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A woman challenged to produce a “not meagre amount” of “multiple knitted items” after she claimed she was merely en route to a wool shop when she tailed and assaulted a fellow motorist has produced the goods.Dundee Sheriff Court heard in July that Amanda McCabe, 47, tailed her victim, Claire

Pictured: Thorntons staff handing over toy donations to Lynda Sword and Alison Carr from Radio Tay Cash for Kids.

The extent of the earnings gap between law graduates of different universities has been revealed in new government data, Times Higher Education reports. Law graduates from the University of Oxford make median earnings of £61,500 five years following graduation, whereas the figure for graduates from

Alison Atack Glasgow solicitor Alison Atack has been confirmed as the Law Society of Scotland’s next vice president today.

Eilidh Wiseman The Law Society of Scotland has expressed concern about the Scottish government’s cut in legal aid funding as part of the budget.

The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) must re-examine whether the three-dimensional shape corresponding to the product “Kit Kat 4 fingers” may be maintained as an EU trade mark because distinctive character acquired through use of the mark must be shown in all the member states

Three English councils have been granted orders by the Court of Session in a landmark ruling which ensures that decisions by the High Court of England and Wales placing four children in secure accommodation north of the border are recognised and enforceable in Scotland. Judges in the Inner House of

The Scottish Parliament has approved legislation that will help ensure next year’s Crofting Commission elections "run smoothly".Governing the election of commissioners to the Crofting Commission – the regulatory body for crofting – the approved legislation covers:

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has welcomed the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)’s final report on the legal services market study for England and Wales, including imposing a requirement on providers to publish price information. After the completion of a year-long study in

A police officer has been accused of pulling women over at traffic stops – to ask them out on dates.New Jersey man Marquice Prather, 37, was arrested last week on charges of third-degree tampering of public records as well as fourth-degree falsifying or tampering with recordsState police began inv

Stephen Gibb Shepherd and Wedderburn has been voted a “best legal adviser” in Legal Week’s Best Legal Adviser Report 2016-17.

Digby Brown has reported a jump in profits from £7.8 million to £8.6m in the year ending March 2016. Revenue rose to £27.3m, up from £24.6m in the previous year, a 10.9 per cent increase.Highlights in 2016 for the firm have included:

Thomas Ross The president of the Scottish Criminal Bar Association (SCBA) has called the £4 million cut in the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) budget by the Scottish government "absolutely astonishing".

Laura Tainsh Laura Tainsh, a partner and waste management specialist at Davidson Chalmers LLP has become the first Scottish solicitor to achieve full membership of the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM). As the national body for the waste and resource management industry, the CIWM sup

Gordon Jackson QC (left) and Donald Findlay QC