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Pictured (L-R): Chris Chivers, president, CIOB; Neil Kelly and Ian Gracie, chair, CIOB Scotland.

A language group has intervened in a copyright infringement case to appeal for Klingon to be recognised as a living language. The Language Creation Society, which supports and encourages the creation of artificial languages, has filed an amicus brief in a copyright case in the U.S. District Court fo

A Scottish law firm which sued a former corporate client for payment of over £100,000 in unpaid legal fees has won its action after the company lost an appeal. The Inner House of the Court of Session upheld a judge’s decision that the firm was entitled to payment of their fees and that a counterc

Brian Inkster It was revealed last week that the Crofting Commission had removed from office the clerk to and the five members of the Mangersta Common Grazings Committee in Lewis.

Jayne Crawford, Hannah Bennett and Laura Connor, who have all trained and worked with Thompsons Solicitors for around 11 years, say they want their promotions to show young female lawyers that the glass ceiling can certainly be broken. Their promotion comes as a report by the Leadership Foundation f

A seafood company has called for Scottish smoked salmon to be awarded protected status. Associated Seafoods said foreign producers, including in the US and France, had “misappropriated” the label for smoked salmon and wants to see it granted protected geographical indication (PGI) status.

Stuart Rowson Stuart Rowson has joined Lindsays as a partner in the commercial property team based in Edinburgh.

Jenny Allan Five Scottish-based colleagues at CMS are included among the 31 promotions being announced across 22 of the firm’s offices.

Dr Nick McKerrell A law lecturer has said it was “chilling” to discover he was named on an employment blacklist, the Sunday Heraldreports.

The Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) has begun an investigation following the death in custody of a 33-year-old man. A spokesman for the PIRC said: "The Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) has been directed by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (C

Some 60 members of the criminal bar enjoyed an enlightening conference which examined the hot topic of vulnerable witnesses. The Scottish Criminal Bar Association (SCBA) event, in Stirling, was voted a resounding success, receiving reviews of “great”, “fantastic” and “excellent”.

Fergus Lawrie A law student at Strathclyde University who works with asylum seekers, vulnerable people and others as part of the law clinic has been given a prestigious award in London.

A French worker is taking his ex-employer to an employment tribunal because his job was so boring that it resembled a "descent into hell". Frédéric Desnard, 44, is seeking €360,000 in compensation and damages - around £284,000 - as well as allegedly overdue holiday pay.

Andrew Leaitherland, managing partner and CEO of DWF, which has offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh, has signed up to a charity skydive to kick-start the firm’s newly-launched foundation.

A gambler who lost more than £90,000 after placing an online bet on a Scottish football match has failed in a legal challenge over the bookmaker’s decision to refuse to pay out. A judge in the Court of Session refused permission for the application for judicial review to proceed after ruling that