Search:

A landmark UK Supreme Court judgment handed down this morning will lead to a significant change in how Scottish courts handle certain types of evidence in sexual offence cases. The Law Society of Scotland and the Faculty of Advocates had both intervened in the case, relating to two men convicted of

Paisley-based MJC LAW has been named Scotland's high street firm of the year.

Blackadders LLP has been recognised as Scotland's best digital and intellectual property team of the year.

Ahsan Mustafa discusses the key reforms to Scottish charity accounts regulations, including modernised accounting thresholds, new safety dispensations for security risks, and alignment with UK reporting standards. The Scottish government has introduced a major reform of charity accounting rules thro

John Sturrock KC scrutinises the eye-watering bill for Scottish public inquiries. The “bill for public inquiries is now running at more than £230 million”. Are costs “out of control"?

Gillian Mawdsley reflects on Armistice Day yesterday.

Thorntons has welcomed 16 newly-qualified solicitors across its Dundee, Edinburgh, Forfar, Glasgow and St Andrews offices. The group includes 11 individuals who successfully completed the firm's two-year traineeship programme, alongside five who have joined the firm from other practices upon qualifi

A law firm has warmly welcomed plans for a new "cyber observatory" to protect Scottish public bodies from online threats. Ralph Riddiough, director and head of corporate at Holmes Mackillop Solicitors, said the new initiative should serve as a reminder to private sector businesses as well.

A man who supplied drugs and offered to source deadly weapons to criminal associates has been jailed for six years following a prosecution by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS).  Glasgow garage owner Kristopher Kinnaird, 42, supplied cocaine worth around £120,000 every

Seven new members are to join the Law Society of Scotland’s Council this month. New lawyers Lucy Drummie and Megan Young won the vote to represent their peers on the Society’s governing Council, while Alexia Maas was elected to represent solicitors practising outwith the UK.

An English court has upheld a sentence imposed on a 16-year-old male for a prolonged assault on an older man recovering from a stroke but quashed six concurrent sentences imposed in respect of other offences considered at the same sentencing diet. It was argued on behalf of the appellant, referred t

Police investigating concerns about a man seen covered in peanut butter have established that it was actually sunflower butter. There were concerns of mass allergic reactions after viral social media footage appeared to show a man covered head to toe in peanut butter wandering around the campus of P

Laura Simpson and Christine McKellar of Govan Law Centre raise the alarm over proposed changes to legal aid for adults with incapacity in Scotland. It is no secret that Scotland’s legal aid system is in urgent need of reform. With the increase in legal aid deserts caused by an ever-diminishing

Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM) has appointed Sarah Wardell as a partner in its conflict resolution team, based in Edinburgh. Ms Wardell brings a wealth of experience to the team, having worked in-house with Shelter before joining the commercial disputes resolution team at Maclay Murray &