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A housing association which sued contractors, engineers and architects over “serious defects” in the redevelopment of a former hospital has been granted a full hearing in its £3 million damages action. The defenders claimed that any obligation to make reparation to the pursuer for

Men prosecuted for same-sex sexual activity which is now legal can apply to have their convictions erased under the Historical Sexual Offences (Pardons and Disregards) Act 2018. The legislation, previously passed by the Scottish Parliament, is now in force and grants an automatic pardon to every gay

Mark Stewart QC, a member of Compass Chambers, has called to the English bar and is now dual qualified in Scotland and England. Mr Stewart has extensive experience in the High Court, acquired both as an advocate depute and defence counsel, in relation to allegations of commercial fraud or embezzleme

Failures to disclose evidence to defence lawyers have resulted in the number of collapsed criminal cases almost doubling in four years, The Times reports. Figures obtained from the Crown Prosecution Service show that, on average, about two cases were dropped per day last year as a result of delays i

A student law society is holding a conference aimed at those interested in a career in litigation. Aberdeen University Mooting Society has received the support of the Lord President, Lord Carloway, who will be keynote speaker at the conference and networking event next week in the Granite City.

The fourth season of activities organised by the Tumbling Lassie Committee drew to a close with the holding of the fourth Tumbling Lassie Ball at the Stables, Prestonfield House.

The Faculty of Advocates’ human rights award winner, Salome Nduta, has set herself a daunting challenge of celebrating this year’s International Human Rights Day at the top of a 17,060ft mountain. Ms Nduta, a protection officer with Defenders Coalition-Kenya, and colleagues have vowed to

Via Aberdeen Law School: Congratulations to Nina Robertson, a third year LLB student, who won the Davidson Chalmers Stewart LLP Commercial Law Prize.

A member of the public has agreed a repayment plan with a local authority which accidentally paid him nearly £300,000. Fife Council was supposed to pay the man £59.95 a week, but accidentally paid £59,395 per week instead – and didn't notice until around £297,000 was pa

A man found guilty of behaving in a “threatening” manner towards two teenage girls has had an appeal against a sheriff’s decision to place him on the sex offenders register dismissed. The appellant claimed that he had not been given sufficient notice that there was a “signifi

Lord Keen of Elie QC, the Advocate General for Scotland, has been accused of professional misconduct and will be the subject of disciplinary proceedings later this month. On 29 October, Lord Keen, who represented the government in the recent Scottish Brexit litigation, will appear before the Bar Tri

Lindsays has today announced a merger with Edinburgh-based legal practice Hadden Rankin.  The merger takes effect on 28th October 2019 and will see all Hadden Rankin staff transfer to Lindsays, with no redundancies. Hadden Rankin’s founding partners – Ross Hadden and Dot Rankin &nda

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The Scottish government has published guidance for legal professionals to help them cope with a possible no-deal Brexit. Two guides cover the changes to cross border civil justice cooperation in family cases and in civil and commercial cases.

The first steps to a career at the bar have been taken by no fewer than 26 aspiring advocates, the largest number of devils for at least 10 years. The group has made camp in the Mackenzie Building, home of the Faculty of Advocates’ training suite, at the start of the nine-month devilling perio