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Douglas Roberts from Lindsays’ corporate and technology group advised on legal aspects of the transition of Falkirk-based Palimpsest Book Production Company Limited to employee ownership. Palimpsest, a book production company, was established in 1994 by Craig and Ruth Morrison and provides the

An Aberdeen-based student law project's annual lecture will be delivered this year by Sir Anthony Seldon. Sir Anthony, the award-winning political biographer and vice-chancellor of the University of Buckingham, will deliver the Aberdeen Law Project's annual lecture next month on the topic

The independent review on the impact of policing on affected communities in Scotland during the miners' strike is today launching a call for evidence. John Scott QC, who is leading the review, and his advisory panel, comprising Dennis Canavan, former MP and MSP, Jim Murdoch, professor of public law

One of Scotland’s foremost experts on immigration law and migration policy has joined Burness Paull LLP. Jamie Kerr has worked solely in the field of immigration, asylum and nationality law for over a decade, supporting public and private sector clients on the full suite of business

Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP has announced the promotion of Joanne Ockrim and Martin O’Neill to partner. Ms Ockrim graduated from Strathclyde University before joining WJM as a trainee and subsequently advancing through the firm.

Forensic expert Professor Dame Sue Black has called for the creation of a national database of sex offenders' penises to help tackle sexual crimes. Professor Black said that suspects can be identified by their penises alone and that it is the practice among many to upload such photos to we

John Sturrock QC reflects on the latest edition of Lord Hope's diaries. Earlier this year, I commented on the first of Lord Hope’s Diaries. That volume was illuminating and surprising, not least in disclosing the insecurity which Lord Hope sometimes experienced in his time as a practising QC. Sinc

It is ironic that as the Scottish government make plans to introduce a new benefit to alleviate funeral poverty, one of its agencies, the Accountant in Bankruptcy (AIB), has been cashing in on life insurance policies of people that have passed away, writes Alan McIntosh. This has led to bereaved fam

MSPs from the Scottish Parliament’s Justice Committee are to visit Dundee, Forfar and Montrose today. The politicians are carrying out fact-finding visits in readiness for two new parliamentary inquiries that get underway at Holyrood this autumn.

On 28th August 2018, Lord Docherty issued his opinion in the application of the Joint Liquidators of Doonin Plant Limited for directions. Eric Baijal examines the case. This is the latest in a series of judgments grappling with how the law approaches the liability of officeholders and

A new initiative to drive partnership working between legal professionals in the UK and Nigeria has been announced by Prime Minister Theresa May. The initiative is the latest stage of the Ministry of Justice’s ‘Legal Services are GREAT’ campaign, which aims to promote the UK&r

Former First Minister Alex Salmond who began crowdfunding his legal fees last night for his judicial review case at the Court of Session exceeded his target in a matter of hours. Mr Salmond sought £50,000 to cover the fees involved in seeking judicial review of the Permanent Secretary to the S

DLA Piper has bolstered its construction team in Scotland with the appointment of Ross Campbell to its construction & engineering practice in Edinburgh. Mr Campbell joins as legal director from Eversheds Sutherland with over 20 years' experience of energy, infrastructure and real estate developm

A report has found that police failed to make diligent enquiries to trace a 72-year-old man who had made a 999 call for an ambulance before he was found dead in his home, at supported accommodation in Inverness, the following day. The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) instructed the

Following the news that the Crown Office is to receive a cash injection to recruit more lawyers and staff, calls have been made for the Scottish government to do the same in the legal aid sector. Ian Moir, of the Law Society of Scotland's Legal Aid Committee, said that since the government has been