1 minute
From heading the crime division of a Glasgow law firm at the age of 26 to becoming the first female rector in Glasgow University's 571-year history, Rita Rae, Lady Rae, has had a long and illustrious career as a lawyer.
2 minutes
Scullion LAW has raised over £250,000 for end-of-life charity Marie Curie through legacy gifts.
5 minutes
The environmental group Greenpeace has lost its appeal in the Court of Session against decisions allowing two companies to create two new production wells in the Vorlich oil field in the North Sea. BP Exploration Operating Company Ltd and Ithaca Energy UK Ltd, who appeared as interested partie
2 minutes
Integrated fee-sharing law firm Spencer West LLP has launched a Scottish practice. The firm’s presence in Scotland will be spearheaded by former DLA Piper banking and finance partner David Morton, assisted by former Fenwick Elliott construction partner Jonathan More as business growth director
2 minutes
Shepherd and Wedderburn has announced the promotion of 12 solicitors to associate and 16 associates to senior associate. Gabby Ives, Craig Brodie and Scarlett Leigh have been promoted to associate in the firm's property team, while Abby Doig and Lucy Mulreany have become associates in the banking an
1 minute
Nearly 250 complaints of sexual misconduct were made against serving Scottish police officers in the past four years, with none dismissed as a result, new figures show. Data obtained through freedom of information legislation by Channel 4's Dispatches shows that 166 police officers and special const
2 minutes
The Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has welcomed a landmark UN resolution recognising the universal human right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment. The resolution was approved by the United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday during its 48th session in Geneva.
3 minutes
Immigration lawyer Jack Freeland looks at the latest rules for UK-US travel. The UK eased its restrictions on American travellers in July, and both sides of the pond are once again open for business. As such, it is timely to restate the procedure for applying for a UK spouse or partner visa from the
2 minutes
Scottish Labour has backed calls for a full public inquiry into the 2015 death of a 30-year-old prisoner after being violently restrained by prison guards. Allan Marshall was a remand prisoner in HMP Edinburgh and was days way from release when he died from serious injuries sustained from prison gua
2 minutes
The Scottish government should legislate to require braille labelling on retail goods, two of Scotland's leading national disability organisations have said. Marking the start of National Braille Week, Sight Scotland and Disability Equality Scotland said braille labelling should be made a requiremen
1 minute
A speeding motorist was relieved of his brand-new Lamborghini just hours after he purchased it under new Danish legislation. The owner, an unnamed Iraqi man, was driving his new £228,000 car home from Germany to Norway when he was stopped by police in Denmark.
3 minutes
Solicitor advocate Andrew Stevenson, secretary of the Scottish Law Agents’ Society, points out the irony in the bizarre remarks of the Scottish Greens yesterday that this week's Supreme Court judgment marked a "dark day for democracy". Their claims call into question the independence of the Br
2 minutes
A new fund worth at least £30 million over the next three years is being launched to better help victims of crime as the Scottish government remains silent over its inadequate funding of the legal aid system. The fund forms a central plank of the Scottish government’s commitment to "putt
2 minutes
Poland is set for a fresh confrontation with the European Union after its top court ruled that the Polish constitution has primacy over EU law. The Constitutional Tribunal yesterday ruled by a 12-2 majority that articles 1 and 19 of the EU treaties – respectively establishing the powers of the
SUBSCRIBE
