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Edinburgh Napier Law Clinic will host the eighth annual Scottish University Law Clinic Network Conference next month. The day will open with some words from the incoming president of the Law Society, John Mulholland, and close with a keynote from John Sturrock QC, founder and senior mediator at Core

Morton Fraser's annual More for Lawyers conference took place yesterday.

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Imprisoned Chinese Rights Lawyer’s Family Hears From Him for First Time in 4 Years

Irish Legal News assistant editor Connor Beaton reviews an account of the 1922 battle between supporters and opponents of the Anglo-Irish Treaty which all but destroyed the Four Courts, home to the superior courts of Ireland. For the last four years, the dome of the Four Courts in the heart of Dubli

The heiress to a famous German biscuit company has come under fire for saying the company "did nothing wrong" by using slave labour in the Nazi era. Verena Bahlsen, 25, is an entrepreneur and the great-granddaughter of Hermann Bahlsen, creator of the Choco-Leibniz biscuits produced by the Bahlsen co

A house-builder has successfully appealed against a Scottish local authority’s decision to refuse planning permission for a new residential development. Persimmon Homes’ application for a 62-home development on a brownfield site in Dundee was refused by Dundee City Council, a d

New rights should be given to cohabitants to inherit from a deceased partner who leaves no will, the Faculty of Advocates has suggested. At the moment, the surviving partner of couples who live together, rather than marry or enter a civil partnership, has to apply to a court to obtain any financial

Pictured (L-R): Kenneth Pinkerton, Gillian Crandles, Simon Mackintosh and Jenny Younger Turcan Connell has announced the appointment of its first two legal directors, Jenny Younger and Kenneth Pinkerton, along with the promotion of other members of staff.

A lawyer specialising in major construction projects is returning to work in Aberdeen, having played a key role in the redevelopment of the Battersea Power Station in London. Iain Miller was the senior construction lawyer for Battersea Power Station Development Company Limited – the developmen

The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred the case of a man convicted of drug offences to the High Court of Justiciary. On 19 December 2017 at Dundee Sheriff Court the applicant, Liston Craig Pacitti, pled guilty to an amended charge of culpable and reckless conduct by supplyin

Scottish Legal News has celebrated its 11th anniversary by breaking through the 12,500 subscriber barrier to reach 12,521 readers yesterday. Unique users on www.scottishlegal.com now average almost 44,000 each month and Twitter followers have reached 9,506.

Celtic is to face a compensation claim for millions of pounds if it fails to accept responsibility for paedophiles who preyed on young players, a lawyer has said. Patrick McGuire, a partner at Thompsons Solicitors, made the warning after Jim McCafferty, 73, a former Celtic Boys Club coach, was

Scots lawyer Eilidh Douglas will appear on Question Time tonight as the show visits Elgin.

The General Court of the EU has confirmed that registration of the mark ‘NEYMAR’ by a third party is invalid. In December 2012, Mr Carlos Moreira, residing in Guimarães (Portugal), filed an application with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) for registration o

Belfast solicitor John Finucane, son of murdered human rights lawyer Pat Finucane, has been nominated by Sinn Féin to be the next Lord Mayor of Belfast. Mr Finucane, a graduate of Dundee Law School and partner at Finucane Toner Solicitors, was elected to Belfast City Council as a Sinn F&eacut