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Kirstin MacDonald, associate at Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP, has been appointed as a director of the Inverness Chamber of Commerce. Ms MacDonald, a specialist in corporate law, will advocate for the Chamber’s 400+ business member organisations as she takes on the leading role for the

A suspected drunk driver tried to switch seats with his dog in the passenger seat and then claimed he wasn't driving, according to police. Police in Springfield, Colorado took to Facebook to explain what happened after pulling over a motorist allegedly driving at 52mph in a 30mph area.

Dr Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, the Chief Justice of India, will deliver a public lecture at Edinburgh Law School next month. The free event on Thursday 1 June, 5.15pm will focus on "Global Change and the Legal Profession, Past and Future: Perspectives from India".

Banking lawyer Grant Docherty has been appointed as head of Shakespeare Martineau's Edinburgh office. Mr Docherty joined the firm in 2022 as a consultant and was later promoted to partner. He heads its banking practice in Scotland, having more than 32 years' experience in the banking sector.

Dear Editor, In what is said to be the former First Minister’s first intervention on a policy issue, she is reported as saying that the backlash by lawyers against plans for juryless trials for rape cases is a sign that Scottish politics is polarised. I may be alone in failing to understand wh

Morton Fraser has been appointed to road safety charity Brake's National Road Victim Service in Scotland. Under the 12-month partnership, Morton Fraser will join the National Road Victim Service's Scottish legal panel, along with two other firms, in providing crucial legal support and advice to road

Lawyers have underscored the escalating risks that companies face for failing to adequately safeguard children's data. Video games companies, social media platforms and companies using facial recognition technology have all recently come under fire from data protection regulators across Europe for n

Commercial law firm MacRoberts has strengthened its corporate finance and employment practices with the promotion of two new partners. Bonar Mercer specialises in corporate law, focusing on transactional work including mergers, acquisitions and investments. He advises on transactions across numerous

A man who embezzled £170,000 from a deceased woman who had hired him as a financial advisor and later appointed him executor of her estate has lost a High Court appeal against his conviction.  Gordon Couch, who was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for embezzling funds from the

Portugal has approved new legislation allowing for assisted dying and euthanasia in limited circumstances. The bill was approved by parliamentarians from the governing Socialist Party and its centre-left allies in spite of serious opposition from the country's conservative president, who had vetoed

Burness Paull has appointed Mark Kirke as a partner in its construction and projects team as the firm seeks to address increasing client demand and to seize opportunities in a sector witnessing substantial investment. Mr Kirke, who is dual-qualified in English and Scots law and recognised as a

A former judge of the Supreme Court has expressed concern about the compatibility of Scottish government proposals for juryless rape trials with the independence of the judiciary. Lord Hope of Craighead has said he is "very uneasy" with clause 40 of the Victims, Witnesses and Justice Reform (Scotlan

Glasgow’s Sheriff Principal Aisha Anwar is to preside over the final of a prestigious student mooting competition. The event at the Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow next Wednesday 24 May will see teams from Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) and City of Glasgow College battle it out ag

The Dundee criminal defence agents met on Wednesday 3 May, and it was a unanimous decision that they will not be taking part in the Scottish government's planned juryless trials pilot scheme. After this meeting I noted numerous Bar Associations and Faculties doing the same thing. On Tuesday 9 May, w

A YouTuber who deliberately crashed a plane in a desperate bid to go viral online has pleaded guilty to obstructing an accident investigation. Trevor Daniel Jacob, 29, filmed himself parachuting from the plane before it crashed into a forested area in California and uploaded it to YouTube under the