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A violent serial offender has been jailed for 15 years for a catalogue of historical offences against nine women and girls. Following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow last month, George West was convicted of sixteen charges including rape and indecent assault.

A judge in British Columbia has refused to ask members of a jury about their vaccination status. “I do not think the participation of unvaccinated jurors risks public confidence in the administration of justice,” Justice Geoffrey Gomery said in a ruling.

Aamer Anwar is to appear at the Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal next month. He said in a statement: “It would obviously be inappropriate for me to comment in any detail on pending matters before the tribunal involving confidential client business, but I can say this is a histori

If you receive an award of compensation in respect of a personal injury, you are able to protect both your current and future entitlement to certain state benefits, local authority assistance and/or other sources of state-assisted support by placing your award into a personal injury trust. What is a

A prominent Muslim cleric with more than three million followers has issued a fatwa against Facebook's "haha" reaction. Ahmadullah, based in Bangladesh, said the use of the "haha" reaction to mock people is haram – but using it in good faith is fine.

The Sheriff Appeal Court has upheld the decision of a commercial sheriff in a contractual dispute between a housebuilder and a client in Aberdeen who held that the client was required to make an interim payment following the resignation of the firm to which payment applications required to

The Scottish Law Agents’ Society has backed the preservation of the 'not proven' verdict, arguing that the case for its abolition has not been substantiated. Andrew Stevenson, secretary of SLAS, said the organisation's council supports retention of the verdict because it is "logical".

The Scotsman has published an obituary of Brian Manus McGuire, campaigning lawyer and founding partner of Thompsons Solicitors Scotland, who passed away on 23 July at the age of 81. "He defined what it is to be a Labour lawyer. He was the archetype and the inspiration for many of the campaignin

The tide of history is lapping over Scotland’s land. The ambitious and far-reaching Human Rights Bill due this parliamentary session is part of this tide and will help further advance land reform.

Should climate change be a mandatory part of legal education to prepare Scotland's lawyers of the future? Or, would having a universal definition of 'ecocide' help to tackle climate change globally? Scots Law students have been challenged to write or record their views on climate change and the law

An independent review of how fish farms are regulated is underway in a move to make Scottish aquaculture legislation more effective. Professor Russel Griggs OBE has been appointed to lead the first phase of the review.

Macdonald Henderson has advised the Turnkey Group on the disposal of Turnkey Business Software (TBS) and Turnkey Infrastructure Solutions (TIS) to Kick ICT Group, led by technology entrepreneur Tom O’Hara. Founded in 2015, the deal is Kick’s sixth and seventh in six years as the bus

Balfour and Manson trainees took on Edinburgh's Seven Hills challenge on Saturday in aid of one of the firm's 2021 charity partners, Health in Mind Scotland. Health in Mind has been promoting positive mental health and wellbeing in Scotland since 1982.

Caritas Legal has been recognised for its commitment to the armed forces community by becoming the smallest business in the legal sector to receive the silver award under the Ministry of Defence’s employer recognition scheme. The scheme recognises employers who employ and support veterans, res

A woman who prominently accused the late billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein of sexual abuse has launched a lawsuit against Prince Andrew for allegedly sexually assaulting her when she was 17 years old. Virginia Giuffre, one of the most outspoken accusers of Mr Epstein, the disgraced American f