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A bill which aims to create a modern burial and cremation sector in Scotland lacks detail and ambition according to a report issued today by theScottish Parliament’s Local government and Regeneration Committee. The report concludes the committee’s stage 1 consideration of the majority of the Bur

Cameron Fyfe Legal reforms set to go through Holyrood will allow alleged victims of historical abuse whose claims were time-barred to re-raise them in court.

Michael Matheson New laws ending the current system of automatic early release from prison for the most serious offenders have come in to effect today.

(L-R): Scott Milne, Helen Archibald and Craig Nicol Thorntons has strengthened its team with the appointment of a new chief operations officer.

Stephen Millar CMS has announced the appointment of Stephen Millar as the firm’s next UK based managing partner.

Lord Neuberger Women should not be permitted to wear veils in criminal trials according to Lord Neuberger, President of the Supreme Court.

Martin Stepek A Scottish law firm is seeking to put the workforce back on its feet in 2016 with a series of initiatives championing the benefits of mindfulness in the workplace.

Christine O’Neill Christine O’Neill has been unanimously re-elected by her partners to serve a second consecutive term as chairman of Brodies LLP. First elected to the position in 2013, Ms O'Neill will chair Brodies’ board and partnership and work with managing partner, Bill Drummond, to guide

A father in Texas accused of stealing his daughter's phone because of an inappropriate text has been acquitted of a misdemeanor charge. Ronald Jackson, 36, was found not guilty by a judge in Dallas, who said there was insufficient evidence.

Lindsay McCormick On Friday the 26th of February, the Aberdeen Law Project (ALP) will host its Annual Lecture at the Kings College Auditorium, located in the University of Aberdeen campus.

A man involved in the supply cocaine was subjected to a renewed proceeds of crime action after property worth £35,000 was uncovered during a 2006 investigation into his activities. David Rush, 50, plead guilty in April 2006 to involvement in the supply of cocaine, which triggered a proceeds of crim

Clare Foster Now in its 15th year, the UK’s largest renewable energy event, All-Energy, returns to Glasgow’s Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre on 4-5 May.

A lorry driver found guilty of dangerous driving and behaving in a threatening or abusive manner which was likely to cause a reasonable person to suffer fear or alarm, who claimed that a sheriff erred in repelling a “no case to answer” submission, had an appeal against conviction refused. The Cr

The volume of residential sales in Scotland rose 14.5 per cent in the third quarter of 2015-16 compared to the same period in the previous year, according to official statistics published today by Registers of Scotland (RoS). A total of 28,779 properties were submitted for registration between Octob

Angela Constance The Scottish government's Education (Scotland) Billis to be debated at Holyrood today