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The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) is introducing new services to make it easier for people who are hard of hearing or have a visual impairment to serve as jurors. The new services have been developed in response to the recommendations made in the Enabling Jury Service report drawn up

Anderson Strathern has been named the Scottish independent law firm of the year at The Herald’s Law Awards of Scotland, while CMS has won the Law Firm of the Year category. Murray McCall, managing partner at Anderson Strathern told SLN: “The whole firm is delighted that we have

A collaboration of lawyers who took on a multi-billion-pound national services company to defend the right to a home for 300+ asylum seekers has won the Judges Award at The Herald’s Law Awards of Scotland. The asylum seekers were threatened with summary eviction by having the locks on their ac

Ken MacDonald has been elected president of the Society of Advocates in Aberdeen. At the society's annual general meeting Martin Ewan of Pinsent Masons passed the presidency on to Mr MacDonald, a partner at Brodies while Duncan Love of J&G Collies and Martin Sinclair of Mackinnons became vice pr

One of the world’s top scholars on international law will give a public lecture at the University of Aberdeen next month. Professor Gerry Simpson, of the London School of Economics, will deliver a retrospective on a century of war crimes trials during which he will discuss the Nuremberg and To

If you want to gain a better understanding of how to make your money work harder from both a personal and client point of view then be sure to attend the Scottish Young Lawyers' Association event at Golden Square Wealth Management in Aberdeen tonight.

A former boxing champion spared jail for taking part in an illegal bare-knuckle fight was told by a judge to join a boxing club. Anthony Kelly, 40, knocked out Alan Clohessy, 29, in an organised fight which was filmed and uploaded to YouTube and Facebook.

A former forestry worker who sued two companies which manufactured the components used in his hip replacements 10 years ago has had his action for damages dismissed. John Hastings, 64, claimed that the metal on metal (MoM) total hip replacements (THR) used in his operations were “defective&rdq

A new bill makes it a legal requirement for health boards to to provide direct access to forensic medical services for alleged victims of sex crimes. Alleged victims of rape and sexual assault will be able to refer themselves for forensic examination without having to report a crime to police,

The future of the internet is under threat from a "legal arms race" between jurisdictions unilaterally introducing quick-fix measures to address regulatory challenges, a landmark report has warned. Greater international cooperation is required to tackle issues including online extremism, data privac

Wild goose will remain on the menu in Scotland as a pilot legalising the sale of the meat has been extended to the end of January next year. The sale of wild geese was stopped after World War Two when the netting of the birds threatened their extinction.

Law students and graduates from under-represented groups have been finding out more about a legal career in government. Around 30 students and graduates from across Scotland from a minority ethnic or socio-economically disadvantaged background or who are disabled attended the taster day at the Scott

The second conference in a collaboration between the Universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow in international law – 'Glasginburgh 200' – will take place next year.

On 23 December 1919, the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act was passed, allowing women to be admitted to the professions. On 12 December, the Law Society of Scotland and Women in Law Scotland are hosting an event to celebrate this seminal date in legal history.

A newly-published author is helping to write a fresh chapter in the story of the Tumbling Lassie, and boosting her fundraising appeal. Stephen O’Rourke QC, has pledged one third of royalties from his début novel, a historical thriller called The Crown Agent, to the appeal.