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Stewart White Over 100 cyclists are now suing Edinburgh City Council after suffering injuries on the capital's tram lines.

A consultation on a new procedure to make lower value claims in the civil court more accessible to the public was launched today. The consultation paper, available on the Scottish Civil Justice Council (SCJC) website, seeks views on a new procedure to replace small claims and summary cause in the sh

An accountant in High Wycombe could become the next Baronet of Stichill if the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council finds in his favour in a pioneering DNA case. Seven judges will decide whether an affair in the early 20th century has affected the bloodline in an attempt to resolve the case of ar

Lady Hale Lady Hale, Deputy President of the Supreme Court, spoke about modern developments in the involvement of children in family court proceedings in a recent major address.

A hospital inpatient who called a German consultant physician a “Nazi b*****d” has had an appeal against his conviction for behaving in a “threatening or abusive manner” which was likely to cause a reasonable person to suffer “fear and alarm” refused. The Criminal Appeal Court ruled that

A burglary suspect has told the High Court in Belfast that his electronic ankle tag was chewed off by his pet dog. However, he failed to convince the court, which heard that there were "no signs" of teeth marks on the tracking device -- and his own lawyer admitted he faced "an uphill battle" to secu

Sir Stanley Burnton A government regulator has confirmed Police Scotland illegally accessed phone records to determine journalistic sources.

The UK government is not required to hold an inquiry into the killing of 24 Malayan villagers in 1948 by a British army patrol, despite the fact it may have been a war crime, because it occurred too long ago the Supreme Court has ruled. The appeal concerned the decision of the respondentSecretaries

A new system for disclosing criminal records has been given a seal of approval by the Faculty of Advocates, but not quite a guarantee. Changes had been prompted by a decision of the UK Supreme Court in an English case which said that the blanket disclosure of all convictions fell foul of article 8 o

Lord Doherty Charles Green, the former chief executive of Rangers International Football Club plc who claimed that the company were contractually obliged to pay the costs of his defence to criminal proceedings brought against him, has had his action dismissed by a judge in the Court of Session.

Wayne Lawrence DWF has announced eight promotions across its Edinburgh and Glasgow offices, including one new partner, one new director and six new associate-level promotions, reflecting significant investment in the firm’s people and growth in key industry sectors.

Craig McKerracher Harper Macleod has advised the shareholders ofPowerhouse Fitness on its sale to German firm Sport-Tiedje.

Sue Arrowsmith Rodger Pagan Osborne has appointed Sue Arrowsmith Rodger as partner at its St Andrews practice.

Scotland’s chief statistician has released liquor licensing statistics for 2014-15. This figures show information on premises and personal licences in force, applications, reviews/proceedings as well as numbers of licensing standards officers employed and the number of occasional licences issued.

Julius Komorowski Terra Firma's Julius Komorowski was one of the key speakers at the Academy of European Law’s "Seminar on Recent Case Law of The European Court of Human Rights in Criminal Matters" held in Strasbourg this week.