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New powers of entry and search for police to apprehend a person unlawfully at large from a home detention curfew (HDC) have come into force. A new ...

A solicitor who had sex with a drunk junior colleague, which a tribunal found he did not initiate, has been fined £35,000 and ordered to pay £200,000 ...

The Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, will play host on Friday, 25 October, 2019, to one of the most significant debates in recent years on the role ...

FNF Scotland has organised free information sessions on a US online training programme intended to help separated parents to move on from their disputes with their ex-partner. ...

Ampersand has again received top tier rankings across a number of areas of practice in the latest published guide to the legal profession, Chambers and Partners UK ...

Terra Firma Chambers has retained its Band 1 rankings for Planning and Environmental Law, Agriculture & Rural Affairs and Tax in the latest edition of Chambers & ...

Scotland's national rugby team is considering "legal options" to ensure its World Cup game against host Japan goes ahead in spite of a looming typhoon. Two games ...

An appeal court ruling in a legal action seeking a court order to force the Prime Minister to write a letter requesting a Brexit extension in the ...

Lawyers have sounded a note of caution over making fundamental changes to criminal trials following the publication of a report into jury behaviour and the use of ...

Laura Dunlop QC has been named as the new President of the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland. Community safety minister Ash Denham appointed Ms Dunlop to take ...

The UK government is being taken to court over its refusal to hold a fully independent, judge-led inquiry into British involvement in rendition and torture. The legal ...

Scottish Legal News yesterday reached 13,005 subscribers to its daily newsletter, underlining its primacy as the leading daily news service for Scotland’s dynamic and fast-changing legal community. Since its ...

Advocate Simon Crabb was invited by the Malawi-based Church and Society Programme and the Church of Scotland World Mission to participate in human rights and peace-building ...

The Supreme Court is hosting a special open day this month to mark its tenth anniversary. The court has featured regularly in the news in recent months, ...