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A man who claims to be the Archangel Michael has told Lord Turnbull in the Court of Session not to allow independence campaigners to be evicted from the grounds of the Scottish Parliament. “Crown Prince Michael”, from Sheffield, filed an affidavit at the court yesterday in which he claims to be

Stephen Trombala Shepherd and Wedderburn acted for Celtique Energie, a British-based oil and gas exploration company, in the sale of its subsidiary, Celtique Energie Weald, and its 50 per cent interest in UK Weald basin Petroleum Exploration and Development Licence 234, to UK Oil & Gas Investmen

A woman who wants to use her daughter’s eggs in order to give birth to her own grandchild has succeeded at the Court of Appeal. The woman, “Mrs M”, claimed one of her daughter’s final wishes before shed died of cancer in 2011 was for her eggs to be fertilised with donor sperm and implanted i

Conor Whittaker has won the 2016 Cloch Quaich for "Best Intellectual Property Law" related dissertation at the University of Aberdeen. Mr Whittaker's dissertation explored "The Protection of Trade Marks with Reputation: A Reputable Right?"

Gillian Mawdsley is impressed by Cal Flynn's first novel – inspired by the discovery that one her ancestors was Angus MacMilan, the leader of the notorious Highland Brigade that massacred aborigines in 19th century Australia while Connor Beaton delves into the darker side of the Internet to explor

Danielle Keats Citron's Hate Crimes in Cyberspace makes for uncomfortable but important reading for lawyers in the 21st century. With an excellent understanding of how the Internet functions and how people engage with it, Citron is placed well to dissect increasingly common (and continuously under-r

Marie Antoinette has met her match in an African statesman who advised his starving people to eat mice and grasshoppers. President Peter Mutharika of Malawi, in southeastern Africa, sparked outrage after pronouncing at a rally: "Why should Malawians die with hunger when we have different things to e

The Scottish Government has been found in contempt of court again after prison officers breached, for a second time, an undertaking not to open an inmate’s letters. A judge in the Court of Session described the second breach by the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) as an “affront to the authority of

Dr Hannah Graham A new report by criminologists indicates support among criminal justice practitioners for key changes to be made to electronic tagging of prisoners.

Talks over an independent Scotland’s EU membership have been taking place at Brussels, according to one insider. Dr Kirsty Hughes has been told Scotland could be placed in a “transitional holding pen” after Article 50 TEU is triggered which could could prevent the country having to re-apply fo

The Scottish Civil Justice Council (SCJC) has published its Annual Programme detailing how it will deliver on its key priorities for 2016-17, including implementation of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 and other justice reform projects. The programme includes work on a range of court reforms i

A new, in-depth study has been written about the Faculty of Advocates’ War Memorial and the men whose names it carries. The research was undertaken by Alastair Shepherd, a solicitor and historian, and he has donated the work to the Faculty, fittingly on the centenary of the start of the Battle of

Pictured (L-R): Julian Yarr, managing partner, A&L Goodbody, and a member of the judging panel; Stephen Goldie, head of litigation, Brodies LLP; and awards compère Dara Ó Briain

Brodies LLP has become the latest Scottish firm to report positive results as the economic recovery, now threatened by Brexit, takes hold.

Philip Rodney Burness Paull has underscored its commitment to the Highlands region by signing up as a corporate sponsor of the North Coast 500 (NC500), a scenic route through the Scottish Highlands that featured in yesterday's edition of Top Gear and can be seen on BBC iPlayer.