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The Law Society of Scotland has described the Scottish government’s confirmation of an additional £11 million for legal aid as ‘a step in the right direction’ but called for urgent progress on a formal review mechanism to ensure the sector remains sustainable. Legal aid solic

Brodies LLP in partnership with Edinburgh Law School presents: Effective Environmental Standards, Law and Governance, a talk with James Martin, chair of Environmental Standards Scotland. Mr Martin has had a wide-ranging career in the public and private sectors, serving as the Scottish Public Service

The director of a Perth construction firm has narrowly avoided jail after he evaded tax payments of £204,678. Perth Sheriff Court heard that Thomas Mullen of Tay Roofing and Building Ltd cashed customers’ cheques to avoid the tax payments.

Elton John's half-brother tried and failed to bring an enormous trident spear to his court appearance for possessing magic mushrooms. Geoff Dwight, 56, from Ruthin in north Wales, brought the long pole-shaped item to Llandudno Magistrates Court last week but was prevented by security guards from bri

An Aberdeen Law School academic has started the year by delivering a series of presentations on the planet's most valuable resource to international audiences. Professor Zeray Yihdego, co-director of the Aberdeen Centre for Constitutional and Public International Law, was in India at the start of th

Proposed UK government amendments to its controversial Troubles bill do not address concerns raised by victims and human rights campaigners and some of them "would actually make the bill worse", according to a new analysis. Northern Ireland's Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ) and acad

A decision to label a children's book depicting same-sex relationships as harmful to young children violated the author's right to free speech, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled.

Chala McKenna, an environmental lawyer at Davidson Chalmers Stewart, has been awarded chartered status with the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM). She joins her colleague Laura Tainsh, a partner at the commercial law firm, to become only the second Scottish solicitor to achieve this

McGovern Reid has opened a new office in Bishopbriggs, Glasgow.

A housing developer that challenged the rejection of planning permission for around a hundred houses to the north of Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire, has lost its appeal to the Inner House of the Court of Session. Taylor Wimpey UK Ltd argued that the reporter for the Scottish Ministers who considered the in

Cold case investigators today released a new facial reconstruction image in a bid to identify a man whose body was found in woods just outside Glasgow more than 11 years ago. Mystery surrounds the discovery of human remains in woodland near Balmore Golf Club, East Dunbartonshire, on 16 October 2011.

The DWF Foundation has surpassed £1m in donations. The foundation is an independent charity that was launched by DWF. Since December 2015, the foundation has been the focus of charitable giving for DWF and reflects the Group's values.

Lawyer Shalinay Raghavan has been appointed as "non-executive whistleblowing champion member" of The State Hospitals Board for Scotland. Miss Raghavan has a keen interest in mental health, staff well-being and good organisational governance. She is currently head of employment law at the Scottish go

Edward Hunter, a partner in Burness Paull’s corporate finance team, has been recognised as a rising star in an industry benchmark. The Lawyer’s annual Hot 100 list, which it describes as “the crème de la crème of the legal world”, features “the most daring

A police force has denied embarrassing reports that a "woman screaming" in its own car park turned out to be one of its off-duty officers having sex with a colleague. Alarm bells were raised at the 79th precinct of the New York Police Department (NYPD) after a concerned citizen called 911 to report