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Peter Boyd An Edinburgh lawyer has been invited as the sole Scottish representative to participate in a Commons committee discussing the potential value of the burgeoning equity release industry.

Craig Nicol A Scots lawyer has been shortlisted for an accolade recognising Scotland's top entrepreneur, awarded by Ernst & Young.

A Portuguese man whose daughter was “wrongfully removed” from Portugal to Scotland by her mother has failed in a legal bid to have the 10-year-old girl returned to the country of her birth. A judge in the Court of Session refused to grant an order under the Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985 a

Neil Amner (left) and Murray McCall

A former IBM employee who is deaf is suing his lawyer for wrongly interpreting his sign language after settling his discrimination case for $200,000 rather than the amount he claims to have asked for – $200m. James Wang, 49, argues his lawyer, Andrew Rozynski, exaggerated his understanding of sign

Michael Matheson Four new laws aimed at tackling abusive behaviour and sexual harm come into force today including a requirement for judges to direct juries when dealing with trials relating to certain sexual offences.

Eilidh Wiseman The Law Society of Scotland has called for the Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB) to postpone the introduction of a proposed new code of practice until legal aid fee levels for providing police station advice are agreed.

Emma Guthrie Emma Guthrie spends most of her days as a solicitor in Shepherd and Wedderburn’s property and infrastructure team. However, for 18 days in March Emma was also in New York as a delegate at the 61st United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW), attending on behalf of the Wor

From today the Tax Chamber within the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland takes on the functions and members of the former First–tier Tax Tribunal for Scotland. The new Chamber President is Anne Scott.

Members of the public will have the chance to make their voices heard on the transformation of Scotland’s summary justice system at a meeting in Edinburgh on Tuesday 25 April. The meeting, from 4:30 to 6pm at the Apex Hotel in Edinburgh’s Grassmarket, is the first of a number of roadshows being

Lord Jones A 117-mile walk in memory of Lord (Mike) Jones will raise funds for the hospital unit where he was treated after suffering a haemorrhagic stroke.

Iain Naylor and his late wife Sandra Victims of deadly asbestos and their families are calling on all parties in the upcoming council poll to focus on one of the biggest health scandals facing Scotland. They have been backed by doctors, health and safety experts and leading lawyers.

Lady Dorrian An appeal from the Sheriff Appeal Court must proceed on the basis of a judgment of that court, and there is “no provision or authority” for the provision of a report from the court, the High Court of Justiciary has stated.

Police in Thailand have arrested a man after he attempted to smuggle six vials of human semen across the border to Laos. Authorities discovered the load in a nitrogen tank in the man’s bag as he was passing through the town of Nong Khai.

Joanna Cherry QC