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A man who claimed that a Scots lawyer who acted for his wife in a divorce action marketed the estranged couple’s property for sale without his consent has failed in an appeal against a tribunal’s decision to dismiss his complaint against the solicitor. The Inner House of the Court of Session rul

A lawyer was pulled from court in a panic yesterday after his trousers caught fire while he outlined his defence of a client accused of arson. Stephen Gutierrez was in the middle of arguing that his client's car combusted spontaneously and was not intentionally set alight.

John Macpherson

Member states may reserve to notaries the power to authenticate signatures appended to the documents necessary for the creation or transfer of rights to real property, the Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled. This requirement contributes to guaranteeing the legal certainty of real prope

Brodies LLP has been named “Scotland IP Firm of the Year” at the Managing Intellectual Property Global Awards in London for the fourth consecutive year, while Marks & Clerk has been awarded the accolade of “Scottish Prosecution Firm of the Year”. Brodies partners Robert Buchan and Gill G

A law firm that dates back to the reign of Queen Victoria is to close its doors after the senior partner announced his retirement, The Herald reports. Graham and Finlayson has occupied the same offices in Comrie Street, Crieff, Perthshire, since 1885.

Gillian Craig Gillian Craig, partner and head of property litigation at MacRoberts has been named the new chair of the Scottish branch of the Property Litigation Association (SPLA).

Thousands of shareholders suing the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) over its “misleading” £12 billion rescue fundraising during the financial crash must prove they have the insurance to satisfy the costs of a trial, a High Court judge has said. RBoS Shareholder Action Group, which consists of 27,0

Briony Clarke A 31-year-old woman has become the UK's youngest ever female judge just 16 years after beginning her law career, The Telegraph reports.

Plans from the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) to increase its annual levy by eight times the rate of inflation have caused unprecedented “anger and frustration” within the legal profession, the Law Society of Scotland said today. In its detailed response to the SLCC’s draft budget

” by the appellant. Accordingly, it would not have been sufficient for the appellant simply to have knowledge of assaults being committed by her co-accused and, it was submitted, it was essential that the jury were given clear directions to enable them to understand what was necessary by way of ev

A man is suing a pizza chain after his mobile phone was bombarded by a never-ending stream of promotional texts which he was unable to stop. The texts are said to have caused plaintiff Jonathan Anozie significant "anxiety, frustration and annoyance".

Manchester Crown Court (Credit: Google Street View) A retired judge has come to the aid of a colleague who came under fierce criticism for warning women that getting drunk and becoming disinhibited made them targets for rapists.

Michael Matheson Seven community sector organisations will receive almost £3 million of government investment to deliver services aimed at reducing the cycle of reoffending.

Ross Caldwell