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The Scottish Court Service has today published the report of Evidence and Procedure Review which was was chaired by Lord Carloway, Lord Justice Clerk, who in 2013 called for “clear-sky thinking” to help bring trial procedures rooted in the Victorian era into the modern, technologically-enhanced

Scotland’s law firms are strongly optimistic about the coming year, with rising profits per equity partner (PEP), increasing fee incomes and higher staff numbers according to a new survey by accountants and business advisers BDO LLP. The survey, entitled “What’s next for Scotland’s independe

Disabled tenants in private or social housing could be given greater protection from eviction following a judgement from the UK’s highest civil court. The Supreme Court this week ruled that a court must give detailed consideration to a defence to a landlord’s claim for possession by a disabled t

A woman detained in a Scottish hospital under mental health legislation who challenged a warrant which was granted for her transfer to Holland had had an appeal against the decision refused. Sheriff Principal Derek Pyle (pictured) heard that the appellant “K” was detained in April 2014 within Ne

Three American teenagers were arrested after allegedly stealing a goat which one planned to use as part of a joke when asking a girl to his school prom. Jacob Michaels, 17, told police he intended to ask the girl: "Would you goat with me to prom?"

The Court of Appeal has reserved judgment on government plans which could result in some people being denied access to legal representation when they are accused of a crime. The Law Society, the Criminal Law Solicitors Association (CLSA) and the London Criminal Courts Solicitors Association (LCCSA)

Survivors of historical abuse in care or in institutions in Scotland are being asked to help shape the recently announced Inquiry into historical abuse at events in Edinburgh in the coming weeks. Additional meetings in Edinburgh and Glasgow are being arranged by the Centre for Excellence for Looked

From left: Grant Campbell, Gill Grassie and Robert Buchan picking up the award

Scottish ministers have called on the UK government to keep its promises on devolving further welfare powers and reverse the extension of new Work Programme contracts. The move came at the joint ministerial working group on welfare, where social justice minister Alex Neiland fair work minister Rosea

House sales exceeded £15.3 billion in 2014, according to statistics published by Registers of Scotland (RoS). A total of 93,875 sales took place across Scotland in 2014, the highest annual figure since 2008, and an increase of 11.6 per cent compared to the previous year.

Journalist John Forsyth discusses the state of Scots law in the wake of recent Supreme Court cases overturning decisions of the Inner House.

A housebuilder which had a planning application for a new residential development refused due to the potential loss of environmental land has successfully appealed against the decision. Judges in the Inner House of the Court of Session quashed the decision after ruling that the reporter’s conclusi

Ampersand Stable’s Lauren Sutherland, Junior Counsel for the appellant in the Supreme Court case of Montgomery analyses the case.

A property developer who took a loan from a bank for the purchase and development of land in 2007 but which the bank argued was merely for the purchase of the land has won his appeal in the UK Supreme Court after it held the bank made a legally binding promise for sums covering both purchase and dev

The Irish parliament has had to pass emergency legislation after over 100 drugs were legalised including ketamine and ecstasy. A Court of Appeal ruling found a section of drug legislation to be unconstitutional – effectively legalising certain substances.