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Property experts Sarah Baum and Michael Connolly have joined forces to launch Scotland’s first estate agency specialising in accessible homes. Based in Edinburgh, Accessible Housing Scotland (AHS) will have a specific focus on individuals with a range of accessibility requirements, whether due

A health board has been fined more than £60,000 after it was prosecuted over the death of a patient who took his own life. NHS Grampian must pay £64,500 after it pleaded guilty to falling foul of health and safety legislation in the case of Vincent Mulsant, 40.

A lobby group has said it will seek to have hunters recognised as an ethnic group in the UK in order to protect their "way of life". Hunting Kind says it has obtained an opinion from a senior English barrister which supports its case for "protected status" either as an "ethnic group" or as a group o

More than 60 new Scottish solicitors were formally welcomed to the profession at an admissions ceremony held at the Signet Library in Edinburgh last week.

With the Paris Olympics having reached their conclusion, Gillian Mawdsley reflects on a connection between the law and the Olympics. How many of us have heard of Carl Ludwig “Luz” Long?

Stephen Dick calls for better collaboration to boost the number of newbuild completions in Scotland and hopes the new Labour government at Westminster will provide a potential positive influence. While the impact will largely be seen south of the border, the new Labour government has promised t

Stronachs has announced that partner and head of private client, Jaclyn Russell, has been awarded a dual accreditation from the Law Society of Scotland. Ms Russell has been accredited as a specialist in private client tax and trusts law, becoming one of only four solicitors in Scotland to hold this

Victims of historic miscarriages of justice cannot claim back "bed and board" costs deducted from their compensation for the time they spent in prison. Last year, the Conservatives scrapped the policy of making such deductions in the wake of the high-profile Andrew Malkinson case.

A Lord Ordinary has reduced decisions of the Highland Council approving a proposal to redesign an Inverness street to greatly reduce vehicular traffic after ruling that the council had failed to give proper consideration to all the proposed options. The Trustees of the Eastgate Unit Trust, who owned

While many started their traineeships during the pandemic, Anna Reilly was also seconded during it. When I began my traineeship at Morton Fraser, I did not expect to have the opportunity to work directly for the Government Legal Service for Scotland (GLSS), not least in the midst of a pandemic.

An action by the director of a textile company in administration seeking interdict preventing a creditor of the company from executing a charge for payment against him has been dismissed by the Outer House of the Court of Session along with a counterclaim by the creditor. Pursuer Flemming Hansen cla

A criminal silk has called for the creation of a register of domestic abusers to help reduce violence in the home. Thomas Ross KC said such a list might deter physical and psychological assaults.

Eight leading children's rights and youth justice charities have called for an end to child imprisonment in England and Wales. A review by the Alliance for Youth Justice, Article 39, Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, Child Rights International Network, Howard League for Penal Reform, INQUEST, Ju

Proposals have been lodged to fix the façade of Ayr Sheriff Court due to the “immediate risk” of falling masonry. The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service has made an application to South Ayrshire Council for permission to undertake alterations to the Wellington Square building.