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Angus Foster Five years after being admitted to the Faculty of Advocates, Angus Foster thought a move abroad would help to broaden his international legal experience.

Pictured: Andrew Mackenzie, Chief Executive of the Scottish Arbitration Centre; Rt Hon Lord Carloway, Lord President of the Court of Session; and Brandon Malone, Chairman of the Centre The Scottish Arbitration Centre has held its fourth annual arbitrator training day. The event, which was sponsored

Land Reform Secretary Roseanna Cunningham Land Reform Secretary Roseanna Cunningham has announced that Inverness will be the permanent home of the Scottish Land Commission.

Three flat-sharing university students who sued their landlady after she failed to lodge their deposit into an approved tenancy deposit scheme have been awarded more than £1800. A sheriff imposed a sanction of £1253 for the landlady’s admitted breach of the tenancy deposit regulations and a fina

Police were forced to break up a brawl in a chicken shop after a customer was told he couldn't pay for chips with cigarette papers. Anthony McLean, 29, attempted to pay for a £1.40 portion of chips with Rizla cigarette papers - claiming they were worth 20p each.

Constantin Bedrule Abertay University law student Constantin Bedrule received the Thorntons Prize for Conveyancing at this year's Prizegiving Ceremony.

Police in Scotland have launched a secret investigation into claims that Royal Bank of Scotland destroyed and then asset-stripped healthy businesses, according to reports. The move follows the disclosure of leaked documents which revealed last week that staff were encouraged to put business owners u

The European Court of Justice has ruled that Italy failed to fulfil its obligations under EU law by failing to guarantee just and appropriate compensation for victims of all violent intentional crimes. Under an EU directive, the victims of violent intentional crimes are entitled to fair and appropri

Compass Chambers is delighted to invite you to attend our 9th Annual Conference. The Conference will take place on Friday 18th November 2016 at The Balmoral Hotel, Edinburgh from 1pm until 5.30pm. Under the Law Society of Scotland's Guidelines, delegates may claim 3 hours of CPD time. The conference

Sheila Webster Sheila Webster, partner at Davidson Chalmers, writes on reforms to Scotland's judicial review process.

Richard Barrie Specialist litigation firm Levy & McRae Solicitors LLP has appointed construction law specialist Richard Barrie as a partner.

Pictured (l-r): Suzanne Hardie and Nicola Ross Morton Fraser has promoted Suzanne Hardie and Nicola Ross to the position of Partner, bringing the firm’s total number of partners to 43.

The Court of Session in Edinburgh has backed a bid by the Humanist Society Scotland (HSS) to seek a judicial review into the rights of pupils to opt out of religious observance in Scottish schools. Currently only parents can opt-out of religious observance on behalf of their children, although the G

Justice Secretary Michael Matheson The Scottish Women’s Rights Centre (SWRC) is to expand to Dundee and the Highlands after receiving £665,000 in Holyrood funds.

A witness in an “abusive behaviour” case who was found in contempt of court after failing to attend court but later gave evidence at the trial has had a petition to the nobile officium of the High Court of Justiciary refused. Judges rejected the petitioner’s claim that he “purged his contemp