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The website of our sister publication Scottish Construction Now last month clocked up record traffic, for the third consecutive month, as readers flocked to the site to keep abreast of developments during the coronavirus shutdown. More than 118,800 people visited the website during March, up 5,

The Scottish Young Lawyers' Association has proposed an amendment to the organisation's standing orders to allow its AGM to take place under social distancing measures. This general meeting will take place by Zoom on 27 April 2020 at 5pm. Any member of the association may, if they wish, dial in to t

A lesbian judge in the USA has been disciplined for flying a rainbow flag in her courtroom. The Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct ruled that Judge Rosie Speedlin Gonzalez breached strict impartiality rules by flying the flag, Texas Lawyer reports.

Law students and faculty at Strathclyde University have been recommending books, films, TV shows, music and podcasts for people to enjoy during the lockdown in the form of the Strathclyde Non-Law Review.

A book by the late Polly Higgins who proposed the crime of ecocide has been republished to celebrate her life and work. Ms Higgins who died of cancer last year at the age of 50 grew up in Glasgow, where she attended St Aloysius’ College before studying at Aberdeen, Utrecht and Glasgow Universi

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A man who dropped his wallet while robbing a bank has still not been identified because someone snatched the wallet before police arrived. Police in the US state of Colorado are appealing for the wallet to be handed in to help identify the robber, Denver7 News reports.

An NHS trust that applied to recover overpaid VAT has successfully appealed against the decision to reject its case by the Upper Tribunal, with the Inner House remitting the case to the First-tier Tribunal for reconsideration. The NHS Lothian Health Board operated a number of scientific la

The Scottish Criminal Bar Association (SCBA) has expressed optimism after a roundtable discussion about jury trials during the COVID-19 emergency. Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf hosted the video conference in which the SCBA and other interested parties were represented.

Lord Justice Leggatt (Sir George Leggatt) will be sworn in as justice of the Supreme Court in a closed ceremony next Tuesday. The Constitutional Reform Act 2005, which established the Supreme Court, requires that appointees take the required oaths in the presence of the president of the court.

The UK Legal Sector Affinity Group (LSAG), which includes the Law Society of Scotland, has jointly published an advisory note, highlighting key anti-money laundering (AML) risks and challenges for the legal profession associated with the COVID-19 crisis. It also includes information to help the prof

Waiving the immigration health surcharge is the helping hand that migrant NHS workers really require, argues Terra Firma advocate Mark Lazarowicz. The current coronavirus crisis has highlighted the reliance that the national health service, along with other public services, places on migrants a

DWF partner Naomi Pryde is collating views from solicitors on the Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service’s approach to COVID-19 in her capacity as a Law Society of Scotland Council member and a concerned civil court practitioner. She said: "I'm well placed to comment as I have a split

Russell Eadie has joined the team at Navigator Employment Law. Mr Eadie is an experienced employment lawyer having spent more than 20 years working in this area, almost exclusively for employers or senior executives. Over those years, he has worked at various levels and was latterly a partner in a l

Shared Parenting Scotland has called for action to prevent a logjam of family cases in the Scottish courts once normal business resumes.