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Julius Komorowski In the attached article, Julius Komorowski , of Terra Firma Chambers, explains why a majority of theSupreme Court held that the benefits cap, which was ...

Jenny Rowe The appointment of a "Welsh Justice" to the Supreme Court should be considered in the future, according to the chief executive's review of the selection ...

Three of the world’s top judges found representatives of the Magna Carta barons not guilty of treason, in a special event organised by the UK Supreme Court ...

Burness Paull has its eyes firmly on the prize for the 2015 Buccleuch Property Challenge. With a mixed team entered from the firm’s Edinburgh office, training is ...

Lord Brodie A man accused of various drugs offences who challenged the admissibility of certain evidence allegedly recovered following a police search of a vehicle has had ...

Brian McConnachie QC The Crown has defended its decision not to prosecute the driver of the bin lorry whose vehicle careered out of control in Glasgow city ...

Chris Dickson and Olga Pasportnikov have been appointed as sheriffs of Grampian, Highland and Islands. Her Majesty the Queen appointed Mr Dickson and Mrs Pasportnikov on the ...

Compensation for over 400 victims of sexual abuse who subsequently committed crimes has been reduced the BBC reports. Lower compensation was awarded for offences including those involving ...

One of Scotland’s most notorious court cases, the trial for sedition of the political reformer Thomas Muir of Huntershill, is to be re-examined at an event to ...

Key sections of anti-slavery legislation have come into force in England and Wales. The Modern Slavery Act 2015 has raised the limit for custodial sentences for offenders ...

A father-of-three who was convicted of a statutory breach of the peace after threatening his estranged wife has successfully challenged a sheriff’s decision to impose a non-harassment ...