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Scottish Secretary David Mundell The population of Scotland could increase as a result of its new powers over welfare and tax according to the Scottish Secretary David Mundell.

A father and son duo who attempted to rob a corner shop in Leeds last March dressed as elderly women have been sentenced.

Thirty-six lawyers in Scotland made 58 calls to a helpline for practitioners last year, with 30 per cent of calls relating to stress. People also called about depression (17 per cent), disciplinary issues (14 per cent), bullying (11 per cent) and other issues (28 per cent) – including career devel

Lord Carloway The Right Honourable Lord Carloway, who was installed as the new Lord Justice General and Lord President of the Court of Session today, has brought into question the survival of the “jewel in the crown” of Scots law – the 140 day rule – describing it as a “narrow window”.

Scotland’s new Sheriff Appeal Court will now hear civil appeals from sheriff courts, after its jurisdiction in civil cases came into effect this week. The new court, which is presided over by appeal sheriffs, is meant to improve efficiency by: removing this business from the Court of Session; ensu

A group of people camping on the grounds of Holyrood who refuse to move until Scotland becomes independent said they will fight a legal bid to get rid of them and argued they have a right at common law to remain on the land. The campaigners said they have lodged papers at the Court of Session after

Neil Richardson Police Scotland have refused to comply with a Holyrood committee's request to speak to four officers over the its illegal spying activity of journalistic sources on the basis of “critical legal issues”.

Lord Dervaird The Hon Lord Dervaird (Professor John Murray QC, honorary vice president of the Scottish Arbitration Centre, passed away on 23 December 2015.

Zibya Bashir Zibya Bashir discusses the provisions (or lack thereof) dealing with the enforcement of heritable securities where the heritable proprietor is a dissolved limited company.

Frances McMenamin QC Scottish Legal Training’s Criminal Law Masterclass will take place on Saturday 23 January.

MSPs have agreed in principle to legislation that would prevent elections at Westminster and Holyrood from clashing in 2020. The next UK general election will take place on 7 May 2020 – the same day as the elections at the Scottish Parliament. However, MSPs have agreed to move the Scottish electio

A married man admitted telling his brother to supply a DNA sample on his behalf in an attempt to avoid making child maintenance payments to the woman he was having an affair with. Vernon Poppleton, 33, fathered the child seven years ago but when the Child Support Agency (CSA) called on him for payme

A mother of an unborn baby and a gay friend who hatched a “callous and selfish scheme” whereby she lied to the father of the child by telling him that she had terminated the pregnancy when in fact she gave birth to the baby so that her friend could obtain parental rights and responsibili

Professor Lorne Crerar Harper Macleod has been appointed as external legal adviser to the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR), its latest competitive tender win under the Scottish Government Legal Services Framework.

A woman who was banned from speaking her native language with colleagues has been awarded £5,000 in compensation by an employment tribunal. Magdalena Konieczna was subjected to racial harrassment at Whitelink Seafoods in Aberdeen after she spoke to Polish staff – who could not speak English – i