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Andrew Lothian DWF has appointed the former managing partner ofAnderson Strathern, Andrew Lothian, as the firm’s head of casualty and general insurance in Scotland, where he will work with DWF’s large national client base of insurers and public sector bodies.

A man whose former employment as a KGBdriver was revealed in an Estonian newspaper has had his complaint that his Convention rights were violated upheld in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). The court held today in the case of Sõro v. Estonia that there had been a violation of article 8 �

Drunk cable car drivers in Switzerland will no longer be able to escape prosecution after a legal loophole they could exploit was closed. Swiss authorities did not impose an alcohol limit on cable car operators before Wednesday, but from the beginning of next month the law will be changed – imposi

A challenge to legislation which will see a “named person” assigned to every child in Scotland has been refused by appeal judges in the Inner House of the Court of Session. Four charities and three individuals contended that provisions in the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 passed

Graham Ogilvy When Lord Hewart, the liberal Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales for much of the 1920s and all of the 1930s, issued his famous dictum, often paraphrased as: "Not only must Justice be done; it must also be seen to be done", Britain's newspapers were in rude health with national tit

A property development company which sued Scotland’s largest local authority for £15 million following a dispute over a contract to develop a site has had its claim dismissed as “irrelevant”. PIP3 raised an action against Glasgow City Council for breach of contract after the local authority r

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced an end to employment tribunal fees as she revealed the Scottish government's legislative programme yesterday. She promised to draw on new powers delivered by the Scotland Bill to scrap charges for bringing cases to an employment tribunal, winning praise from

Lord Advocate Frank Mulholland QC The Scottish government will introduce legislation to create new domestic abuse offences and criminalise the distribution of "revenge porn", First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced yesterday.

Heather Nisbet Heather Nisbet discusses some basic contract elements for overage or price top up arrangements in property deals in the first half of her two-part blog which continues tomorrow.

Joan Aitken A lorry driver has had his professional license revoked for 20 years after an inquiry heard of his reckless manoeuvres on one of Scotland's most dangerous roads.

Dame Elish Angiolini A former Lord Advocate has warned that judges may not see community rehabilitation plans for criminals as a viable alternative to imprisonment.

Nicola Sturgeon First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has laid out plans to introduce new bills to improve security for private tenants, introduce rent controls and abolish the "bedroom tax" as early as possible.

A retired police superintendent has voiced concern that police discretion is being "eroded" after he was fined for parking in a bus stop for less than a minute. Jim Kirkwood, 60, told The Herald that he complained to both Police Scotland and the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (PIRC) a

Nicola Sturgeon The accountability of Police Scotland will be subject to discussion at a summit hosted by the Scottish government later this month, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced yesterday.