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The final session of the Advocates Family Law Association “Child Contact Seminars” is on Thursday 9 June. Janys Scott QC will be giving a presentation on the subject of “Children’s views, Form F9 and other issues”. The seminar will be followed by discussion chaired by Scott McAlpine, advoc

A judge facing a disciplinary hearing over comments he made about racism said he has been denied a fair trial after being told that he cannot be legally represented or call for witnesses. Peter Herbert, chair of the Society of Black Lawyers, has appealed to the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Thomas of Cwm

A parrot who keeps repeating "Don't f**king shoot!" could be called as a witness in the trial of his owner's killer. Martin Duram, 45, from Michigan, was shot five times in his home last May and his death remains under investigation.

A police officer who was banned from driving after jumping a red light and crashing into two cars while en route to an emergency call has successfully appealed against her 12-month disqualification. The Sheriff Appeal Court quashed the sentence imposed and endorsed the former officer’s licence wit

Joanna Cherry QC MP The SNP has said its MPs will vote against the Investigatory Powers Bill at its third reading in Parliament today.

James Wolffe QC The new Lord Advocate, James Wolffe QC, and Solicitor General for Scotland, Alison Di Rollo, have been sworn in at ceremonies in Parliament House.

Lady Dorrian The Scottish Sentencing Council has launched a new resource which brings together guideline judgements issued by the High Court, along with helpful summaries and a selected list of other useful opinions.

Kenny Crawford The total value of the residential sales market in Scotland from 2006 to 2016 was just over £148.2 billion, according to a new report published today.

An independent child protection review chaired by former Crown agent Catherine Dyer is to be commissioned in Scotland. Part of the Scottish government’s Child Protection Improvement Programme, the announcement for the independent review comes following the conviction of a mother and her partner fo

Lord Justice Fulord Senior judges in England have called for a review to the right to have a jury in trials for thefts, burglaries and minor assaults.

Tim Farron David Cameron today communicated via Twitter that “urgent communications” were taking place to rectify the technical glitch that occurred last night which could see people eligible to vote, denied this right.

Over 100 delegates attended the 2016 Compensate Personal Injury Network Annual Conference in Edinburgh last week. Speakers at the event included Sheriff Principal Mhairi Stephen QC and Douglas Mill, consultant and former CEO of the Law Society of Scotland.

A pair of armed robbers quickly regretted their choice of target after their raid on a McDonald's branch in eastern France saw them come up against an 11-strong elite police team. The two robbers burst into the packed restaurant and immediately began firing warning shots to intimidate staff.

The owners of a luxury block of flats overlooking the Old Course in St Andrews have failed in an appeal against a decision by the local authority assessor to describe two of the apartments as a “showhouse” on the valuation roll. The Lands Valuation Appeal Court upheld a decision of the valuation

Robert Buckland QC The UK government will engage with the Law Society and Bar Council in England and Wales in a bid to ease tension over the Investigatory Powers Bill's impact on legal professional privilege, MPs have been told.