditation, the solicitor and estate agents firm has announced. The firm, which has just been voted Best Estate Agency in Scotland for the third successive year by The Sunday Times, said they were "incredibly

Adam Wagner The website RightsInfo has produced a series on the 50 most important human rights cases translated into “plain-English short stories”.

A woman who had a threesome with a couple then claimed she had been raped is having difficulty finding a lawyer and now claims that she is innocent. Hannah McWhirter, 21, was meant to be sentenced at Aberdeen Sheriff Court for wasting police time.

Paul Pignatelli DWF has appointed partners Paul Pignatelli and Wayne Lawrence as executive partners for the firm’s Glasgow and Edinburgh offices.

A group of airline workers is planning legal action against British airlines who allegedly poisoned them with contaminated cabin air. Unite the Union is funding legal action by seventeen former and serving cabin crew members, who believe they fell sick after breathing in fumes mixed with engine oil

Senior employees at Victim Support Scotland (VSS) have raised complaints after members of the charity were told they faced compulsory redundancy. The Herald reports that the Scottish Government has commissioned accounting firm KPMG to carry out an external funding review of the charity, which receiv

Aberdein Considine managing partner Jacqueline Law Aberdein Considine has completed a £1 million expansion across Glasgow and Aberdeen but still has an "appetite for growth", the firm has announced.