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Ben Zielinski (pictured) discusses the Court of Session's reiteration that commercial common sense is only relevant to interpreting the terms of a contract if those terms are ambiguous. Where the words used are clear and not open to more than one interpretation, a court must give them their natural

John Henderson & Sons LLP, Dumfries, have announced that associate, Mark Marshall (pictured) was recently appointed partner of the firm. Mr Marshall qualified as a solicitor and notary public in 2007 after undertaking a specialist litigation traineeship with one of the country’s largest person

Scottish landowners will have to accept "the public responsibilities that come with that ownership" following the introduction of new land reform legislation. Land reform minister Aileen McLeod (pictured) pledged to end "the stop start nature of historic land reform" as she published new draft legis

The Faculty of Advocates will play a part in broadening the horizons of eleven Scots teenagers taking part in a "Through the Looking Glass" initiative. The charity initiative aims to open unexpected career avenues for gifted young students from less affluent areas by giving them an insight into prof

A survey by Brodies LLP has revealed that almost 66 per cent of businesses are putting themselves at risk of missing deadlines, wasting money on outdated commercial agreements, or being forced into expensive litigation because they are not managing their contracts effectively. The study, which canva

DWF has announced that it is transforming its business model with new delivery models and services designed to give clients "greater flexibility and efficiency" in how they deliver legal work. DWF has been running a pilot for the last 12 months with clients across industry sectors, but is now offeri

Families Need Fathers Scotland, in conjunction with its brother charities in England and Wales, has updated its Charter for Fathers ahead of Father’s Day to remind legislators and professionals involved in the administration of family law of the principles that underpin the charity. The five key p

Despite a recent round of salary increases at UK law firms, US firms still top the salary tables the Financial Times reports. White & Case, a US firm, has begun paying its newly qualified lawyers in London £90,000.

The Scottish government is to launch a "full consultation" on giving football fans the right to buy their club. Alison Johnstone, the Green MSP who fronted the Fans First campaign and lobbied for the move within Holyrood, said it was a "landmark decision for Scottish football".

The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that an internet news portal in Estonia was liable for offensive comments posted by its readers below one of its online news articles about a ferry company. This was the first case in which the Court had been called upon to ex

The Scottish Young Lawyers’ Association (SYLA) held its annual conference yesterday in Glasgow with delegates participating in sessions on business development, marketing/branding, social media, succeeding in the “more for less world”, financial fitness and career goal-setting. The conference

A judge has denied a mother permission to use her dead daughter's frozen eggs in order to give birth to her own grandchild. The woman, 59 and her husband, 58, Mr and Mrs M, sought permission to carry out the implantation – believing it was their daughter's dying wish.

Scotland has seen a 20 per cent increase in hate crimes against people with disabilities since 2013/14, according to Crown Office figures. However, the Crown Office report notes "a broad consensus that this type of crime continues to be underreported compared to other forms of hate crime".

The UK government's fast-track asylum appeals procedure is "structurally unfair" and unlawful, according to a High Court ruling. Mr Justice Nicol, sitting in London, said the detained fast-track system puts claimants at a "serious procedural disadvantage" and remarked it "looks uncomfortably akin to

A court has heard an unusual case in which a British man, with the approval of his infertile wife, conceived a baby with an African woman in Germany but with whom the couple subsequently fell out over the child's living arrangements. Mrs Justice Pauffley described the case as “quite extraordinary�