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A “fugitive from justice” in Poland who claimed that his extradition from Scotland would breach his human rights has had an appeal refused. Jaroslaw Pofelski, who claimed that he had been held in custody for a total of four years in Poland while awaiting trial before leaving the country for Scot

The Solicitor General for Scotland, Alison Di Rollo(pictured), has been appointed as Queen’s Counsel by Her Majesty the Queen on the recommendation of the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. Ms Di Rollo was nominated by the James Wolffe QC, the Lord Advocate. Ms Di Rollo was appointed Solicitor Genera

The operator of a shop who offers a Wi-Fi network free of charge to the public is not liable for copyright infringements committed by users of that network but may be required to password-protect its network in order to bring an end to, or prevent, such infringements, the Court of Justice of the Eur

Pictured: Gregory Stachura and Gillian Anderson

Colin Souter has written a final reply to solicitor Brian Inkster in an ongoing debate surrounding the Crofting Commission. I note Mr Inkster has shared another article published on Scottish Legal News. I have no intention of inflicting this debate upon your readers as a series of articles but will

Pictured (L-R): Ravinder Kaur, Mark McDonald, MSP, and Janys Scott QC

Lynsey Kerr

Our ideas of Paris during the war may well have been shaped from the film Casablanca. "Well, Rick, we’ll always have Paris…" Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman) says. But I would doubt few, if any of us, would have paused to consider what Paris actually meant for those living there in the period of the Second

A banned drink-driver in Northern Ireland is appealing his conviction claiming he is a puffer not a boozer and that he was over the limit as a consequence of vaping an e-cigarette. Thirty-five-year-old Aaron Galbraith was found to be twice over the limit when breathalysed but is now seeking to overt

A man accused of rape who challenged a decision by a judge to refuse his application to allow questioning of the complainer which he argued would show the “falsehood” of the alleged victim’s claims has had an appeal refused. The Criminal Appeal Court upheld the preliminary hearing judge’s ru

Law firms are increasingly concerned that the current slowdown in M&A activity will damage their profitability, according to new research by Thomson Reuters' legal business. According to the ninth annual research survey by the firm, nearly a quarter (24 per cent) of the finance directors (FDs) o

Jamie Kerr The UK government is to move ahead with plans to raise immigration tribunal fees by up to 500 per cent – despite the fact only five of 147 consultation responses backed the plans.

Megan Castellano Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has banned "Dear Sirs" from all of its global communications and legal documents, The Lawyer reports.

Karyn McCluskey A crime prevention expert who has led a project to steer people away from violence will spearhead a new drive to reduce reoffending across Scotland.

Fatou Bensouda Landgrabs and destruction of the environment will now be within the remit of the International Criminal Court following an announcement it would take crimes traditionally prosecuted less frequently into consideration.