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Twenty-three new King’s Counsel have been appointed by His Majesty The King on the recommendation of First Minister John Swinney. The new King’s Counsel appointees are: Desmond Cheyne, Marie Clark, Colin Edward, Edith Forrest, William Frain-Bell, Scott McAlpine, Ross McClelland, James Mc

The use of framework legislation – in particular, framework bills – will be the focus of a new inquiry by the Scottish Parliament’s Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee. The committee has launched a consultation to find out more about how framework bills impact on parliamentar

Members of an exclusive Disney club have lost a legal bid to be re-admitted after allegations one of them was drunk in public. Scott and Diana Anderson, both 60, visited Disney's two Anaheim theme parks in California 60 to 80 times a year and paid dues of $31,500. The couple were spending close to $

A consultation seeking views on reducing trauma for bereaved families of child homicide victims caused by the publicity arising from such cases is still looking for responses ahead of its deadline next month. Justice Secretary Angela Constance published the consultation in July after hearing from be

The Lord President, Lord Carloway, introduced the opening of the legal year at a ceremony yesterday in Court 1 at Parliament House in Edinburgh.

Information on community sentences and other court interventions across Scotland are included in a new online directory developed by Community Justice Scotland.  The directory aims to provide sheriffs, defence agents, the Crown Office and social workers with information on local and national sp

Thorntons has made 15 new appointments to its offices across Scotland.

Members of Westwater Advocates have secured 28 individual rankings across nine categories in the latest edition of Chambers & Partners and the stable has received Band 1 firm rankings in employment law and family/matrimonial. Clerk Sheila Westwater said: “While it is very gratifying to be

Terra Firma Chambers has been recognised as a leading stable in seven practice areas in the latest edition of Chambers & Partners UK Bar Guide 2025, launched yesterday. In addition to retaining Band 1 rankings for Agriculture & Rural Affairs, Planning and Environmental Law, Private Client an

The Inner House of the Court of Session has refused an appeal by the mother of three children against a sheriff's decision to allow them residential contact with their father after she raised allegations of rape by the father late in the proceedings. Pursuer SN, the father of three children with def

Aberdein Considine has been named Debt Recovery Team of the Year at The Herald’s Law Awards of Scotland 2024. The awards, which took place on Friday, celebrate the influential figures and firms in the Scottish legal sector.  

Dear Editor, Dr Angus Campbell’s class in American Constitutional Law was the first honours subject I studied at Aberdeen. Having barely attained the pass mark of 9 out of 20 in my first- and second-year subjects (and sometimes even a 9 was beyond me), Dr Campbell’s class – which h

Burges Salmon has supported Indian law firm Khaitan & Co, part of Burges Salmon’s International Preferred Firm Network, in advising its client Firstsource Solutions UK Limited, a London-based business process services firm and a wholly owned subsidiary of Firstsource Solutions Limited (Ind

A woman who purchased a $4.1 million penthouse apartment in the Bahamas, the title document for which indicated it was smaller than it was, has lost an appeal to the Judicial Board of the Privy Council in an action seeking a declaration she had validly rescinded the contract and repayment of her dep

John Hill Burton was an advocate from 1831 and he became a significant figure in nineteenth century Scottish thought. His contribution is reassessed in this impressive study by an independent scholar. Burton’s practice may not have amounted to much, and in 1854 he was appointed secretary to th