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Harper Macleod has continued its strategy of developing its own talent by announcing the promotion of two new associates. Donna Cooper (pictured right), who is based in the firm’s Edinburgh office, has been promoted to associate in the firm’s energy & natural resources team, while Glasgow-ba

Council enforcement officers are due to fell a hedge which neighbours have been feuding over for three decades after the owner refused to cut it down herself. Residents in the village of Buchylvie, near Stirling, won their battle in June this year when government officials ordered that the excessive

Robin Mitchell Shoosmiths’ real estate team has advised long-standing client, global doughnut company, Krispy Kreme UK, on the opening of its largest UK store at Braehead, just outside Glasgow.

A prosecutor in Oklahoma has filed charges against an alleged prostitute and her client after a drone operated by an anti-prostitution zealot caught the pair carnally incapacitated in the man's truck The Smoking Gun reports. Amanda Zolicoffer, 27, and Douglas Blansett, 75, face charges of public lew

An application by a man found guilty of a series of sexual offences against four children for an extension of time in which to lodge a note of appeal has been refused. The Criminal Appeal Court ruled that the applicant failed to show that his ground of appeal “would probably succeed” or that the

Michael Matheson MSPs are to approve a bill that will introduce a statutory code on the use of Police Scotland's stop and search powers.

Jonathan Branton Following growing client demand, DWF is formally opening an office in Brussels to provide greater competition and regulatory support to its major UK and international clients, particularly in the central and local government, food and retail, transport, and energy and industrials in

The Sheriff Appeal Court (SAC) (Civil) is providing a new facility to lodge motions to the court by email, opening up a simple and speedy procedure for court users. From 1 January 2016, there will be the capacity to intimate, oppose and lodge motions in the SAC by email which will also become the de

Lord Carloway The Lord Justice Clerk, Lord Carloway, has predicted a revolutionary change in civil procedure, stating that “the days of the lengthy proof with oral evidence will soon be over”.

From left: Alasdair Gillies, Alan Borthwick and Laura Salmond  

The Scottish government's decision to approve a 67-turbine wind farm near Fort Augustus has been described by a judge in the Court of Session as “defective” following a judicial review. Lord Jones said ministers made their decision on SSE's Stronelairg project "in breach of environmental obligat

James Wolffe QC Advocates are to help young people to gain an insight into human rights, at an event by the Scottish Centre for Conflict Resolution (SCCR).

The Faculty of Advocates’ Choir will be performing its 20th consecutive Christmas carol concert this week, raising funds for the homeless. The concert is in St Andrew’s and St George’s West Church, George Street, Edinburgh, on Friday, 11 December, and has an earlier than usual starting time of

The Scottish Young Lawyers’ Association (SYLA) has announced its final event to conclude 2015. Members are invited to gather at Indigo Yard in Edinburgh for the final social of the year.

A suspected burglar in Florida who is believed to have hidden from officers in a pond after committing a number of thefts was killed by an 11ft alligator. Matthew Riggins, 22, told his girlfriend he would be stealing things from people with another suspect in Barefoot Bay in Brevard County on 13 Nov