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Martha Spurrier Liberty is calling on parents and guardians to thwart government attempts to use pupil data to aid deportations by refusing to hand over children’s nationalities and countries of birth in today’s school census.

A father is pressing fraud charges against his teenage daughter after she used his credit card to buy a plane ticket to visit her boyfriend in Germany.The love-lorn teenager was hauled off the flight before it departed when the father got a call from his bank about possible fraudulent charges from a

A sheriff has refused to sanction the employment of junior counsel in a low value personal injury case in which counsel was instructed for the pursuer to ensure there was no “unfair advantage” after the defenders agents had advised they had instructed an advocate to represent them at the proof.

Thomas Ross Many criminal lawyers find themselves completely unable to agree with the Crown Office’s conclusion that there was “insufficient evidence in law” to raise criminal proceedings against David Goodwillie and David Robertson, the president of the Scottish Criminal Bar Association has s

A property company is suing a local authority which has objected to a fish-and-chip franchise tenant on the grounds that its name – Moby Dick – may cause offence to some sensitive souls thereby causing the value of property in the area to fall.The council believes that the second word in the res

Seonaid Stevenson A journal whose aim is to get young lawyers writing and publishing about contemporary human rights issues has published its second edition.

Alan McIntosh Scottish consumers are not getting a fair deal. Their homes are being placed at risk because they are being denied solutions that are enshrined in legislation, writes Alan McIntosh.

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission’s draft budget is “unacceptable” according to Law Society of Scotland president, Eilidh Wiseman (pictured right), who warned that the complaints body will face “deep anger” from solicitors who are “increasingly concerned” at how it is operating.

Douglas Mill Was the clear winner in last month's challenge to find a title for the ongoing battle between LSS and SLCC. I actually laughed out loud when I read the e-mail. Brilliant-and written by a Paisley boy too. Gerry Rafferty if you are not the same vintage as me. So well done Fraser Oliver of

Engineering giant Rolls-Royce will pay £671 million to settle corruption cases with authorities in the UK and US. The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) found the company failed to prevent bribery as well as conspiracy to corrupt in India, China and other markets.

Marks & Clerk’s Scottish operation has been awarded "Gold" status by an intellectual property publication, World Trademark Review, making it one of the few firms in the country to be ranked in the top tier of trade mark specialist firms. Marks & Clerk was placed in the top tier of Scottish

The liquidators of a distribution services company which sold its principal asset for half its market value have failed in a legal challenge against the transaction. A judge rejected the claim that the sale amounted to a “gratuitous alienation” and ruled that the price paid was “adequate consi

Kate Frame The Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) has concluded that the death of a man hours after police spoke to him was not attributable to any act or omission by officers.

Alexander Ward Brexit represents "opportunity" for Commonwealth lawyers, according to the president of the Commonwealth Lawyers Association (CLA).

John MacMillan MacRoberts is delighted to have been shortlisted at the Managing Partner Forum awards for best collaboration with external specialists - in relation to their work with their digital agency, Moore Legal Technology.