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Advocate Robert Hovey, of Themis Advocates, will be taking part in the Cateran Yomp on Saturday 4 June to raise money for Help for Heroes – a charity supporting wounded servicemen and women. The Cateran Yomp is a 54 mile circular walk across rugged terrain including the peaks of Glenshee. In a

It has more the flavour of a prequel than a sequel as juries return to court this summer. They had been appearing in Odeon venues to watch trials on the silver screen via video link at the height of the pandemic in what was an innovative Scottish production.

Complainants in rape cases will only have their phones taken by police for evidential purposes “when absolutely necessary”, the solicitor general is to say. Alex Chalk QC will say today that police will be ordered to retained detailed written explanations and justifications for when they

On the 20th anniversary of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA) receiving Royal Assent, organisations from across Scotland have voiced their support for legal reform and for the Campaign for Freedom of Information in Scotland’s draft bill to improve the law. The CFOIS Bill pr

The Sheriff Appeal Court has held that being in possession of a knife for the purpose of using it to commit suicide is not a reasonable excuse in terms of section 49(4) of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 after an appeal against conviction was raised on that basis. The appellant,

Aberdein Considine has appointed senior corporate and employee benefits expert Katie Mearns. Ms Mearns has joined Aberdein Considine in a newly created corporate benefits adviser role, bringing with her over 10 years’ experience working with a range of clients across the country.

The Women in Law Project in collaboration with Diversity+ invite all those interested in issues of inclusion and representation to join them for a rally on Monday 13 June from 6:00pm - 7:30pm at the University of Glasgow to think collectively about the past, present and future for ethnic minority wo

Dear Editor Over the years I was, both as solicitor and solicitor advocate, on the other side from Colin in many personal injury litigations.

Digital driving licences used by millions of Australians are remarkably easy to falsify without detection, researchers have found. Since 2019, motorists in New South Wales (NSW) have been able to use a smartphone app to prove their identity to police or when buying alcohol in shops and restaurants,

A fresh attempt to establish drug consumption rooms in Scotland contrary to the wishes of the Home Office has been launched. Campaigners are calling for the rooms to be introduced to stem the tide of drug deaths.

Dentons has extended its flexible working trial until the end of next year, The Lawyer reports. The firm's policy, called You Choose, gives partners and staff the freedom to decide where they want to work.

A GP who sexually assaulted female patients for more than 34 years has been jailed for 12 years. Krishna Singh, from Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, was found guilty of 54 sexual offences on women under his care between 1984 and 2018.

Draft legislation published today by Justice Secretary Dominic Raab will pave the way for the first ever "Victims Law" in England and Wales. The Victims Bill will see complainants’ views sought at regular points during their case, with greater accountability placed on agencies such as the Crow

Martin Ewan discusses the oil price boom and the potential consequences for the north east of Scotland. I am old enough to remember several phases of oil and gas here in the Granite City. The cyclical nature of the industry meant the ‘boom’ times, with high prices and increased activity,

Digby Brown was proud to welcome 530 people to the Head Injury Information Day 2022 (HiiD) this month – as it returned for the first time in three years.