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Bobby and the Bobcats Two Aberdeen law firms have raised over £3,000 in a Battle of the Bands event as part of their annual inter-office annual charity challenge.

Corrupt Russian anti-corruption officials are believed to have been caught by investigators who gifted them a samovar - traditionally used to make tea - equipped with a bug. The Federal Security Service (FSB) planted the bug as part of its investigation into whether senior officials at the Russian I

CLT’s Certificate in Project Management for Lawyers is now available online. Using a personal login, delegates can access a range of videos, notes and presentation materials to guide them through their studies. Four multiple choice assessments are also submitted online. Course tutor Iain Sim obser

Laura Irvine Laura Irvine, a criminal solicitor advocate and associate in BTO’s data protection defence team, has been appointed as a director of the Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC).

Cathy Donald and Emma Reid Ergo Law, a boutique law firm specialising exclusively in employment law and providing advice to both employer and employee clients, launched by two Edinburgh lawyers, Cathy Donald and Emma Reid, is poised to celebrate a successful first year in business.

Ian Maxwell Families Need Fathers Scotland, the Scottish charity supported by the Scottish government and the Tudor Trust, is recruiting for a ‘lay assistant’ free training course to run in Edinburgh in November.

The Scottish Young Lawyers' Association has announced, in association with the Scottish Criminal Bar Association (SCBA), the return of the Criminal Day Conference on Saturday 5 November 2016. The Conference will take place at the Hilton Grosvenor, Grosvenor Street, Haymarket, Edinburgh. In keeping w

The Herald has today published a full obituary of Ronald King Murray, Lord Murray, the former Lord Advocate, Labour MP and Court of Session judge, who passed away on 27 September at the age of 97. The obituary, which notes Lord Murray’s considerable legal and political achievements, can be accesse

A teenager who was jailed after admitting a charge of assault to severe injury and permanent disfigurement has successfully appealed against his custodial sentence. Harry Finnegan, who was 19 at the time of the offence, was sentenced to 18 months’ detention after pleading guilty to punching a man

Former Justice Secretary Kenny Macaskill Former Justice Secretary Kenny Macaskill has said he believed in decriminalising illegal drugs while in office but that it "wasn't worth the fight" with his SNP and Scottish government colleagues.

Justice Secretary Michael Matheson Justice Secretary Michael Matheson today launched the Scottish government's Human Trafficking Strategy, which is out for consultation from today.

The Faculty of Advocates has come out in strong opposition to Scottish government plans to make litigants fund the civil justice system through court fees. Its response to the government consultation says the civil justice system "should be funded by the state from general taxation" as "a cornerston

Lord Carloway A legal conference hosted by Justice for Children (JFC) will today hear calls for major reforms to the treatment of child witnesses in Scotland.

Charges against a woman accused of urinating on one of Donald Trump's golf courses have been dropped. Rohan Beyts, 62, was charged under the Civic Government (Scotland) Act for allegedly urinating on Trump's Aberdeenshire golf course last year.

Inksters Solicitors kicked off a fundraising campaign in aid of the British Heart Foundation yesterday by crowning their "Bag it. Beat it." champion.