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Residential property sales in Aberdeen and surrounding towns dipped in the final quarter of 2021, underlining concerns around potential interest rate and cost of living increases, according to a north east legal expert. Figures released by the Aberdeen Solicitors Property Centre (ASPC) showed proper

Amending human rights laws to give priority to domestic law could result in uncertainty, former Supreme Court justice Lord Carnwath has said. An independent review of the Human Rights Act recommended subordinating Strasbourg case law to UK law.

A right-wing US politician with a penchant for conspiracy theories has been widely mocked after appearing to confuse the Nazi Gestapo with "gazpacho" – a chilled Mexican soup. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who has faced social media bans for promoting antisemitic conspiracy theories, excoriated "Nan

The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) in England and Wales has accused justice secretary Dominic Raab of lies against the backdrop of a looming crisis in the criminal courts. In an article for The Times yesterday, Mr Raab claimed that the CBA is "demanding that I ignore the public law principles that a

LGBT+ History Month gives us time to reflect on the experiences of LGBT+ people and key moments that have affected and united the LGBT+ community. This year’s theme is Politics in Art and, each week, members of the Shepherd and Wedderburn LGBTA+ Focus Group are showcasing influential pieces of

A man who was convicted of being involved in a drug supply operation has had his conviction quashed on appeal to the High Court of Justiciary after the Crown indicated that it could no longer support the conviction. It was argued by the appellant, Patrick Hattie, that the trial judge had given insuf

Plans announced by the Scottish government to restrict the public’s use of fireworks will be considered by the Scottish Parliament’s Criminal Justice Committee. A call for views launches today to gather views on the proposals from the public and stakeholders. The results of this work wil

Ian Bowie has joined Shepherd and Wedderburn as a partner, bringing to the firm and its clients more than 25 years’ expertise advising on real estate projects, with a particular focus on energy and natural resources. Renowned for his technical skills and client focus, Mr Bowie supports clients

The Scottish University Law Clinic Network (SULCN) is holding its annual conference online on Wednesday 23 February from 14:00 – 17:00. This year, SULCN will address the issues of social justice and how to improve law clinics’ online and in-person services. The event will be divided into

First Scottish Searching Services have been confirmed as Exclusive Sponsors of the Conveyancing Conferences in CLT Scotland’s 2022 programme. Over the coming year they will take an active role in various CPD events. The first event in 2022 will take place online on 23rd March, the conference b

Edinburgh University students Rebecca Millar and Matthew McPherson have won the Elaine Tyre Client Consultation Competition, the Scottish final of the International Client Consultation Competition, which is hosted by Edinburgh Law School. The pair beat teams from four other diploma in professional l

More than 100 lawyers as well as 40 legal aid firms have quit the legal aid scheme, new figures show. A freedom of information request made by the Scottish Liberal Democrats indicates that the number of lawyers on the duty solicitor scheme fell from 753 in 2019 to 643 last year.

Last year saw a surge in the number of multi-million-pound homes sold in Scotland, with 419 homes sales registered. According to Rettie & Co, this was an increase of almost 50 per cent on 2020, which itself was the highest recorded level since the 2007 market boom.

The committee members for the Faculty of Advocates' new Junior Bar Association have been elected. President Antonia Welsh is joined by Cameron Smith as vice president, Amy Donachie as secretary and Emma Boffey as devils' representative. Fergus Whyte, Valentina Mori, Ayla Iridag and Emily Bradbury ha

A public inquiry into the wrongful convictions of hundreds of sub-postmasters and mistresses begins today. Between 2000 and 2014, more than 700 sub-postmasters were convicted of false accounting, theft and fraud due to a fault in the Horizon computer system.