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The Edinburgh Bar Association is to strike on St Andrew's Day next week, citing the failure of the Scottish government to take Scotland's legal aid situation seriously. On Monday 30 November, Edinburgh Sheriff Court will be open for custody business. Most staff will be paid an enhanced rate for work

Miller Hendry has announced promotions and new appointments to its teams in Dundee and Crieff. Fiona Kelly has been appointed as a solicitor in the court department Dundee. She graduated from Abertay University with an LLB (Hons) in 2015, before completing the diploma at the University of Dundee in

A judge in the Court of Session has fixed a date for a judicial review of Scottish ministers' definition of "woman" in legislation. Lady Wise has arranged for a two-day judicial review on January 7 and 8.

Does lawful act duress exist at all and, if so, in what circumstances may it be invoked? These are the questions which face the Supreme Court in Times Travel (UK) Limited v Pakistan International Airlines Corporation which was heard by the court on 2 and 3 November 2020, writes Richard McMeeken

An online platform that teaches students pro bono skills has announced a new collaboration. ProBonoSkills.com (PBS) is to team up with NatWest Group on a range of initiatives. In addition, Philip Hall, senior legal counsel in the outsourcing, technology and IP team, will join the PBS advisory board.

A Glasgow based company has admitted a health and safety offence after an employee fell through a fragile plasterboard ceiling, sustaining life-changing injuries. Alfa (Wholesale) Limited, a wholesale grocery, catering supply and household goods company, pled guilty to a contravention of Sections 2(

A student from Abertay University is to compete in the national finals of the British Inter-University Commercial Awareness Competition (BIUCAC) for law students. Michael Davidson, 21, from Auchterarder is in his final year of the LLB (Hons) at Abertay.

The US Supreme Court has upheld challenges made by religious groups against state pandemic restrictions. The court's newest justice, Amy Coney Barrett, cast the decisive vote in a majority decision that means the state is temporarily barred from enforcing certain attendance limits on houses of worsh

Vancouver, one of the biggest cities in Canada, has become the first jurisdiction in the country to take steps towards decriminalising personal possession of drugs including heroin and cocaine. City councillors unanimously backed proposals from Mayor Kennedy Stewart to adopt a "health-focused" appro

An attempted armed robbery in Australia failed after the would-be victim pulled out a larger knife. Evoking the famous scene in the film Crocodile Dundee, café manager Johan David Cruz Arevalo scared off a knife-wielding robber.

The former director of a media company who objected to the amount of legal expenses he was calculated to owe to his former employer has been unsuccessful in challenging the decision.  In the action by CJC Media (Scotland) Ltd against Kenneth Sinclair, a former director of the com

Scottish government ministers have failed to hand over documents relating to the unlawful investigation of Alex Salmond – despite two court orders and a search warrant having been issued. The former first minister is considering further legal action against the government, The Times reports. A

Four legal academics at Dundee University's School of Law have been promoted. Sarah King, Yvonne Evans, Dr Thomas Giddens and Dr Luca Siliquini-Cinelli have all been made senior lecturers.

The independent public inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of Sheku Bayoh in police custody will begin next Monday, Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf has announced. Lord Bracadale, a former Senator of the College of Justice, will lead the statutory inquiry and will announce how it will

Two roles at Dentons in Scotland are at risk of being lost, as the firm begins a UK-wide redundancy consultation. The roles, in the Scottish real estate department, could go along with jobs in London and Milton Keynes.