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A construction worker was threatened with jail time after wearing a T-shirt to a virtual court hearing. Detroit judge Ronald Giles reprimanded the defendant, who claimed he had been working a building site.

Governors will never be awed by the voice of the people, so long as it is a mere voice, without overt acts.

A former tenant of a property in Gourock, Inverclyde, has been awarded £1,500 by the First-tier Tribunal Housing and Property Chamber after it found she had been unlawfully evicted by her landlord, who claimed that his sister intended to live in the property. Charlotte Mills sought a wrongful

Glasgow legal practice Lynch & Co. has been acquired by Elaine MacDonald, a former associate at Austin Lafferty Ltd. The new firm, MacDonald Lynch, has three former employees and a consultant from the original office. Colin Carr will also join the new operation.

Convictions for violent crime in Scotland have increased by more than a fifth, with rises in attempted murder, serious assault and robbery. Scottish government figures indicate a 21 per cent year-on-year increase in convictions for non-sexual violent crime, with the total figure standing at 2,142 in

The UK government has reportedly told the European Commission that it has unilaterally breached the Northern Ireland Protocol because of circumstances beyond its control. In a 20-page letter in response to EU legal proceedings, the UK has suggested that it will rely on force majeure to explain its i

The nature of power is such that even those who have not sought it, but have had it forced upon them, tend to acquire a taste for more.

A group of business and legal bodies representing Scotland, Europe and the US have urged caution towards the introduction of US-style ‘opt-out’ class action lawsuits in Scottish courts. The Scottish Chambers of Commerce, European Justice Forum, BritishAmerican Business and the US Chamber

Figures from the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service show that 463 sheriff solemn cases were concluded last month, which is eight per cent higher than the pre-Covid average. The figures show that during April 2021:

DLA Piper has appointed Stuart Murdoch as partner in its Edinburgh litigation & regulatory practice, specialising in financial services disputes and regulatory matters. He joins from Burness Paull, where he was also a partner. He is one of only eight lawyers in the Scottish market recommended fo

Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has announced its new charity partners in Edinburgh, including Simpsons Special Care Babies, the Edinburgh Food Project and Fresh Start. The firm will be supporting all three charities through fundraising, volunteering and raising awareness.

Rival honey manufacturers have become embroiled in an international dispute over who can call their products "manuka honey". The New Zealand Manuka Honey Appellation Society is trying to convince the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) that manuka honey can only come from New Zealand.

Keith Brown MSP is Scotland's new justice secretary, having replaced Humza Yousaf who has been promoted to health secretary. Mr Brown, who is depute leader of the SNP, was economy, jobs and fair work secretary between 2016 and 2018.

A prisoner who sought a review of his case based on defective representation has had his petition against the decision by the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission to refuse a review of his case rejected by a judge in the Outer House of the Court of Session. Paul Kelly was co

A Scottish university student, who is on track to achieve her ambitions of becoming a lawyer after being awarded a Lawscot Foundation bursary, hopes more young people will be given the same opportunity. Chloe Fraser, a second year law student at the University of Edinburgh, shared her story as the L