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Today at least 80 per cent of the case load of the High Court of Justiciary is sex crime. The Children’s Hearing system has seen a huge increase in child-on-child sexual abuse in recent years. Whether it is for downloading indecent images of children, rape, domestic violence, sexual assau

A sheriff diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) is using technology to carry on working, The Courier reports. Sheriff Alastair Carmichael, 61, uses synthetic voice technology to continue talking after having been diagnosed with MND.

MSHB has appointed April Campbell as partner, Melissa McNeill as solicitor, and Rebecca Quinn as trainee solicitor within its family department. Ms Campbell, an accredited specialist in family law, brings 24 years of experience in private practice. Her background as a litigator spans all levels, inc

Balfour and Manson has added three new members of staff to its private client team in Aberdeen with the appointment of new senior associate Marcia Johnstone, executry paralegal Sarah Rennie and legal secretary Dawn Ashcroft. Ms Johnstone joins Balfour and Manson as a senior associate, working with G

The Inner House has allowed part of an appeal by the landlords of a Glasgow restaurant that traded continuously from 1935 to 2020 against a decision ordaining them to repair flood damage to the premises and pay damages to the subsidiary of the pursuers that ran the restaurant. Pursuers Forthwell Ltd

The Edinburgh Tax Network, in conjunction with CIOT and Terra Firma Chambers, will host an in-person, lunchtime event, “Reflecting on the Autumn Budget”, on Tuesday 19th November 2024 at the offices of Johnston Carmichael, 7-11 Melville Street, Edinburgh, EH3 7PE. At this event, Alex Doc

The average selling price of property in Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders has grown to £288,071 during August-October 2024 – a 5.3 per cent year-on-year increase – according to ESPC. The Borders saw its average rise 9.5 per cent to £229,480, while Edinburgh&rsquo

The UK Information Commissioner is seeking permission to appeal the judgment of the Upper Tribunal on DSG Retail Limited (DSG) to the Court of Appeal. In 2020, the Commissioner fined DSG £500,000, the maximum amount under the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA 1998), after a cyber attack that affec

Business leaders forecast massive gains from AI but are delaying implementation due to the ‘ambiguity trap’ created by a changing and fragmented legal and regulatory landscape. According to a survey of 450 business leaders carried out by Dentons, including CEOs, COOs and General Counsel

Macdonald Henderson is the top legal adviser in Scotland with 21 deals, the latest Experian M&A report shows.

Professor Lady Sue Black, Baroness of Strome, is making a return to the University of Dundee to deliver this year’s Margaret Harris Lecture on Friday 29 November. From 2003 to 2018, Professor Lady Black served as Professor of Anatomy and Forensic Anthropology at the University of Dundee, where

Six members of the Scottish legal sector have been announced as the inaugural winners of the Law Society of Scotland’s Legal Pioneers Award.

An octogenarian who was attacked with a machete after knocking on the wrong door by mistake managed to fend off his attacker with a pair of nunchucks. The would-be victim told police that he knocked on the door in Youngstown, Ohio and heard an irate man shout that he had the wrong apartment.

Shop theft is an underreported crime that is not being effectively tackled, leading to a devastating impact on the retail sector and the wider economy, according to the House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee. In a letter to the Home Office, the committee highlights that there are almost 1