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The UK's Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) is expected to rule by the end of the year on a case brought by Northern Ireland journalists alleging unlawful police surveillance. Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey were arrested in 2018 following the release of No Stone Unturned, their documentary about

Indignant chicken owners crashed a new online portal for registering their animals after signing up roast chickens and ready meals in protest. New rules require chicken owners in England and Wales to register any chickens they have which are kept outdoors, with penalties of up to six months' impriso

A team of runners from Thompsons Solicitors took part in the Great Scottish Run to raise funds for the Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity. 

Alexander Sutherland has returned to Ampersand Advocates and full-time practice at the civil bar after serving as an advocate depute for three years. During his time with the Crown Office he prosecuted numerous cases in the High Court of Justiciary. He brings a wealth of experience to his practice a

Criminal lawyers south of the border are to withdraw from legal aid work over a pay dispute with ministers. The Law Society is to advise its members to consider withdrawing from legal aid work or scaling it back until the UK government provides a "meaningful response" to lawyers' demands.

Arnot Manderson Advocates has again received high praise from the Legal 500 upon the release of the latest bar rankings. Members were ranked across all seven practice areas, further solidifying its reputation as a leading full-service Stable. Leading the way is experienced and respected silk Duncan

Holmes Mackillop has promoted senior solicitor Katherine MacPherson to associate within its private client team. With extensive experience of advising on wills, powers of attorney and executries, along with residential conveyancing, Ms MacPherson has quickly established herself as an integral member

A Glasgow sheriff hearing a defamation action raised by a restaurant operator has ruled that an ordinary reader of comments posted online by a trade union about a wage change by the company would understand that the employees’ wages were being reduced. Ashton Properties (Glasgow) Ltd alleged t

The Scottish Liberal Democrats have filed 40 parliamentary questions on Police Scotland’s proposed use of live facial recognition in a bid to force the Scottish government to explain how the measures are compatible with equalities and civil liberties concerns. The party's justice spokesperson,

Graham Ogilvy reviews Paul Tweed's new book about his life as an international libel lawyer to the rich and famous. Paul Tweed is a familiar figure on television and in the newspapers. Representing celebrity clients has made him something of a celebrity himself, and now he tells his story in a new b

The development sector has legitimate concerns about the proposed Infrastructure Levy for Scotland (ILS), the purpose of which is to capture an element of the uplift in land value caused by development and put that towards contributing to infrastructure, writes Gary McGovern. Presently planning agre

On Wednesday Scottish Legal News published a reader's letter which suggested that solicitor Aamer Anwar had made a statement to the Sheku Bayoh Inquiry in a capacity other than that of a witness. That is inaccurate and untrue. Scottish Legal News apologises unreservedly for any nuisance or distress