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The Judicial Conduct Investigations Office (JCIO) is looking into the conduct of a High Court judge who heard a case involving British Airways a fortnight after the airline lost his luggage. Justice Peter Smith excused himself from a major case involving the airline in July after he repeatedly asked

A robber in Fife had cold water poured over his plans to steal from a betting shop after an unfazed bookmaker ripped up his ransom note The Courier reports. Barry Shepherd, 40, attempted to hold up a Scotbet shop, handing Peter Morris a threatening note in January.

A High Court judge let his irritation get the better of him after an airline which had lost his luggage appeared before him in a case. Mr Justice Peter Smith asked British Airways what it had done with his bags but it declined to answer before requesting the judge recuse himself.

Peter Alderdice An ineffective system of governance for the financial sector is to be overhauled next year, writes Peter Alderdice.

Graeme McKinstry (left) and Peter Sharp Ayr based law firm The McKinstry Company has acquired the Girvan practice of Murray & Tait.

From left: Brandon Malone, Penelope Warne and Professor Peter Cameron

David J Black is underwhelmed by the US investor’s plans for a pod hotel in an elegant Edinburgh crescent. A mere few months have passed since Keir Starmer, chancellor Rachel Reeves, and trade minister Peter Kyle victoriously announced that they had secured a magnificent £150 billion dea

Compass Chambers and its members have once again received top rankings from the Legal 500 in the 2026 edition of the directory. Compass received 26 individual rankings across three practice areas. It was once again recognised as a top tier stable in both Crime & Regulatory and Personal Injury &a

An appeal against a decision that VAT was chargeable on investment fund success fees that became payable after the investment adviser left the VAT group of the company holding the fund has been unanimously dismissed by the Supreme Court. The Prudential Assurance Company Ltd argued that no VAT was ch

Claims that the UK could leave the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) without breaching the 1998 Good Friday Agreement (GFA) are "not credible", a new report has concluded. A new report by Professor Colin Murray of Newcastle University and Professor Aoife O'Donoghue of Queen's University Bel

A sheriff has issued an eviction warrant against members of a self-styled “African tribe” who have been camping on private land near Jedburgh. At Jedburgh Sheriff Court on Friday, Sheriff Peter Paterson granted the order against the so-called Kingdom of Kubala, saying it would take effec

A Lord Ordinary has recalled a petition by two companies seeking to reclaim computer code from two former employees on the basis that they had breached confidentiality and infringed their copyright after finding that the petition had been granted without full disclosure. PE Ltd and another company s

The Court of Appeal of England and Wales has dismissed an appeal by six insurers against a decision that they required to pay out on the war risks policy of a vessel detained by the Indonesian navy under border security laws in 2019 after concluding that no exclusion in the policy had been engaged b

Recent headlines have reignited debate over the lack of regulation for expert witnesses in both civil and criminal cases. But amid calls for tighter oversight, it’s worth asking whether formal regulation would fix the problem or just add another layer of bureaucracy, writes Christine Rolland.

In a significant judgment handed down on 10 June 2025, the Court of Session has clarified the complex relationship between insurance policy avoidance and insurers’ rights to recover settlement payments, writes Robyn Coates. The case of Ian Whyte v David Arthur and UK Insurance Limited [2025] C