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Ian Moir is well known in legal circles both as one half of Glasgow-based criminal law firm Moir & Sweeney Litigation and as the outspoken convener of the Law Society of Scotland’s Criminal Legal Aid Committee. He almost didn’t become a lawyer at all, though. Having been told while a

The Scottish government has awarded £400,000 to Citizens Advice Scotland to improve access to help for people struggling with council tax debt. Building on successful pilot schemes funded in 2023-4, the additional funding will enable targeted advice on council tax debt to be provided in six ne

Parents are being urged not to turn puppy love at Christmas into a financial pipeline for criminal gangs. Millions of pounds are spent every year on trafficked dogs bought at unauthorised puppy farms or online. Sales are expected to spike in the run-up to  Christmas amid concerns that buyers co

The head of a police watchdog has insisted he can continue to carry out his function remotely after swapping his notoriously cold city for sunny Portugal. John McDougall, chair of the Edmonton Police Commission, has permanently relocated more than 4,600 miles away from the city whose police force he

Following the success of last year's Burns Supper in memory of the late Billy Boyle, Dundee lawyers are organising another event next year to be sponsored by Scottish Legal News. The Dundee Lawyers' Boyle Memorial Burns Supper will take place in Dundee's historic Burns Club on Saturday 18th January

Lawyers are refusing certain cases because they lose money on them due to legal aid rules. Richard Atkinson, president of the Law Society of England and Wales, said members were turning away people charged with certain crimes including burglary.

In January there will be a new season of Thursday evening talks on history at the Signet Library. The talks are free to members and guests and places will be reserved on a first come first served basis. Contact library@wssociety.co.uk if you have any questions.

A University of Dundee study will give volunteer jurors from across Scotland the opportunity to deliver their verdict on the future of digital crime fighting. The university’s Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science (LRCFS) is recruiting members of the public as part of research focusi

The Law Society of Scotland has advised that upcoming property settlements may be delayed because of an IT outage with a key Scottish government agency service. The Law Society has been contacted by a number of members about the Register of Insolvencies. The register has been offline since Wednesday

A lord ordinary has allowed a proof in the case of a man who sought damages from the police after he was charged with the crime of stalking but ultimately was not tried for the offence. Brian MacGregor claimed that a Standard Prosecution Report prepared by the police was deliberately false and misle

The number of police officers quitting to follow other careers should be a wake-up call for the Scottish government, Scottish Labour has warned.  Scottish Labour's Pauline McNeill urged the SNP to reverse this trend as soon as possible before burn out creates a "snowball effect". 

A 'special case' between the Faculty of Advocates and the Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland over qualifications for shrieval office is to be heard next week at the Court of Session. The Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 requires anyone applying for shrieval office to have been “legally

A feminist barrister who criticised a judge's ruling in her case as having "echoes of the 'boys' club'" has been cleared of misconduct by an English tribunal. The Bar Standards Board (BSB) brought Dr Charlotte Proudman before its disciplinary tribunal after she posted a series of tweets about the ju