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A man acting under a power of attorney who claimed that a local authority should pay for his elderly mother’s 24-hour one-to-one care at home has had a petition for judicial review dismissed. The petitioner “PQ” argued that the respondent Glasgow City Council failed to perform its statutory du

Graham Ogilvy The UK Government has wisely rowed back on its proposed Foreign Workers’ Directive which was produced with a flourish at last week’s Conservative Party conference by a Home Secretary playing to a xenophobic gallery.

The founders of Aberdeenshire brewery BrewDog have changed their first names to Elvis after being threatened by Elvis Presley's estate. The brewery was told it could face legal action from the American musician's estate over the name of its grapefruit and blood orange IPA, Elvis Juice.

Shepherd and Wedderburn have been crowned Scotland’s brainiest business after winning the Marie Curie Glasgow Brain Game.

Paralympian Samantha 'Sammi' Kinghorn, Scotland's leading wheelchair racer, has signed up as Harper Macleod's Athlete Ambassador for the fourth year in a row. The firm's relationship with Sammi began after the firm became legal advisers to the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games and they supported the t

The GMB union has called for a “massive” housebuilding programme to get underway “without delay” after a report by the union found that workers on average earnings in Scotland are priced out of the housing market in 21 out of 32 local authority areas. Published yesterday, the report shows cu

RGL Management Limited, the group gearing-up to launch a class action lawsuit against Royal Bank of Scotland over the conduct of its disbanded Global Restructuring Group, has said its numbers and value will soar after internal documents containing damning revelations were published. RGL had recently

Internet users who incite people to harass others online could face prosecution under new guidance adopted by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). The Director of Public Prosecutions, Alison Saunders, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "The internet's not an anonymous place where people can post wi

Following a successful event in Oban, Terra Firma Chambers are looking forward to the next stops on their ‘Autumn Tour’ - Inverness on 26th October and Aberdeen on the 27th. These events are part of TFC’s ongoing commitment to strengthening links with law firms and direct access organisations

Lawyers with an interest in children’s rights are being invited to a roundtable event on using the law and human rights to advance policy. Clan Childlaw, which provides children and young people throughout Scotland with free information about the law and their rights, is bringing together voluntar

Justice Secretary Michael Matheson The number of homicides in Scotland fell to their lowest on record last year, according to new figures published today.

Lord Advocate, James Wolffe QC The Lord Advocate, James Wolffe QC, has welcomed the beginning of UK Hate Crime Awareness Week with a promise to use the full force of the law against hate crime.

Penelope Warne, senior partner for CMS UK Partners at CMS UK, Nabarro and Olswang have voted to combine their firms to create what will become the world’s sixth largest law firm by headcount and sixth largest in the UK by revenue.

Andrew Lowe, chair of child and adult protection for Renfrewshire The independent review into the fatal stabbing of a 16-year-old at an Aberdeen school has recommended legislative changes to protect pupils.

A man found guilty of assault with intent to rape who claimed that the sheriff misdirected the jury has successfully appealed against his conviction. The Criminal Appeal Court ruled that a “miscarriage of justice” had occurred after the sheriff failed to give appropriate directions on the credib