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President of the Law Society Jonathan Smithers Solicitors' role in protecting human rights is key when advising UK companies on their conduct at home and abroad, the Law Society of England and Wales will say today.

A Chinese woman suspected of stealing a diamond worth £195,000 in Thailand was apprehended before the gem was surgically removed from her intestines. The would-be master thief was thought to have taken the diamond from a jewellery fair in Bangkok after swapping it with a fake.

A private investigator who was hired by a man to find out if his wife was having an affair was shocked when he found that she was indeed – with the PI's own son. The wife, Amber Telford, 33, was jailed for 30 days after admitting to unlawful sexual activity with a minor.

New court rules drafted by the Scottish Civil Justice Council (SCJC) which will implement key reforms to Scotland’s civil courts system come into effect later this month. A raft of significant changes to the civil courts and civil procedure of Scotland will take effect at the start of the new lega

Tom MacLennan and Iain Fraser, partners with FRP Advisory and joint administrators of McClure Naismith LLP have revealed that jobs have been secured for nearly 70 per cent of the partners and staff of the firm two weeks after it was placed in administration but that creditors are unlikely to be paid

Fred Goodwin Ex-banker Fred Goodwin has been ordered to cut his 20ft hedge down following a four-year dispute with neighbours.

Glen Gilson Newcomers Gilson Gray have built on a successful first year in business by recruiting a batch of lawyers from the commercial dispute resolution and insolvency teams of Morisons Solicitors LLP.

In recognition of the event, his long-time colleague and friend, Sheriff Kevin Drummond QC, wrote: I mentioned casually in conversation to a fishing colleague last week that I was going to Lochnabeithe to visit Ian Hamilton: my colleague doesn’t know Ian and has never met him but he

Sarah Baillie Sarah Baillie of Anderson Strathern has joined a select group of only 12 other Law Society of Scotland accredited specialists in planning law.

From left: Simon Allison, Jack Boyle and Andrew Wallace at the summit of Ben Nevis Three “geeks” from Blackadders Solicitors have put their bodies on the line to complete the “3 Peak Challenge”. This is a gruelling experience which involves scaling the three highest peaks in Wales, England a

Miller Hendry, solicitors and estate agents, has today announced a commercial partnership with Horsecross Arts in a deal that will see the Perth legal practice profiled as a leading sponsor of the arts organisation.

Sheriff Principal Mhairi Stephen QC A newsagent has successfully challenged a sheriff’s decision that a water services company was entitled to charge him for water supplied to the premises even though he never wanted or used the services provided.

Gordon Dalyell Personal injury lawyers have called on Scottish ministers to allow potentially thousands of historical child abuse cases previously rejected to be brought again if they lift a time bar on damages claims.

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that time spent travelling to and from first and last appointments by workers without a fixed office should be regarded as working time. The judgment, which takes effect immediately, has been welcomed by trade unions but criticised by business groups who

(L to R): Chris Dowle, Professor Lorne Crerar, Paul Rutherford and Donald Munro outside the DSR offices at St Olaf's Hall in Lerwick. (Photograph by John Coutts) Harper Macleod LLP has announced its expansion into Shetland after acquiring the business of Dowle, Smith & Rutherford (DSR).