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MPs have been urged to reject the UK government's controversial Northern Ireland legacy bill as it returns to the House of Commons for its final stages. The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill aims to end criminal investigations and civil cases linked to the Troubles, instead

Marcus Di Rollo discusses housing issues in Scotland, from a shortfall of homes and rising rents to the impact of government policies on landlords and the construction of new homes. In recent weeks, we’ve heard about a handful of city centre properties in Glasgow being turned into student acco

The Cyber and Fraud Centre – Scotland has added six new partners to its Incident Response network, including two law firms, as it issues a warning to organisations to have plans in place for cyberattacks. Anderson Strathern and Burness Paull join the specialised Incident Response Cadre, along

Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC has ordered a review of how prosecutors deal with diversion from prosecution in cases of serious sexual offences such as rape. Diversion from prosecution is one of a range of community justice interventions prosecutors will consider. Its application is guided by the Sco

Donald Findlay KC has accused the Scottish government of undermining the justice system for mere "vote-gathering". His comments come in response to proposals from Scottish ministers to pilot juryless trials for rape cases and to eliminate the 'not proven' verdict.

The brutal deaths of Lord Frederick Cavendish and Thomas Burke, Chief Secretary and Permanent Under-Secretary for Ireland respectively, took place on Saturday 6 May, 1882 in Phoenix Park, Dublin. Both were strolling together after a busy time following their recent appointments. The murders were car

The Toronto Police Service has confirmed the closure of a licensed, fully-stocked bar at its headquarters after an officer who had allegedly drunk there was charged with impaired driving. The decision was communicated to senior officers in May, with the liquor licence not due for renewal. A spokespe

Thorntons is formally opening its new Glasgow office – its first permanent home in the city. The George Square premises, which feature a bespoke artwork by Glasgow graffiti artist Bobby McNamara – better known as Rogue One, the creator of several murals around the city – are key to

The Illegal Migration Bill will effectively extinguish the right to seek asylum in the UK, say lawyers who have examined the proposed legislation on behalf of human rights charity, Freedom from Torture. Key aspects of the bill are incompatible with the UK’s international obligations under the

Pictured (L-R): Louisa Clark, Lauren Irwin, Alanis Hunt, Sorcha Hill, Emma Kelly, Shona Christie, Martin Clement, Daniel Leyden Dallas McMillan Solicitors has taken on four new first year trainees, taking the total number of trainee solicitors employed by the firm to eight. They will work in the pro

The Supreme Court has held that a high street bank did not have a duty not to carry out a customer’s instructions if it had reasonable grounds for believing that customer was defrauded after an appeal against a decision of the Court of Appeal of England & Wales finding that such a duty cou

Michael Upton, FCIArb, advocate, mediator & arbitrator, discusses an aspect of the Scottish Law Commission’s Discussion Paper No. 175, on Heritable Securities: Non-monetary securities and sub-securities, to which the commission is now seeking responses. As you may know, in the context of h

The Inner House of the Court of Session has this week condemned a solicitor’s “extraordinary lapse of professional judgement” in failing to produce a response to a complaint, but stopped short of making a finding of contempt of court.

Pictured (L-R): Lorna Hale, David Brown and Anna Rani  Drummond Miller has announced the addition of three new partners to its immigration, litigation and conveyancing teams.

Elizabeth Rose and Craig Christie assess the Supreme Court’s decision in McCulloch v Forth Valley Health Board and the impact of the decision on one’s consent to medical treatment. The Supreme Court has finally answered the question on everyone’s lips since the landmark decision in