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Mackinnons Solicitors LLP has announced two new appointments to the firm. In August, Mackinnons welcomed Grant Mills into its residential property department as an associate. With substantial experience working in the north-east in conveyancing and other property related business, he is a valuable a

This year's Lord Rodger Memorial Lecture at the Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow will be delivered tomorrow by Deputy President of the Supreme Court, Lord Hodge. Lord Hodge's lecture is entitled 'The development of private and commercial law by the Supreme Court and the JCPC since 2009'.

Govan Law Centre (GLC) has announced a partnership with Threehills Community Supermarket and Café in Greater Pollok, Glasgow.  GLC’s free money, debt and legal advice surgery will be based at Threehills Community Supermarket every Wednesday from 10am to 4pm, beginning on Wednesday

A rapist who sexually abused three young children for more than a decade has been jailed for 18 years. Robert Foulkes, 65, pled guilty to three charges at the High Court in Edinburgh on 13 September 2024.

Three former directors of public prosecutions have backed proposals to introduce assisted dying in England and Wales ahead of a vote next month. Sir Max Hill, Dame Alison Saunders and Lord Macdonald of River Glaven have expressed support for the bill to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill adu

Former mayor of New York Rudy Giuliani must give his Manhattan penthouse, car and other valuables to election workers he defamed after the 2020 election. He has been ordered to hand over assets to mother and daughter pair Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, including a collection of rare watches, a court h

The Scottish Law Commission has published a discussion paper reviewing the civil remedies available for domestic abuse in Scotland and seeks views on a proposed delict of domestic abuse. Sixty-one per cent of the incidents of domestic abuse recorded in 2022 to 2023 did not involve criminal conduct.

Elon Musk is being sued by the production company behind Blade Runner 2049 for allegedly using the film to promote his new "Cybercab". Alcon Entertainment alleges that it turned down a formal request from an event organiser for the use of a still image from the 2017 film, but a virtually identical A

Aberdeen solicitor Stuart Murray has had his practising certificate withdrawn by the Law Society as a probe into financial irregularities gets underway. The former Aberdeen Bar Association president and vice president of the Scottish Solicitors Bar Association is being investigated over his financia

New silk Usman Tariq KC reflects on his career so far and his hopes that others will follow in his path. On 23rd September 2024, at the opening of the legal year in the Court of Session, I had the honour of being welcomed to the rank and dignity of King’s Counsel.

The parents of a toddler killed after a car driven by a 91-year-old woman mounted the kerb in Edinburgh have welcomed recommendations to toughen up rules on older drivers which could see more of them giving up their licences. A legal expert said suggested changes to the law after the death of Xander

A recent decision of the Court of Session has found that a Scottish administration can be declared as ancillary to an insolvency process in another jurisdiction, writes Jennifer Andrew. This means that the insolvency proceedings in one jurisdiction are considered as the main insolvency proceedings,

Professor Gillian Black explains why the Scottish Law Commission is looking at reform of civil remedies for domestic abuse. With over 61,934 incidents of domestic abuse recorded by Police Scotland in the year 2022 to 2023 (of which 81 per cent involving a female victim and a male suspected perpetrat

A rapist who began sexually abusing young girls when he was just 12-years-old has been jailed.