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John Sturrock QC enjoys a Poacher's Pilgrimage to the Western Isles and finds this mystical journey is much more than another travel book. The human ecologist, Alastair McIntosh has already established his credentials as one of Scotland’s greatest living authors. Soil and Soul and Hell and High Wa

A one-hour hunt twice a year could solve Norway's problem with the invasive Spanish slug, a local political party has said. Norway's Socialist Left Party, which was part of the coalition government between 2005-13, has said a "coordinated and concerted effort" is needed to fight the so-called "kille

A road traffic accident victim who sought to challenge a judge’s charge to a jury after the jurors had retired to consider their verdict in her damages claim against the driver who knocked her down has had her note of exception dismissed because it came “too late”. A judge in the Court of Sess

Damages claims against motor insurance bureaus should be determined according to the law of the state in which the accident occurred, the Supreme Court has ruled. Ms Moreno is a UK resident. In May 2011, whilst on holiday in Greece, she was hit by a car. The car was registered in Greece and driven b

John Macmillan MacRoberts LLP has had an impressive year with increased turnover, profits and headcount. Draft accounts in the year-end to April 2016 show turnover up by 10 per cent to £19.78 million, profits climbing 12 per cent to £6.9 million and the firm’s headcount increasing by 12 per cent

A sheriff has suggested Celtic Football Club could take action against a fan who possessed smoke grenades where the law prevented her from doing so. Sheriff Tait at Perth Sheriff Court could not impose a football banning order on Colum Martin, 24, because he had not actually set the canisters off wh

Lord Pentland The Faculty of Advocates and the Scottish Law Commission have worked together to produce a detailed study of the commission and its law reform work.

Neil Sugarman The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has criticised proposals by Companies House to delete the details of defunct businesses after six years.

Zoe Ogilvie and Malcolm McPherson

An intriguing look back through Scotland’s legal and political heritage is available in this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe with the return of the Hidden Gem exhibition in historic Parliament Hall. The free exhibition, which tells the remarkable story behind Scotland’s highest courts, will b

A police raid on a drug kingpin's prison cell uncovered such luxuries as a plasma TV, a treadmill and a library of books and DVDs. Brazilian drug lord Jarvis Chimenes Pavao, imprisoned in Paraguay, was believed to be developing escape plans worthy of Hollywood.

A woman who was assaulted as a child by her mother has failed in a legal challenge to a decision to refuse her claim for criminal injuries compensation. A judge in the Court of Session ruled that it was within the Government’s discretion for policy reasons not to backdate a change to the scheme in

Derek Ogg QC The Crown Office has told Scottish Legal News that a fatal accident inquiry into the death of a Scottish woman in Israel is "not competent under the current legislation" as the relevant provisions of the Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Act 2016 are not y