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An eminent academic is to join the University of Strathclyde’s Centre for Law, Crime & Justice as a visiting professor. Professor Tim Chapman is currently the chair of the board of the European Forum for Restorative Justice, and is a leading thinker on youth and criminal justice, including

Two students from the University of Aberdeen Law School will represent Scotland in an international competition this summer after winning the national event last week. DPLP students Katrina Hall and Alexander Owen beat teams from the Universities of Glasgow, Edinburgh and Strathclyde at the Sco

Lindsays has promoted Louise Norris and Rachel Holt to the respective roles of partner and associate. Ms Norris works in the commercial property department, where she was previously a director. Her promotion is the sixth in seven years at Lindsays, which she joined as a solicitor in June 2014.

Gillespie Macandrew has advised independent bookseller Topping & Company on the acquisition of premises. The firm advised on the purchase of the Edinburgh site, a 4,000sqft former bank on Blenheim Place, which the bookseller had leased since summer 2019.

It is fortunate to be of high birth, but it is no less so to be of such character that people do not care to know whether you are or are not.

The largest rabbit in the world has been stolen from a garden in England, police have said.

The Lord Advocate, James Wolffe QC, details his top Session Case: the infamous Moorov v HM Advocate 1930 JC 68. Vote for your top three Session Cases here. Sometimes, a legal rule is identified by the name of the case with which it is associated. In Scots law, none is more famous than the Mooro

An Irish airline pilot who was allegedly forced into self-employment and began using a payment scheme regarded by the tax authority as tax avoidance as a result has failed to challenge the effectiveness of a charge imposed on him for taxes on outstanding loans technically due by him under the scheme

Professors James Chalmers, Fiona Leverick and Vanessa Munro address the 'not proven' debate with clarity and precision. In a recent piece in Scottish Legal News, Tony Lenehan argues that “the argument behind abolishing the 'not proven' verdict must be that juries can’t be trusted to conv

Scottish Legal News has been featuring nominations for the top Session Case to accompany a survey run by the Scottish Council of Law Reporting on the occasion of the law reports' bicentenary. It is thought that Session Cases is the longest continuous set of law reports still in production in th

Criminal firm MTM Defence Lawyers has appointed a new senior solicitor as it sees an upsurge in domestic abuse cases, which now account for around 33 per cent of its caseload. Andrew Seggie has joined MTM at a time when private client cases are continuing to grow in number and complexity.

Following the resignation of Nicola Gordon as chair of the Judicial Appointments Board Scotland, the board has appointed Deirdre Fulton as interim chairing member. Recruitment of a new chair will begin after the elections next month.

The Courier has published a full obituary of Cecil Findlay, solicitor and accountant in Crieff, who has passed away at the age of 79. "Irene Findlay first set eyes on her future husband Cecil, who has died aged 79, on the first day of first year at secondary school.

Anderson Strathern has hired European dealmaker Max Scharbert as a director in its corporate practice. Mr Scharbert is a former partner at Rooney Nimmo and is the longstanding chairman of the German British Chamber of Industry & Commerce in Scotland, and is qualified in German, English and Scots

Law firm clients are increasingly looking for lawyers willing to invest in building long-term trusted relationships and a deep understanding of their business operations. At the same time, the ongoing disruptions in the legal market are resulting in renewed pricing and competitive pressures. Those a