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The High Court of England and Wales has today decided that the UK government does not have the legal authority to trigger Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union (by which a member state gives notice of its intention to leave the EU) without first getting the approval of Parliament. The governmen

Thompsons Solicitors has announced two new partners along with the promotion of three new associates. Peter O’Donnell (pictured right) and David Martyn who jointly manage the firm’s employment law team are appointed partner and will continue to build on their success with trade union clients acr

Lawyers are in disagreement over whether their concerns about legal professional privilege (LPP) in the Investigatory Powers Bill have been accepted by ministers. While barrister chiefs attacked the bill at its final reading this week in the House of Lords, the law societies on both sides of the bor

A solicitor guilty of embezzling over £21,000 from a law firm in Edinburgh has sold his house to repay the sum. Paul O’Donnell, 35, has moved in with relatives after declaring bankruptcy and leaving the profession.

A man whose evidence was crucial in securing the conviction of Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al-megrahi for the Lockerbie bombings has died. Tony Gauci, 75, is thought to have died naturally in Malta on Saturday.

Well-known defence solicitor Martin Lavery has died aged 60. Mr Lavery graduated LLB (Hons) from Glasgow University in 1977. He served his apprenticeship with Wm McGlynn and Co, Glasgow and after periods in Moffat and Coatbridge he entered into partnership with his good friend Vinny Smith now Sherif

Law Society of Scotland staff have raised a total of £9,040 for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust over the past year.A huge range of fundraising activity by staff from across the organisation contributed to the grand total including climbing Ben Nevis, running in the Edinburgh marathon relay and the Great

The pages of a 350-year-old book listing the names of people in Scotland accused of witchcraft have been made available online for the first time.

Cyber security is one of the biggest issues facing solicitors according to new research commissioned by the Law Society of Scotland. Almost half of survey respondents, at 42 per cent, believed that maintaining cyber security was a challenge.

Lawyers have warned MSPs that the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) is understaffed, overworked and that its fiscal deputes are being forced to take domestic abuse and hate crime cases to trial as a matter of policy rather than because of their professional judgement. In submissions

Miller Samuel Hill Brown (MSHB) has acquired the licensing division of Lindsays for an undisclosed sum to create the largest legal licensing team in Scotland.

The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) has firmly denied that thousands of witnesses are being called to trials which fail to go ahead – at a cost of £10 million to the taxpayer. The Sunday Post reports that, according to legal insiders, court officials are calling trials to ensure they

Following last year’s record number of firms reporting revenue growth, market challenges have caused growth to slow across the top 100 firms in 2016, according to PwC’s 25th annual Law Firms' Survey. Seventy-five per cent of the top 100 UK law firms reported revenue growth this year, down from 8

To help address some of the challenges facing Scotland’s crofters, the Scottish Parliament’s Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee is to examine priorities for crofting law reform. Recognising that a significant amount of work has already been undertaken to identify improvements to crofting l

South Africa has formally moved to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) according to documents seen by the media. Several outlets have published a copy of the Instrument of Withdrawal signed by South Africa's foreign minister, which will effect the country's withdrawal by next year.