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New laws to make family court proceedings in Scotland more child-friendly have been passed by the Scottish Parliament. The Children (Scotland) Bill will require all children's views to be heard and taken account of in family cases, subject to limited exceptions, removing the presumption that on

Lady Smith is stepping down from her role as president of the Scottish Tribunals after six years, with Lord Woolman set to replace her. Lady Smith was assigned as the first president of the Scottish Tribunals in 2014 by the then Lord President, Lord Gill.

Kennedys has announced that its annual global salary increases will go ahead in November. The salary increases are performance-based and apply to all eligible fee-earning and business services staff.

A woman’s £5,391 award from an Employment Tribunal has been confirmed on appeal with help from the Faculty of Advocates’ pro bono unit. Kirsty Ure, 35, thanked the unit and one of its volunteer advocates for “an incredible service in securing justice in my case.” 

Conservative ministers have been accused of pursuing a "vendetta" against critics after lawyer Mike Dailly was blocked from a place on a UK government advisory board, the Daily Record reports. Mr Dailly was told he will no longer have a place on the Money Advice and Pensions Service, even thoug

Digby Brown took part in the first video conference proof at the All-Scotland Sheriff Personal Injury Court heard last week. The evidential hearing was the first of its kind at ASPIC and the first proof to be heard in more than four months. The proof centred around a factual dispute on the

It's the subject of poems and songs and even has a statue devoted to its memory – Kate Scarborough tells the story of the famous 'Turra Coo'. At the beginning of the 20th century, the government introduced the National Insurance Act 1911, which required employers to make compulsory contributio

A Bronze Age hoard of national significance has been found by a metal detectorist in the Scottish Borders. A complete horse harness and sword were uncovered at the site near Peebles in what is only the second time this kind of hoard has been found in Scotland.

Scottish Legal News is saddened to report the sudden death over the weekend of Sheriff Richard Davidson. Richard Davidson, 72, served as Sheriff in Dundee for almost 20 years up to 2016 before serving as sheriff in Fort William and Portree up to his retirement four years ago. Prior to his shrieval a

In the understandable tsunami of media coverage in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is easy to forget that, as matters stand, the transition period following the UK’s departure from the EU ends in less than six months’ time, writes Bruce Craig. Currently, the EU and the UK have a gl

A virtual open day to give an insight into life at the Scottish bar has drawn wide praise as “a fantastic experience”. The event was aimed primarily at senior school pupils and university students, to show them what a career at the Faculty of Advocates could be like.

Construction lawyer Lisa Dromgoole considers the parallels between Hearts and Partick Thistle’s legal battle with the SPFL and alternative dispute resolution in the building sector. It's not often that a construction lawyer has cause to consider the world of football, or not this construction

A criminal defence lawyer went viral on social media after turning up to a sentencing hearing in a hazmat suit. Samuel J. Rabin Jr., an attorney in Miami, Florida, attended the court in a full hazmat suit with gloves, respirator mask and face shield.

After more than 200 years, Thomas Muir of Huntershill has been restored to the roll of the Faculty of Advocates following a successful plea by Ross Macfarlane QC. Muir was an advocate and political reformer in late eighteenth-century Scotland who, during an age of revolution, promoted democratic ide

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie has today marked half a decade since the tragic M9 crash in which John Yuill and Lamara Bell died, and criticised “glacial and agonising” delays which mean that a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) has still not taken place into the crash and the