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The Northern Ireland Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal brought by the three applicants whose conjoined applications for judicial review were dismissed in the High Court earlier this month.

A leading property lawyer has been appointed head of Pinsent Masons’ Scottish and Northern Irish operations. Katharine Hardie takes over the role of chair of Scotland and Northern Ireland from Richard Masters, 29 years to the day since she joined the firm as a trainee lawyer in 1990. She will

CMS has announced the appointment of Kenny Henderson as a partner in the litigation and arbitration practice. Mr Henderson is an English-law qualified litigator, who’s hire significantly strengthens CMS’ contentious offering in Scotland. He has spent over 15 years in London, including wi

Shepherd and Wedderburn has promoted six solicitors to associate in its latest round of internal promotions, four of whom joined the firm as trainees.

Dog control laws have been made the subject of a public consultation amid worries over careless owners. Community safety minister Ash Denham MSP has pledged to "keep communities safe from irresponsible owners" and their out-of-control dogs.

Asylum seekers facing eviction proceedings in Glasgow have been given temporary reprieve by a court. Around 130 court actions concerning proposed lock-changes by Serco have been put on hold or continued at Glasgow Sheriff Court.

DWF has unveiled plans to increase the representation of women and ethnic minorities in senior leadership positions over the next three years. The firm has set targets focused on ensuring that a diverse group of people have access to senior management roles - the three most senior career levels

Advocate Niall McCluskey is completing the New Year's Day triathlon in Edinburgh for charity Support in Mind Scotland. Support in Mind Scotland works to improve the wellbeing and quality of life of people affected by serious mental illness.

The Scottish Young Lawyers' Association (SYLA) is kicking off the new legal year with events at Hobbs in Glasgow and Edinburgh. Hobbs has kindly invited SYLA members along to an evening of discounts, drinks, nibbles and shopping for the second year running.

Eight software developers have secured £50,000 each in funding to develop apps to broaden access to legal services in England and Wales. Their solutions include a tool to aid group litigation, AI technology that supports employees during disputes with their employer, and a one-stop-shop to hel

Italy's Constitutional Court has ruled it is not always a crime to assist in the death of someone experiencing "intolerable suffering". The country's parliament is now expected to debate the matter, which came to the fore during the trial in Milan of an activist who helped a tetraplegic man die in S

A prison has been forced to change over 3,000 locks after a locksmith was arrested amid suspicion he was selling duplicate keys to prisoners. Prison authorities called police after becoming concerned that some of the 1,400 inmates at HMP Wandsworth in south-west London had obtained keys to their cel

A man who was found guilty of raping a family member but claimed that there was “insufficient evidence” that he lacked the “honest belief” that the complainer had consented has lost his appeal. The High Court of Justiciary Appeal Court ruled that the trial judge was “co

Lawyers have expressed concern after new figures showed total expenditure on legal aid fell slightly to £123.7 million in 2018-19, down from £124.4 million in the previous year. John Mulholland, president of the Law Society of Scotland, said the regulatory body "[doesn't] believe the ove

A woman who appealed a decision of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland on the basis of her claim she did not have a private residential tenancy (PRT) under the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 has had her appeal refused by the Upper Tribunal for Scotland. Kate Affleck