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Lady Smith The Advocate General for Scotland has successfully challenged an Employment Appeal Tribunal decision that a solicitor who worked part-time as a clerk to the General Commissioners of Income Tax was entitled to a pension.

Ministers have been urged by the Faculty of Advocates to wait at least five years to see the impact of same sex marriages before considering further changes to the law on civil partnerships. The Faculty said that it felt the “pace of change may be too fast” and that time was needed to take stock

The Scottish Sentencing Council’s inaugural meeting was held in Parliament House on 14 December when members laid the ground for future work, including an agreement to fully consult on sentencing guidelines. The council is obligated to consult Scottish ministers and the Lord Advocate when preparin

Morton Fraser has appointed Savita Sharma as a consultant and Marisa Cullen as an associate in its family law team in Edinburgh and Glasgow respectively. Ms Sharma (pictured right) is dual qualified and practised in England for over ten years before taking her position at Morton Fraser.

Although research reveals people who petition the Scottish Parliament find it a positive experience, the process is to be further strengthened through greater transparency and by asking the public directly what they want from ‘their committee’, according to a report by Holyrood's Public Petition

A librarian has won a court battle over a threat to remove the private papers of the UK's last Communist Party MP from her control after a sheriff ruled she should be custodian. Audrey Canning, 79, has run the Willie Gallacher Memorial Library for nearly four decades.

Following a review announced in March this year, the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has today confirmed the new approach that will be taken to tackle agricultural crime in Scotland.

Rory Alexander The City of Edinburgh Council has re-appointed Morton Fraser to provide its commercial, planning and property, litigation and employment legal services for the next two years, with the option to extend the contract for a further two.

A Thai factory worker who faces up to 37 years in jail for insulting the country's military rulers is also being investigated for another possible crime – making fun of the king's dog. Thailand's strict lèse-majesté laws mean it is a crime to insult or defame members of the royal family and can

Scottish Legal Training's Criminal Law Masterclass and Personal Injury Masterclass early bird offers end on 23 December. All bookings received ON OR BEFORE 23 December will attract an advanced offer price of £125 plus VAT.

Michael Falter (left) and Andrew Leaitherland DWF has announced that it is to acquire German international commercial law firm BridgehouseLaw on 1st January 2016.

Responding to the Scottish government’s draft budget for 2016-17, announced yesterday, Christine McLintock, president of the Law Society of Scotland said the budget set for legal aid – £126.1 million – is “clearly unrealistic” and risks serious damage to justice in the long term. Speaking

Stating a date rather than setting a time limit could help avoid mistakes in requests for permission to appeal decisions of the Scottish tribunals, the Faculty of Advocates has suggested. The Scottish government has proposed in draft regulations a time limit of 30 days to submit an application.

The Scottish Parliament has launched a legal bid against independence supporters who have set up camp on the grounds of Holyrood making calls for another referendum. The Parliament lodged the petition at the Court of Session yesterday in an attempt to recover the land occupied by campers after they

The House of Lords would not be able to block legislation under proposals to limit peers' powers after they rejected plans to cut tax credits. The Prime Minister, David Cameron, commissioned a review by Lord Strathclyde that recommends the House of Commons be given the final decision over secondary