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Richard Lochhead Legislation has been laid before the Scottish Parliament that would see dog microchips made compulsory in Scotland.

Theresa May The family of an Islamic extremist with links to al-Qaeda have won a legal fight against the Home Secretary's decision to refuse them UK citizenship.

Duncan Fisher Bond Dickinson has been appointed to Taylor Wimpey's legal panel following a review of the housebuilder's legal providers. Taylor Wimpey is one of the UK's largest residential developers, building and selling over 12,500 homes in 2014.

The Faculty of Advocates’ Laigh Hall will become a Santa’s Grotto, as members and staff look to make it a memorable Christmas for vulnerable families in Fife. Donations of presents and Xmas treats are being taken during the week 7-12 December, and will be stored in the Laigh Hall before being tr

A man caught with 51 turtles down his trousers has pleaded guilty to smuggling wildlife at a court in Michigan. Canadian, Kai Xu, 27, smuggled or attempted to smuggle over 1,000 turtles within the state. However, it is illegal to export wildlife without a government-issued license in the US.

A man who complained about blanket interception of communications in Russia has won his article 8 case at the European Court of Human Rights. The Grand Chamber held unanimously there had been a violation of article 8 – the right to respect for private life and correspondence.

Simon Allison Simon Allison discusses the perils of the office Christmas party including the alcohol-induced Public Display of (office) Affection.

India's highest court is to hear an appeal next year seeking to ban jokes about the country's minority Sikh community. Harvinder Chowdhury, a Sikh lawyer, said thousands of websites ridicule Sikhs, who number some 25 million, as “stupid, naive and foolish”.

From left: Victoria Russell, Sarah Mitchell and Nina Taylor Nina Taylor, director in Lindsays family law team, was one of a team of business mentors who volunteered their time to be involved in the ambitious leadership training project offered to the management team at St Vincent’s Hospice by Stir

A judge’s decision not to make a finding of contempt of court against a company which allegedly failed to comply with court orders allowing the recovery of certain documents has been successfully challenged on appeal. Judges in the Inner House of the Court of Session held that the Lord Ordinary �

The fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into last December's bin lorry crash in Glasgow that left six people dead has concluded the tragedy could have been avoided if the driver had not lied about his medical history. Harry Clarke, 58, fell unconscious at the wheel of his bin lorry on 22 December 2014, cau

Alan Miller Human rights campaigners are calling for consistency in the interpretation of “solitary confinement” for prisons, detention centres and children's secure accommodation.

Alasdair Cummings Lindsays has said it has no intention of merging with an English firm but is nevertheless open to opportunities as the Scottish legal sector continues to consolidate.

Lord Keen of Elie QC Disputes under the major UK government services contract can now be resolved in Scotland, the Advocate General for Scotland Lord Keen of Elie QC announced today.

The Scottish government’s Land Reform Bill requires strengthening in key areas to deliver on its radical ambitions, according to a report by the Scottish Parliament’s Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment committee (RACCE). The committee highlighted a range of issues in its report on the