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Sheriff Alison Stirling chooses as her top Session Case one of Scotland's most high profile criminal appeals of recent times: Fraser v HM Advocate 2011 SC (UKSC) 113, 2014 JC 115. Vote for your top three Session Cases here. In addition to reporting cases illustrating groundbreaking le

With great power comes great responsibility. I know that this quote is most often attributed (wrongly) to Spider-Man. Perhaps it has its true genesis in Luke 12:48, but for present purposes the hint of superpower is apt.

The Scottish Civil Justice Council has published its April Update newsletter. The April edition includes information on the council's recent activity, ongoing work, new rules, committee activity and appointments.

The UK is poised to win support from Brussels to join a European legal cooperation pact. EU diplomats expect the European Commission to approve Britain's application to join the Lugano Convention today. The accord determines jurisdiction when it comes to cross-border civil cases.

Irwin Mitchell is reportedly considering a stock market flotation which would make it the most valuable legal services company on the London Stock Exchange. The Sheffield-based firm, which has 15 offices across Great Britain including one in Glasgow, has been working with investment bankers at Roths

We have all heard of the gender pay gap but less is said of the gender pension gap: the difference in the retirement income of men and women, writes Amanda Jack. The gender pension gap is close to home for me, as my mum has fallen victim to it. My dad was the main earner in the house and frequently

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

There is a record level of business optimism amongst the UK’s finance leaders, according to a new report from Deloitte. The UK CFO Survey Q1 2021 released today reports that CFOs anticipate a strong recovery in profits over the next 12 months, with expectations back to the previous high s

The Spanish government has begun reforming the secrecy regime that prevented papers from the civil war and Franco's dictatorship from being published. The Socialist-led coalition of Pedro Sánchez, the prime minister, said a commission had been established to bring Spain's freedom of informati

A scorned judge who took revenge on her cheating partner by "marrying" him in a sham ceremony with an impersonator has been ordered to retire. Judge Souad Meslem, a senior judge in Paris, admitted the bizarre plot to a disciplinary council and could soon face a criminal trial for fraud, The Times re

The UK government has referred bills passed at Holyrood to the Supreme Court on the basis they are ultra vires of the Scotland Act. MSPs unanimously passed bills on local government and children's rights last month but UK ministers suggest they are beyond the scope of the Scottish Parliament's power

Two LLB students and the GCU Law Clinic have been shortlisted for the Glasgow Caledonian University STAR Awards. The STAR Awards are an annual celebration event held by the Students’ Association to recognise and celebrate the hard work of volunteers and student groups. Lucy Mackay, GCU Law Cli

In a fine example of nominative determinism, Laura Dunlop QC tells the tale of a dispute over a common name. The case? Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Company Ltd v Dunlop Motor Company Ltd 1907 SC (HL) 15. Vote for your top three Session Cases here. In 1840, John Boyd Dunlop was born in Dreghorn, A

CMS has announced five new partner promotions in Scotland. Employment lawyer Catriona Aldridge joins fellow Edinburgh-based colleague Claire Wallis and Glasgow-based Mike McColl, both from the firm’s real estate team, in making the move to partner level.

Morton Fraser has appointed one of Scotland’s most respected restructuring and insolvency lawyers, Yvonne Brady, as head of strategy for restructuring and insolvency.  The position has been created by Morton Fraser specifically for Ms Brady, who began her role this week.