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Stephen Trombala Shepherd and Wedderburn is to sponsor this year’s Digital Technology Awards which showcase and reward innovation, expertise and ambition in Scotland’s flourishing tech sector.

Rob Marrs Scottish solicitors, paralegals and other legal services professionals can now benefit from new guides aimed at helping them have a smooth return to work after maternity, shared-parental or adoption leave.

Lord Drummond Young The Inner House of the Court of Session has rejected a law firm's bid to avoid contributing more than £50,000 to the Scottish Solicitors’ Staff Pension Fund £10 million deficit.

A law professor's widow who passed away last year has gifted £4 million towards the protection of birds and woodland and to fund research into Parkinson's disease, The Herald reports. Margaret Walker left the bulk of her legacy for The Woodland Trust, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI),

A woman who failed a job interview at Poundland said it was because she drew a rubbish picture. Mercedes Cray, 23, was asked to draw a coat of arms representing four things that were important to her. She drew her car, her family, a television – and a shotgun.

A policeman in Italy was sacked after he was found clocking into work in his boxer shorts before returning to bed. Alberto Muraglia was wearing only a pair of Y-fronts and a T-shirt because his flat was above his office in a council building in the town of San Remo.

(L-R): Derek Ogg QC, Shami Chakrabarti and Lord Hodge The celebrated civil liberties campaigner Shami Chakrabarti wowed a delighted audience in the Faculty of Advocates’ Laigh Hall with an open and informative discussion of her life and work.

England's children's commissioner has called for the burden of proof in child sexual abuse cases to be lowered because the system as it stands in “not fit for purpose”. Anne Longfield's suggestion comes after a ruling in the family court that 13-month-old Poppi Worthington was, on a balance of p

A retired academic who contracted a rare form of cancer which he claimed was the result of exposure to asbestos during the course of his employment at a university has had an action for £180,000 damages dismissed. A judge in the Court of Session assoilzied the defenders after ruling that the pursue

Alexander Litvinenko A public inquiry has found that the 2006 murder of Alexander Litvinenko was “probably” approved by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Judy Krieg Shepherd and Wedderburn has announced the hire of compliance, governance and financial regulation lawyer, Judy Krieg. She joins Shepherd and Wedderburn’s commercial disputes and regulation group as a partner, working out of the firm’s London office.

Craig Nicol Thorntons has announced an increase in both turnover and profits following another successful year.

Her Honour Mary Jane Mowat Those accused of sexual crimes should be given anonymity because of the “stigma” that attaches to the offences according to a retired judge.

Simon Allison Simon Allison explains how to avoid making the same mistakes as Obi Wan Kenobi when training your Padawan.

Gordon Jackson QC Gordon Jackson QC notes that all those who uphold the rule of law should be accorded equal respect.