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Prisoners serving sentences of 12 months or less will be allowed to vote for the first time in the forthcoming Shetland by-election. The Scottish Government has said it will take steps this week to align the franchise for the by-election with the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).

Advocate David Adams has joined Compass Chambers. Mr Adams called to the Bar in 2018 after eight years in practice as a solicitor, rising to senior associate with a Glasgow litigation firm.

MacRoberts has advised on the sale of Cultivate Software Limited, an Edinburgh-based software consultancy business, to international food delivery operators Deliveroo. A team led by corporate finance partner Alan Kelly, share schemes partner James Keith and corporate finance senior solicitor Bonar M

Rodney Whyte, partner and specialist in residential land development at Pinsent Masons, looks at how Scots law is holding back "later living" developments. There are almost 12 million people aged 65 and above in the UK, and that demographic is forecast to grow by an additional 8.6 million people ove

Internationally-recognised Jurassic sites on Skye, containing rare evidence of how dinosaurs and early mammals lived many millions of years ago, have been granted greater legal status under a Nature Conservation Order (NCO). The order, signed by the Minister for Rural Affairs and the Natural Environ

Researchers looking at the use of bail and remand for young people across Scotland have appealed for those with experience of the system to get in touch. The Centre for Youth and Criminal Justice (CYCJ) is undertaking the research to better understand how the experience of going through the criminal

The Society of Advocates in Aberdeen has invited legal trainees in the city to attend a free buffet lunch in the Library at Concert Court next month. The trainee lunch on Tuesday 17 September 2019, at 1pm, is a chance to catch up with university friends and see the Society's facilities with no oblig

The German government has introduced draft legislation to allow British citizens in Germany to continue living and working in the country in the event of a no-deal Brexit, in sharp contrast to the UK government. The Brexit-Aufenthalts-Überleitungsgesetz (Brexit Residence Reconciliation Bill), w

The UK’s only court-based improv show, This Is Your Trial, returns to the Edinburgh Fringe for a seventh year from tonight, at Frankenstein, 26 George IV Bridge. Sponsored by Inksters Solicitors, the show continues to attract the brightest and the best talent in town, to wear the wigs and lega

Scullion LAW has congratulated Gemma Brown on graduating with an LLB from the University of Strathclyde after 18 years with the firm. Ms Brown, from Larkhall, started off as an office junior and then a criminal secretary, before moving to the conveyancing team and eventually becoming a paralegal in

A drug dealer who inadvertently incriminated himself by dealing in front of his own car's dashboard camera has been jailed. Scott Curtis, 45, has been jailed for two years and six months after pleading guilty to possessing cocaine and heroin with intent to supply and producing cannabis.

Lauren Brown looks back at the long summer of 1597 when Scotland was swept by witch-finding fever. Between March and October 1597, Scotland was gripped by witchcraft hysteria. Around 400 people were tried for witchcraft and 200 are believed to have been executed. The number of people accused was dou

A motorist who was found guilty of driving while using a mobile phone after filming the aftermath of a road traffic accident from behind the wheel of his van has seen a decision to quash his conviction upheld following an appeal. Ramsey Barreto was found guilty of a contravention of section 41D

Minimum unit pricing (MUP) for alcohol has been implemented effectively, with compliance high amongst licensed premises in Scotland, according to a study published today by NHS Health Scotland. MUP came into force on 1 May 2018 and requires all licensed premises in Scotland to set a floor price of 5

It is with great sadness that we report the death of Professor Tom Campbell who passed away on Saturday at the age of 81 in Canberra, Australia. Tom was one of the University of Glasgow’s most distinguished graduates and also one of its most distinguished professors. He took his first degree a