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A Glasgow man who illegally dumped asbestos on private land has been fined. Iain McGuiness, who owned a building maintenance company at the time, drove a van containing the waste to a site in the city’s London Road on 24 October 2019.

Clyde & Co’s team in Scotland has successfully defended its client and their insured in a case relating to damages following a fire in a storage building formerly called the ‘turkeytorium’. DC Watson & Sons (Fenton Barns) Ltd leased a storage unit in the building to Philip

Clyde & Co’s team in Scotland has successfully defended a claim brought against its client First Glasgow by Glasgow City Council arising from the Glasgow bin lorry disaster in 2014. The events of 22 December 2014 are well-known. A bin lorry driven by GCC's employee Harry Clarke ran out of

Macnabs has announced the promotion of Jane McNicol to senior associate and Clair Cranston to associate. Ms McNicol has nearly 20 years’ experience litigating in the Court of Session, Sheriff Court and tribunals throughout Scotland acting for multi-national companies, insurers, claims companie

The tragic death of a teenager from carbon monoxide poisoning at a holiday cottage will be the subject of a fatal accident inquiry. Thomas Hill, 18, was found unconscious at Glenmark Cottage, near Tarfside in Angus, which it transpired had faulty gas heaters.

Specialist online courts should be established to tackle domestic abuse cases, it has been recommended. The Virtual Trials National Project board has issued its report on the piloting of virtual summary trials. The board, led by Sheriff Principal Derek Pyle of Grampian, Highland and Islands, suggest

A care home company has been fined £640,000 after one of their residents choked on a piece of doughnut and died. The 65-year-old resident of Orchard Care Home in Tullibody, Clackmannanshire was on a specialist diet of minced and moist food after a severe stroke and vascular dementia left her a

A successful ship arrest in Scotland requires consideration of various key factors coming together and an element of good timing. When an instruction to arrest is received, moving quickly is often important, but should never be at the cost of accuracy, write Duncan MacLean and Sarah Polson. The init

The High Court of Justiciary has granted a Crown appeal seeking an extension of the time limit within which a man accused of committing two sexual offences, including one against a child, was required to be brought to trial. Neil Graham originally appeared on petition on 1 October 2019, but complica

Three Aberdeenshire men have been sentenced after admitting using dogs to hunt wild hares. Peter Anderson, Philip Starr and Phillip Wilson, all from Macduff, had previously pled guilty to wildlife offences at Forfar Sheriff Court.

Lawyers across Scotland are withdrawing from legal aid schemes due to their continuing dispute with the Scottish government over fees. Solicitors in Edinburgh, Aberdeen and the Borders are not participating in duty solicitor schemes in a move that should cause widespread delays to court proceedings

The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service has published revised guidance for court and tribunal users who need to come to its buildings; the arrangements for business in the Supreme Courts; and guidance for Sheriff and Justice of the Peace Courts users. The changes will come into effect on Monday 20

A farmer who destroyed an ancient cairn to use as topsoil has been fined £18,000. Duncan MacInnes used the earth from Upper Tote Cairn in the north of Skye to help with a building project elsewhere on his land.

A petition to the nobile officium of the Court of Session by a mother of four children in Glasgow who became subject of criminal proceedings following a referral under section 67 of the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 has been refused. It was alleged that the petiti

The outcome of a recent case is significant as a test point in law and will be of particular interest to litigation lawyers in Scotland, writes Andrew Foyle. Earlier this week, the Lord President delivered the judgment of the Court in the appeal from the Sheriff Appeal Court concerning the case