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A petition challenging the election of Alistair Carmichael (pictured right) as Liberal Democrat MP for Orkney and Shetland has been refused after judges ruled it had not been proved beyond reasonable doubt that he had committed an “illegal practice”. The Election Court dismissed the prayer of th

Frank Mulholland QC The Lord Advocate has once again defended the Crown's decision not to prosecute Glasgow bin lorry driver Harry Clarke.

At Edinburgh Sheriff Court today, 34-year-old Mourad Mosdefaoui was sentenced to two years imprisonment and made subject to the notification requirements of Section 45 of the Counter Terrorism Act 2008 for a period of 10 years after posting pro-ISIL images on Facebook, and being found in possession

Roseanna Cunningham SNP ministers have called on Holyrood to withhold consent for the Trade Union Bill's application in Scotland.

The Law Society of Scotland welcomed the acceptance of a Scottish government amendment to the Apologies (Scotland) Bill by the Scottish Parliament’s Justice Committee. The amendment exempts apologies made under the duty of candour procedure as set out in the Health (Tobacco, Nicotine etc. and Care

It's one year since the Land Registration etc. (Scotland) Act 2012 introduced a different legal framework for land registration. Twelve months on, most of the changes are familiar to all. Those involved in conveyancing have adapted well and some 460,000 applications (including advance notices) have

A thief has had his Christmas wish granted after he asked a sheriff to put him in jail over the festive period. Gordon Wilson, 40, asked to be locked up over Christmas after he deliberately stole food from a supermarket in the hopes of being arrested.

Earlier this year, the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) took the decision to publish determination decisions and, towards the end of December, it will be publishing decisions made in the quarter July to September 2015. At the same time as publishing its first set of decisions, it will be

Nicola Sturgeon The First Minister addressed a major conference in Edinburgh today ahead of international Human Rights Day tomorrow.

Andrew Mackenzie The Scottish Arbitration Centre’s chief executive, Andrew Mackenzie, has attended a conference on climate change disputes in Paris during the United Nations conference on climate change, where some of the world’s leaders are currently working to achieve universal agreement to ke

Ken McEwan McEwan Fraser Legal has scored a unique hat-trick by becoming the new sponsor of three Scottish Premiership clubs – Dundee, Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Dundee United.

Morag Graham, Kirsty Haxby, Laurie Houston, Graeme Harrison, Craig Houston and Tracey Ryan getting ready to deliver their Christmas parcels  

It has emerged that South African Olympian Oscar Pistorius, who was recently convicted of the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013, is studying for a law degree by correspondence at the University of London. Mr Pistorus has avoided returning to jail as he awaits to appeal his conviction

Glen Gilson Gilson Gray LLP said it is delighted with today’s decision of the Election Court, which upheld the election of its client, Alistair Carmichael, as MP for the Orkney & Shetland constituency and opened up the prospect of significant changes to public access of high profile trials.

Malcolm McPherson HBJ Gateley has completed a round of seven senior hires, including six new partners, as it reported profit growth of 16 per cent in the first half of the financial year.