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Alan McDonald (pictured) looks at a case clarifying the "pre-action requirements" required of standard security grantees. In Royal Bank of Scotland plc v Mirza the Sheriff Appeal Court considered arguments relating to the application of the pre-action requirements incumbent upon secured lenders unde

Pictured (L-R): Martin Walker, Scott Clair and James Hyams

was not therefore, in my view, a breach of the rules of natural justice.”

Eilidh Wiseman, president of the Law Society of Scotland Trainee solicitors across Scotland could benefit from a pay boost following an increase to the Law Society of Scotland recommended pay rate.

Philippa Cunniff Gilson Gray has announced plans to launch a family law division after hiring Philippa Cunniff.

Solicitors and members of the public are being encouraged to submit their views on hate crime legislation in Scotland. Lord Bracadale, who was appointed in January this year by the Scottish government to conduct an independent review of hate crime legislation, has invited members of the legal profes

Sheriff Susan Craig Sheriff Susan Craig has been appointed by the Lord President as the new Deputy Director of the Judicial Institute for Scotland.

Amy Entwistle, Morton Fraser Partner and lead for the project Morton Fraser has won a new tender to provide support to Highlands and Islands Enterprise with the registration of its titles in the Land Register of Scotland over at least the next two years.

Brian Moore, MMS’ lead corporate partner on the deal Maclay Murray & Spens (MMS) has acted for Highland Distillers Limited, a subsidiary of longstanding MMS client Edrington, in its purchase of The Glenrothes Speyside Single Malt Scotch whisky from Berry Bros. & Rudd Limited, Britain’s o

Final-year law students from the University of Dundee will represent Scotland at a prestigious international law moot at The Hague later this month.

Pictured (l-r): Students Nikki Sully, Heather Evans, Rory Milkova, Dan McManus, and Georgia Carey Students from Robert Gordon University Law School had the opportunity to present legal arguments in the highest court in the UK after being given permission to hold their internal Moot Final in the Supr

Glasgow firm Murgitroyd has announced a new £7,500 award to support and further business and social innovation in the UK. The Innovator Launchpad Award includes £5,000 cash and £2,500 of in-kind intellectual property advice.

Staff at Thorntons Law have raised more than £27,000 for charity over the past five years, The Courier reports. The firm has taken part in the Dragons' Glen challenge since 2012, which challenges businesses to create a product and establish a business for just £500, and then generate as much profi

A businessman is set to get a new trial on mortgage fraud charges because his lawyer fell asleep during the trial. Lawyer Stan Levenson was seen sleeping by the judge, witnesses and the jurors who convicted James Nassida last year.

A nurse who broke her wrist and later developed a debilitating health condition after slipping on a wet hospital floor has been awarded almost £50,000 damages. Kathleen Ann McLeish, 60, was working in the A&E department at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary when she fell on a slippery surface in one of