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Scott Milne Thorntons has been named as one of the country’s top performing legal companies in this year's Chambers UK Legal Directory.

Outreach work in schools, mentoring and reviewing the current skill set for sheriffs and judges could help create a more diverse judiciary in Scotland according to the Law Society of Scotland. The Law Society has published a series of recommendations in a paper responding to the Judicial Appointment

Angus civil engineering firm has been fined £32,000 over an accident that left a 17-year-old employee permanently disfigured and facing arthritis in his legs,The Courier reports. Connor Watson was struck by a section of concrete retaining wall during work done by DJ Laing (Contracts) Ltd as part of

The demand for free legal advice has soared in the wake of legal aid cuts and court fees according to a report by a charity that organises pro bono clinics. LawWorks' report found a 55 per cent increase in applications in the last financial year. There were over 43,000 inquiries at law firms in the

The Supreme Court of Mexico has ruled that the growing, possession and smoking of marijuana for recreational purposes is legal – but only for the four plaintiffs in the case it considered. Five justices ruled 4-1 in favour of the argument that smoking marijuana is a right under “free development

Officials at a prison in Brazil have caught a mouse being used by prisoners to shuttle drugs and other contraband items around the jail. The mouse-turned-drug-mule was spotted running through a corridor with a “bag of drugs” tied to its tail said Gean Carlos Gomes, director of Barra da Grota pri

A Derry woman who called 999 for a lift to her mother’s house after she had been on a “mad auld binge” has been sentenced to four months in jail. Denise Hynds told police she had been on a drinking spree after she made the call on June 29 last year.

A man accused of historic child sex offences who challenged a sheriff’s “unique” decision to grant an application by prosecutors for an extension of time to bring him to trial more than seven years after his first appearance in court has had his appeal refused. The appellant, who first appeare

A candidate for chief constable of Police Scotland has come under pressure after a watchdog found a unit under his control “seriously” breached a code on the use of spy legislation The Herald reports. The Interception of Communications Commissioner’s Office (IOCCO) is to publish its findings o

First sitting of the Sheriff Appeal Court  

Suzanne Moir DWF has been appointed by Aberdeen City Council, Aberdeenshire Council and Moray Council to advise on a £120 million joint energy from waste development in East Tullo.

Jon Close TLT has advised Manchester-headquartered burrito bar Barburrito on the share acquisition ofPinto Restaurants (Holdings) Limited, which has five Mexican restaurants in Edinburgh and Glasgow. This brings Barburrito’s portfolio from 12 to 17 UK restaurants.

James Wolffe QC The Dean of the Faculty of Advocates has pledged his support and the support of the profession to make the new Sheriff Appeal Court a success.

Women in Law Scotland (WiLS) is a new network for the legal profession in Scotland. It is aimed at lawyers and paralegals in private practice and in-house, irrespective of the size of firm and specialism.

Two men charged with fraud who claimed that the Scots law provision restricting their right to put the Crown to the proof of facts breached their right to a fair trial have had an appeal refused. A seven-judge bench in the Criminal Appeal Court held that section 258(4A) of the Criminal Procedure (Sc