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A woman has been arrested in the US after smearing thirty cars with smooth peanut butter outside what she believed was a Donald Trump rally - but was actually a meeting of a local conservation club. Christina Ferguson, 32, entered a meeting of Tomorrow River Conservation Club holding a "family-size

The Sheriff Appeal Court has refused a motion to remit an appeal to the Court of Session after ruling that the case would not set an “important precedent”. The question to be resolved in the appeal was the proper definition of alienation, and whether the grant of a personal guarantee was an alie

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon The Scottish government has launched a twelve-week consultation on the proposed new Scottish Independence Referendum Bill.

Counsel and others who merely give advice on tax avoidance schemes without helping to design them should be excluded from a proposed new regime of sanctions, the Faculty of Advocates has recommended. In a submission to HM Revenue and Customs, the Faculty said it was unclear if advisers were intended

Justice Minister Sam Gyimah The UK government is set to posthumously pardon thousands of gay and bisexual men convicted of now abolished sexual offences, Justice Minister Sam Gyimah has announced.

Nearly a third of Scotland’s professional services firms are considered to be at higher than normal risk of insolvency, according to research by insolvency and restructuring trade body R3. The research shows that 30.7 per cent of businesses in the sector are considered to be at higher than normal

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that a fixed-price system for the sale by pharmacies of prescription-only medicinal products for human use is incompatible with the free movement of goods. The Deutsche Parkinson Vereinigung is a German self-help organisation which seeks to improve the l

Alan Matthew, employment specialist with Miller Hendry An employment specialist with Tayside solicitor firm Miller Hendry has said companies who allow customers to breastfeed in public should extend the same rights to their employees.

Calls has been made for a Scottish government review after police and prosecutors were found by the High Court in London to have “abused state powers” to carry out an illegal raid while investigating the allegedly fraudulent takeover of Rangers football club. The seizure of company files linked

The Law Society of Scotland and the Faculty of Advocates have signed a statement condemning the possible reinstatement of the death penalty in Turkey. A joint statement presented to the standing committee of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) by CCBE President Michel Benichou was

Scott Whyte Scott Whyte, managing director of Watermans Accident Claims and Care, has been accredited as a personal injury specialist by the Law Society of Scotland.

Hundreds of thousands of people who fell into arrears on their mortgage may be eligible for compensation after a ruling by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The FCA is to consult on new guidance on the treatment of customers who have been affected by the way some firms calculate monthly mortgag

Law firms are leading the way in a new social mobility initiative run by teacher-led charity Impressive People aimed at raising confidence and aspirations in state schools by highlighting their successful ex-pupils. The charity's director, Patrick Gaffney, explained: "Independent schools routinely h

Rob Simpson A former solicitor has been appointed as head of housing at Aberdeenshire Council.

James Bond legend Sean Connery’s Spanish lawyers have been jailed for tax fraud after an investigation sparked by the sale of the actor’s Andalucian home. The actor had himself been questioned over the affair before investigations into him were dropped in 2014.