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An American legal scholar is to lecture on the Biden administration’s effort to restore international law and institutions in the wake of the Trump presidency.

Shared Parenting Scotland is seeking expressions of interest from relevant professionals to become coaches when it introduces the New Ways For Families approach to resolving protracted hostility between parents after divorce or separation. All coaches have a background in family law, mediation, fami

Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie has announced a string of appointments and promotions. The firm has welcomed Vicki Provan, a former partner at the firm, who has taken on the role of commercial property consultant. Amen Chaudry has also joined the commercial property team as solicitor. &nb

A Lord Ordinary has resolved a £29 million claim by a cigarette paper company against the manufacturers of ink dispensing machines by finding them to be liable for only £3,000 worth of the damage. It was averred by Benkert UK Ltd that a fire that destroyed their premises in Alva, Clackma

The greatest hits of Barry Manilow have been weaponised against protesters by authorities in New Zealand. Anti-vaxxers have set up camp outside the country's parliament, which has started playing music on a loop through its speakers in a bid to disperse them.

The Scottish Conservatives have called on the Lord Justice General, Lord Carloway, to investigate why a sheriff failed to recuse himself in the Rangers fraud case when he was said to be a shareholder of the club. Russell Findlay, the Scottish Conservative spokesman on community safety, rai

A public inquiry into the wrongful convictions of hundreds of sub-postmasters and mistresses begins today. Between 2000 and 2014, more than 700 sub-postmasters were convicted of false accounting, theft and fraud due to a fault in the Horizon computer system.

The committee members for the Faculty of Advocates' new Junior Bar Association have been elected. President Antonia Welsh is joined by Cameron Smith as vice president, Amy Donachie as secretary and Emma Boffey as devils' representative. Fergus Whyte, Valentina Mori, Ayla Iridag and Emily Bradbury ha

Last year saw a surge in the number of multi-million-pound homes sold in Scotland, with 419 homes sales registered. According to Rettie & Co, this was an increase of almost 50 per cent on 2020, which itself was the highest recorded level since the 2007 market boom.

More than 100 lawyers as well as 40 legal aid firms have quit the legal aid scheme, new figures show. A freedom of information request made by the Scottish Liberal Democrats indicates that the number of lawyers on the duty solicitor scheme fell from 753 in 2019 to 643 last year.

Edinburgh University students Rebecca Millar and Matthew McPherson have won the Elaine Tyre Client Consultation Competition, the Scottish final of the International Client Consultation Competition, which is hosted by Edinburgh Law School. The pair beat teams from four other diploma in professional l

First Scottish Searching Services have been confirmed as Exclusive Sponsors of the Conveyancing Conferences in CLT Scotland’s 2022 programme. Over the coming year they will take an active role in various CPD events. The first event in 2022 will take place online on 23rd March, the conference b

The Scottish University Law Clinic Network (SULCN) is holding its annual conference online on Wednesday 23 February from 14:00 – 17:00. This year, SULCN will address the issues of social justice and how to improve law clinics’ online and in-person services. The event will be divided into

Ian Bowie has joined Shepherd and Wedderburn as a partner, bringing to the firm and its clients more than 25 years’ expertise advising on real estate projects, with a particular focus on energy and natural resources. Renowned for his technical skills and client focus, Mr Bowie supports clients

Plans announced by the Scottish government to restrict the public’s use of fireworks will be considered by the Scottish Parliament’s Criminal Justice Committee. A call for views launches today to gather views on the proposals from the public and stakeholders. The results of this work wil