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Proposed changes to legal aid will deny justice to some of the most vulnerable people in society, according to Shelter Scotland. The housing and homelessness charity said it has “grave concerns” about proposals put forward by the Law Society of Scotland to remove some aspects of housing law from

The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service(COPFS) published its Strategic Plan 2015-2018 today. The document describes what Scotland’s prosecution service aims to deliver over the three-year period; and the underlying priorities.

A human rights expert has called for the police’s stop and search policy to be brought to an end as it raises serious legal concerns. Professor Alan Miller (pictured), chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) said that so-called "suspicioneless" stop-and-searches, which comprise one th

A father of four who without leave to appeal sought to challenge a residence order granted by a sheriff has had his appeal refused. Judges in the Inner House of the Court of Session agreed with the Sheriff Principal’s conclusion that the appeal fell to be dismissed as “incompetent”.

In 1957 a young American man – Harvey Wax – hoping to eventually become a lawyer sent an application to Princeton University but was rejected. Happily for Mr Wax, he was later admitted to Harvard University and continues to practise as a lawyer to this day.

The University of Strathclyde Mooting Society has won the first NSLS Scottish Cup mooting competition. The competition was the first time the NSLS has run a Scottish cup in addition to its English competition.

Lorna McGregor A Scottish human rights lawyer has been announced this week as one of two new commissioners to join the Equality and Human Rights Commission(EHRC).

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission(SLCC) has announced the resignation of its chief executive Officer, Matthew Vickers (pictured), who is resigning to take up the post of deputy chief ombudsman at Ombudsman Services, a not-for-profit organisation which provides independent dispute resolution f

The city of Edinburgh council is to offer settlements of up to £4,000 to families affected by the baby ashes scandal at Mortonhall Crematorium. The proposed payments of between £1,000 and £4,000 and legal expenses have been decided between the council and the lawyers representing the families.

New figures have shown that anti-terror legislation has been used for minor offences in Scotland hundreds of times over the last three years. The Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Act 2000 (RIPSA), designed to catch terrorists, has been used against underage sunbed users and dog walkers.

Measures to improve the support and information available to victims and witnesses of crime in Scotland are being brought into force today. This is the second package of measures to be implemented from the Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014, which will improve the experience of victims and wi

The UK violated the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) four times last year, new figures released by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) show. The court decided 1,997 cases lodged against the UK last year. Of these 1,970 or 98.7 per cent were struck out or declared inadmissible.

The Scottish Police Authority (SPA) has published the findings and recommendations of its scrutiny inquiry into the public impacts of Police Scotland’s decision in 2013 to authorise its trained armed response vehicle officers to operate under a firearms standing authority. Among its key findings,

A company director who was sued for more than £3,000 in professional fees by a law firm which was instructed by another director to act on the company’s behalf in a legal dispute has won an appeal after a court ruled he was not liable to pay the sum sued for. Radio presenter Scottie McClue, a for

An appeal by two landlords against a decision requiring them to pay a tenant thrice the deposit for a lease which they failed to timeously repay has been refused by judges in the Court of Session. An Extra Division of the Inner House comprising Lord Drummond Young, Lord Malcolm and Sheriff Principal