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Karin Bousie Karin Bousie gives some timely advice on giving gifts for Christmas… without falling foul of the inheritance tax rules.

A barrister left a court speechless after he described his own client as a “disagreeable old trout”. David Iles, defending Margaret Wooliscroft, 60, made the comment before a judge sentenced her to 28 months in jail for a campaign of abuse she orchestrated in Brindley Ford, a village in Satfford

An Indian student who married a British woman has successfully challenged a decision to refuse his application for leave to remain in the UK as a spouse and to certify his human rights claim as “clearly unfounded”. A judge in the Court of Session ruled that the Secretary of State for the Home De

A bill widely ridiculed for being tantamount to pointless has been recommended for review by a Holyrood committee. The Lobbying (Scotland) Bill in its current form could leave a “great deal” of important information unregistered, said a majority on the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointmen

James Burns Clyde & Co has announced first half fee income for FY15/16 was £192 million, up 8 per cent from £178m in FY14/15. On a currency constant basis the firm said the increase would be closer to ten per cent. The figure does not include revenues from Simpson & Marwick, which ‎merge

Drysdale Graham Aberdeen Harbour has appointed Pinsent Masons as legal adviser for its proposed Harbour Expansion Project.

Joanna Cherry QC MP Joanna Cherry QC MP reminds us that the UK has set standards for the world in safeguarding human rights and that ensuring those rights apply to everyone is not a mere inconvenience but is fundamentally necessary in a country that wishes to be governed by the rule of law.

Nicola Sturgeon A fair and final deal on the fiscal framework accompanying the Scotland Bill has to be in place by February, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has agreed with the Prime Minister, David Cameron at a meeting in Downing Street.

James Wolffe QC The Dean of the Faculty of Advocates, James Wolffe QC, has welcomed the Crown’s publication of a policy on non-penalisation of refugees.

The Faculty of Advocates was “privileged” to play a part in a successful event to give young people a better grasp on human rights.

An man in the Czech Republic allegedly hid in a restaurant after it closed in order to have a private feast. He is accused of waiting until the staff had gone home and locked up for the night before feasting on six geese, three ducks, 13 pounds of goose fat and liver as well as a one-gallon jar of p

Roseanna Cunningham Fair Work Secretary Roseanna Cunningham has confirmed that a further memorandum on the UK government’s Trade Union Bill has been lodged with the Scottish Parliament.

Alison Saunders The Director of Public Prosecutions has been criticised for living in a bubble over the shambolic state of magistrates' courts – in particular poor advocacy standards.

US presidential candidate Donald Trump's company has lost its attempt to prevent the construction of a wind farm in Aberdeenshire after judges in the Supreme Court unanimously dismissed the appeal on the basis it misapplied the Electricity Act 1989 and that the consent granted by Scottish Ministers

A man convicted of possessing a handgun and assaulting two police officers has failed in his appeal to the Supreme Court which acted in its capacity as a court for determining compatibility issues. President of the Supreme Court, Lord Neuberger, sitting with Deputy President Lady Hale, Lord Sumption