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Ireland's High Court has ruled that retired judge Barry White can return to work as a barrister despite a Bar Council rule that prevents him becoming a member of the Law Library. Following Mr Justice Max Barrett’s ruling published last week, Mr White, 71, will be allowed to practice before the Cir

An American man relived a plotline from a TV sitcom by allegedly attempting to profit from a neighbouring state's bottle deposit scheme. Brian Everidge will appear in court charged with one felony count of beverage return of non-refundable bottles - a charge carrying penalties of up to five year's i

Long ago I was introduced to the philosophy of David Hume (1711-76) by the late Neil MacCormick lecturing in the Jurisprudence class at Edinburgh University. It was the best of ways to meet another great mind. In the scheme of the course Hume was presented as the harbinger of the end of Natural Law

In Set Adrift Upon the World: The Sutherland Clearances James Hunter masterly weaves together a fascinating account of the Sutherland Clearances. One that takes you from the Strath of Kildonan and other parts of Sutherland to battles in New Orleans via South Africa and onto the foundation of what is

Residents of a Colorado town have been warned not to drink tap water after it repeatedly tested positive for THC, the main psychoactive component in cannabis. The alarm was raised after field tests on tap water in the town of Hugo, population 720, returned positive results.

The owners of a pub and proprietors of properties within a tenement which was destroyed by a fire are to be awarded more than £2 million in damages after a judge ruled that the building’s electricity suppliers were at fault for the blaze. The Court of Session held that the electricity company wer

Malicious prosecution can exist in civil proceedings as between private individuals, the Supreme Courthas ruled. Mr Gubay controlled a leisure company, Langstone, of which Mr Willers was a director. Mr Willers was later dismissed as director of Langstone and in 2010 Langstone sued Mr Willers for all

The Faculty of Advocates has identified improvements it believes could be made to a blueprint for a new corporate insolvency framework. The UK government, through the Insolvency Service, is seeking views on whether legislative change would improve the UK corporate insolvency regime and “provide a

Colin Hart Judges in the Supreme Court will publish their decision on the Scottish government’s "Named Person" scheme next week, with the court unusually offering a preview of the judgment to the media an hour before its publication.

Calum Steele Police Scotland is in such dire financial straits that it is sending officers to charity shops to source equipment that can be bought for a couple of pounds in most supermarkets, according to the Scottish Police Federation (SPF).

Stewart Gordon Lindsay has welcomed a new solicitor to its corporate team.

Lord Carnwath In a speech entitled “People and principle in the developing law”, delivered at the University of Cambridge, Lord Carnwath discusses three cases he heard while a judge in the Chancery Division.

Maya Foa Foreign Office concerns over Egypt’s human rights record have led to a “step-change” in the UK’s approach to that government, according to a new FCO human rights report.

Douglas McLachlan Anderson Strathern has partnered with Visiting Arts to host their Arts & Law Conference on 23rd August 2016. The event has been arranged to take place during the Edinburgh Festival and it aims to bring together professionals from across the arts and legal sectors. The Arts is a

Lord Keen of Elie QC A former Dean of Faculty has been given the civil justice brief by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ).