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Andrew Mackenzie, chief executive of the Scottish Arbitration Centre, has reported on the latest meeting of the group established to promote Scottish legal and dispute resolution services. The group brings together representatives of the legal profession, the alternative dispute resolution sector, g

A 20 million euro plan to double the number of judges in the European Court of Justice (ECJ) is set to go ahead despite the court itself opposing the plan. The UK, which is opposed to the planned increase, is likely to be outvoted on the decision when Europe ministers meet next month.

The police have admitted a number of failings in how they dealt with the death of a young boy in a fireball incident in Aberdeen last year. Preston Flores died in the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh following the incident in which his clothes were ignited as he played with petrol in th

Survivors of historical child abuse in institutions including schools and places run by religious organisations are calling for compensation to be included in a forthcoming inquiry. The education secretary Angela Constance (pictured) will announce the scope of the inquiry at the end of April after h

The Scottish Law Commission is hosting a major international law reform conference in Edinburgh on 11-12 April 2015 - the Conference of the Commonwealth Association of Law Reform Agencies (CALRAs). This is the first time the conference has been held in Scotland.

An Edinburgh organisation is the first to benefit from additional funding to tackle all forms of violence against women and girls in Scotland, first minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed today. The Edinburgh Domestic Abuse Court Service (EDACS) will receive £147,000 additional funding over the next ye

Perthshire property bosses are welcoming the onset of Spring as they reveal statistics from the first quarter of the 2015.

Efforts to boost educational outcomes are to be bolstered in law through the Education (Scotland) Bill. Details of the bill were unveiled by education secretary Angela Constance (pictured) during a visit to St Mary’s RC Primary School in Leith.

A Scots lawyer who accepted instructions to act in a series of “obviously suspicious” property transactions has been found guilty of “professional misconduct”. Conveyancing solicitor James McCusker was fined £2,500 by the Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal (SSDT) after he was found

A hundred more police officers are being trained to combat increasing levels of wildlife crime across Scotland. About 250 wildlife crimes occurred between April 2014 and last month.

A Scots lawyer who made dozens of false legal aid claims has been struck off the roll of solicitors after being found guilty of “professional misconduct”. Massimo D’Alvito submitted at least 81 accounts between October 2009 and October 2011 which contained “fictitious outcomes” - prompting

A bill intended to strengthen the fatal accident inquiry (FAI) process in Scotland has been published today. The Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Bill will set out practical measures for a system which is "effective, efficient and fair" said the Scottish government.

The Supreme Court has ruled the UK government’s benefit cap which restricts unemployed claimants to £500 a week in total welfare payments is lawful but that the policy is incompatible with the government's obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).

The value of Scottish houses has reached a record high after more than making up the losses caused by the financial crisis according to a new report. Average house prices rose to about £167,000 in January.

Discipline tribunals involving solicitors are becoming increasingly complex according to the latest annual report from the Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal (SSDT). The tribunal, which has 12 solicitor and 12 non-solicitor members, heard and made decisions on 40 cases and there were 24 find