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The National Free Wills Network is a unique initiative that connects solicitors with individuals who wish to leave a gift to charity through their Will.

An appeal in terms of Section 42ZA(10) of the Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980 was made by Andrew Stephen Medley (“the Appellant”) against the Determination made by the Council of the Law Society of Scotland.

At the Society’s Legal Technology Conference 2025, artificial intelligence came under the spotlight. Conference co-chair Aleks Tomczyk takes stock of events.

With the Hague Convention now in force in the UK, Dr Robbie Reid from the University of Stirling examines the new legal framework for the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments in civil and commercial cases.

Fourteen new King’s Counsel have been appointed by His Majesty The King on the recommendation of First Minister John Swinney.

A letter from a lawyer-turned-comedian from half a world away on how careers change and what happened in Edinburgh.
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