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John Sturrock looks at how legislative scrutiny at Holyrood might be improved. One of the difficulties which the Scottish Parliament has encountered is that legislation has on occasion been found, after passage through Parliament and in some cases implementation, to be in some way ineffective, inade

Jacqueline Millar has joined Lawson Coull and Duncan in Dundee as an associate in the firm's private client team. After graduating in 1996, she began her career with Bowmans, where she worked between their offices in Dundee and Forfar until joining Lawson Coull & Duncan earlier this month.

Stuart Munro provides an update on the Horizon scandal. Less than a week after the broadcast, on 10 January 2024, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised to introduce legislation to overturn all convictions resulting from the Horizon IT scandal – a so-called ‘mass-exoneration’ scheme.

Lawmakers in Germany have voted to approve the partial legalisation of cannabis. The legislation advanced by the country's ruling coalition was backed by 407 parliamentarians. 226 voted against the bill and only four abstained.

Turcan Connell chairman Alexander Garden and managing partner Gillian Crandles have been re-elected to lead the firm. Mr Garden said: "We remain dedicated to progressing the business further with our values and vision always considering the needs of our clients and important professional relationshi

A man has been charged with insider trading offences after allegedly making close to $2 million by eavesdropping on his wife's work calls. US regulators say Tyler Loudon made illegal profits of $1.76 million after listening-in to calls made by his wife, an M&A manager with BP, concerning a plann

Newly-opened MI5 files and research in Moscow archives has allowed SLN managing editor Graham Ogilvy to piece together the story of Bob Stewart, who worked with the Cambridge Five spy ring and acted as a Moscow agent for 30 years – even after his own son-in-law and many of his friends wer

ESPC has announced the launch of the third season of its popular podcast The ESPC Property Show, with the first episode launching on Thursday. Hosted by ESPC’s CEO Paul Hilton and Megan Milne, the third season of The ESPC Property Show is packed with episodes tailored to buying, selling, ownin

A former teacher who was placed on the sex offenders register after having a relationship with a 17-year-old pupil has started a charity to help people with convictions move on with their lives. Eppie Sprung was struck off the teaching register in 2012 after it came to light she had had a sexual rel

TLT has advised architecture firm Eòlas Architects on its transition to an employee ownership trust (EOT). Eòlas Architects, based in Glasgow and Aberfeldy, specialises in providing a range of bespoke, sustainable builds for a range of clients in the housing, agricultural buildings, ho

Dear Editor, Stuart Munro's comprehensive and informed article on the current state of the Horizon scandal lucidly illustrates the shameful position which we have reached in Scotland.

February 2024 saw the publication of the latest output of a long-running collaboration between the Signet Library and the Edinburgh Legal Education Trust, beginning in 2010 and which has overseen the publication under the imprint Old Studies in Scots Law of an important series of facsimile reprints

Documentary series Murder Trial is to return to screens this year and will focus on two new cases – the deaths of Caroline Glachan and Ean Coutts. Caroline Glachan was a 14-year-old schoolgirl whose body was discovered on the banks of the River Leven in Renton on 25 August 1996. Caroline&rsquo