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A Holyrood committee has called for assurances that the NHS and other public services in Scotland would not be adversely affected by a trade deal being negotiated between the European Union and USA. In a report published today, the European and external relations committee has backed a call from the

Three judges have been removed from office while a fourth has resigned following allegations they viewed pornography on court computers. A spokesperson for the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office said: "Three judges: district judge Timothy Bowles; immigration judge Warren Grant; and, deputy distr

Aberdein Considine has completed a year of fundraising for Macmillan Cancer Support and donated more than £32,000 to the charity.

Around 340 school students from throughout the UK – and some distinguished legal figures – will descend on Edinburgh’s Parliament House for the 2015 final of the Bar National Mock Trial Competition. Eighteen schools have qualified through regional heats to contest the final on Saturday 28 Marc

Scotland Yard is facing allegations of a cover up following reports that an undercover police investigation found evidence of child abuse at Westminster in the 1980s but scrapped it soon after detectives were ready to make arrests. BBC Newsnight said it was told that during a secret, three-month inq

A trainee solicitor at a personal injury law firm has revealed she moonlights as a character from Disney blockbuster Frozen.

A man who was found guilty of attempting to smuggle drugs into a prison on the basis of DNA evidence which prosecutors claimed to show that the accused had licked the seal to an envelope containing the illegal substance has had his conviction quashed on appeal. Judges in the Criminal Appeal Court ru

A union has called plans for Police Scotland to take control of law and order on trains from British Transport Police(BTP) “ill-conceived and dangerous”. The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union said specialist skills developed over years would be lost in the transfer which was announced las

Drivers and passengers who abuse the blue badge scheme could have their badges confiscated through new legislation coming into force at the end of this month. The blue badge scheme provides an essential service for disabled people by allowing access to parking bays which are normally closer to work,

Back row from left: Susie Henderson, Craig McKerracher and Julie Doncaster. Front row: Fiona Pask and Jacqueline Leslie.

The first minister, Nicola Sturgeon (pictured), has welcomed Scottish Legal News’ findings on the growing number of women entering the legal profession. We found that 62 per cent of the 589 current Diploma in Legal Practice students are women with only 223 males taking the qualification necessary

In response to the publication of the Scottish Court Service's Evidence and Procedure Review Report, Ian Cruickshank convener of the Law Society of Scotland criminal law committee, said: “This review presents an important opportunity to examine current trial procedure and consider the best present

The Scottish Young Lawyers’ Association (SYLA) has announced two further events in its March programme. On Thursday, 19 March 2015, the latest "Spotlight on..." series event will be hosted by Clydesdale Bank in Glasgow.

Harper Macleod is growing its business from overseas by assisting companies in Eastern Europe gain a foothold in the UK, while advising Scottish businesses interested in expanding abroad. Romanian digital textbook company Lean Forwardhas established a presence in the UK after it was advised by Harpe