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A council has successfully challenged a decision by the Scottish Ministers to grant planning permission for the development of a railfreight terminal on greenbelt land in North Lanarkshire. The Inner House of the Court of Session ruled that the Scottish Ministers failed to give “proper, adequate a

A man accused of a statutory breach of the peace and resisting arrest has had the complaint against him dismissed after successfully challenging a summary sheriff’s decision to adjourn his trial. The Sheriff Appeal Court deserted the complaint simpliciter after ruling that the sheriff failed to �

Peter Boyd The decision to leave the European Union has directly fuelled a surge in enquiries for equity release products according to Boyd Legal.

Large numbers of files that were due to be released have been withheld from the latest batch of files from the National Archives, despite promises that restrictions on many documents would be lifted. Documents on “Mark Thatcher and the Omanis”, relations with the Soviet Union, Anglo-Irish negoti

Peter Boyd Boyd Legal Solicitors, a full service practice headquartered in Edinburgh, has undertaken a strategic review of its operations and parted ways with its high volume mortgage referral conveyancing team.

Caitlin Sherrett and Finlay Allmond, winners of the Dewar Debate 2015/16 (centre) pictured with deputy presiding officer Linda Fabiani MSP; Eilidh Wiseman, president of the Law Society Scotland; Peter Dennis of Hodder Gibson; judges and fellow competitors.

A name containing several tokens of nobility and freely chosen by a German in another member state of which he also holds the nationality does not necessarily have to be recognised in Germany, the European Court of Justice has ruled. Mr Nabiel Peter Bogendorff von Wolffersdorff, who was born in Germ

The total number of subscribers to Scottish Legal News has broken through the 11,000 mark.

The Rio Paralympics is to crackdown on athletes who gain an adrenaline boost – by squeezing their scrotums. The practice of “boosting” is common amongst wheelchair-bound athletes trying to gain an advantage but is, in fact, deadly.

David Anderson QC A proposed law will give British spies the right to hack into smartphones and computers The Times reports.

Sheriff Principal Mhairi Stephen QC Six sheriffs have been appointed as specialists who will sit in Scotland’s new Sheriff Personal Injury Court.

A man who was arrested in Wales refused to appear in court, complaining he could not understand the Welsh accent. Dwaine Campbell, 25, a drug dealer, was arrested in Aberystwyth in possession of 51 wraps of heroin which he admitted he intended to supply.

Winston Peters MP Internet trolling in New Zealand could result in jail following the introduction of a new law.

A man who appeared in court wearing shorts was warned he risked a jail sentence for contempt of court. Darren Dixon apologised for his dress at Selkirk Sheriff Court where he appeared wearing a t-shirt and shorts.

Mhairi Stephen QC The Lord President has confirmed the appointment of Sheriff Principal Mhairi Stephen QC as the President of the new Sheriff Appeal Court and Sheriff Principal Craig Scott QC as Vice President.