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Deborah McCathie Gilson Gray has appointed Deborah McCathie as a partner and head of residential conveyancing.

Fraser Gillies Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP has played a leading role in the development of two Scottish onshore wind farms which recently secured £76 million in financing.

Ten solicitors are among the first appointed to the new judicial office of summary sheriff, created under the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014. Christine McLintock, president of the Law Society of Scotland, said: “This is a significant step in the ongoing reforms to our courts in Scotland which w

A mother and her boyfriend are facing felony charges for allegedly allowing a nine-year-old girl to drive them home because they were too drunk. Amanda Eggert and James Roth have been accused of recklessly endangering safety as well as neglect after their truck was seen driving erratically into onco

(L-R): Peter Griffiths, and Brian Inkster, Photo Credit: Kat Gollock Inksters Solicitors has sponsored a new award category at the Arts & Business Scotland Awards 2015 for "Business Creativity". The award was the brainchild of Inksters’ founder, Brian Inkster, who persuaded his fellow judges t

Gary Mannion A Tayside lawyer has called for a review of the UK government's compensation scheme for victims of violent crime, describing it as “arduous” and “cumbersome”, The Courier reports.

Stewart Taylor There is a two-tiered hierarchy of legal cities outside of London according to a report by a property consultancy.

Details of some of the new summary sheriffs appointed under the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 to deal with some types of civil and criminal cases in the sheriff court have become available. Brian Cameron, sitting at Glasgow Sheriff Court, is a graduate of the University of Strathclyde and was ad

A dyslexic woman has won a disability discrimination case against her employer after she was accused of falsifying documents. An employment tribunal found that Starbucks discriminated against Meseret Kumulchew, a supervisor in one of its London stores.

The Faculty of Advocates will welcome a group of school students for a look at life at the Scottish bar. The visit is part of an Edinburgh University project, "Pathways to the Professions", which provides advice and guidance to pupils from S4 to S6 who are interested in applying for law, medicine, v

Maria Botha-Lopez There has been a notable drop in the number of properties being brought to market, according to the latest ESPC House Price Report, which covers the three month period from November 2015 to January 2016.

The lawyer for a man cleared of sexual assaulting an actress at a train station has said the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) “slowed down” footage to make it appear he had more time to carry out the assault. Mark Pearson, 61, was cleared last week at Blackfriars Crown Court of assaulting a woman

A man accused of drug dealing in Spain who challenged a sheriff’s decision to order his extradition has had his appeal refused. The Criminal Appeal Court refused the appeal after ruling the appropriate court to hear any human rights argument based on “injustice or oppression” would be the Span

Criminal justice experts have called for jail terms of up to a year to be scrapped, The Herald reports. Her Majesty’s Inspector of Prisons as well as penal reform charities, social workers, councils and a former judicial studies director have all called for a different approach to reduce recidivis

A bill which would both abolish Scotland's “not proven” verdict and change the majority required in jury trials for a conviction has failed to receive the backing of Holyrood’s Justice Committee. A clear majority of the committee supported the intention to abolish not proven verdicts, but the