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The Crown Office has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the death of 59-year-old Alexander Jamieson. Mr Jamieson died on 21 August 2022 at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary. He had been an inmate within HMP Barlinnie when he became ill.

Lord Hodge has requested a new hearing in the Rangers case following accusations of a conflict of interest.

Young lawyers from New Zealand, the USA, and Australia toured Parliament House last week as part of their experience as Pegasus scholars.

The imprisonment of a 45-year-old woman who admitted to causing her own abortion during the lockdowns was “unlikely” to be just, senior judges have said. Carla Foster was given a 28-month prison term after obtaining tablets when she was between 32 and 34 weeks pregnant.

A court worker has been arrested after trying to approach Donald Trump in a show of support during his civil fraud trial in New York. The woman, who has not been named, has been suspended from her job as well as being charged with contempt of court and disrupting a court proceeding, CNN reports.

Terra Firma Chambers’ strength across its core practice areas has been recognised in the latest edition of Chambers & Partners UK Bar Guide 2024. The stable has been ranked in six practice areas, retaining Band 1 rankings for Agriculture & Rural Affairs, Planning and Environmental Law,

There is a "plausible and credible case" that Israel is attempting to commit genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, a respected US-based legal advocacy organisation has said. The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), founded in 1966 to provide legal support for the civil rights movement, published

The Aberdeen Law Project (ALP) has successfully enforced a 24-hour notice period for a vulnerable client. As a result, the landlord will no longer access the property without providing the mandatory notice to the client.

Westwater Advocates and its members receive top rankings from Chambers & Partners in the 2024 edition of the Chambers UK Bar Guide. The stable has received 26 individual rankings across eight categories and is also recognised as a Band 1 stable in the practice areas of Employment and Family law.

Compass Chambers has once again been recognised as a leading set by Chambers UK in the latest edition of its directory. Compass has received 47 individual rankings in six practice area categories. Compass is also ranked Band 1 as a set in four categories – Personal Injury, Clinical Negligence,

Chairman of Terra Firma Chambers Michael Howlin KC will today step down after over six years in the role. Current vice-chairman James Findlay KC will become chairman with Roddy McIlvride KC taking up the position of vice-chairman.

The 22nd annual Pro Bono Week takes place across the UK from 6 to 10 November 2023. This year's Pro Bono Week centres around the following themes: Join Edinburgh Law School alumni, staff, current students, and members of the wider legal community to learn about and celebrate the voluntary contributi

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Egypt official tells Europe to take in 1m Gazans if ‘you care about human rights so much’

Arnot Manderson Advocates has obtained 24 individual rankings including 8 in Band 1 across fourteen wide ranging practice areas in the recently announced Chambers and Partners listings. As well as the haul of individual rankings Arnot Manderson has achieved stable wide recognition in Private Client,

The first law student to graduate from a scholarship scheme set up in memory of the respected lawyer Kirk Murdoch has started a traineeship at Pinsent Masons. Dundee graduate Emilia Gordon has joined the firm in London on a two-year training contract and will initially be working in Pinsent Masons&r