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A solicitor and RAF wing commander found guilty of behaving in a “threatening or abusive manner” towards his wife has had an appeal refused after claiming he should have been given an “absolute discharge”. The Sheriff Appeal Court rejected the appellant’s claim that there had been a “mis

The Scottish Arbitration Centre has again sponsored the University of Edinburgh’s Pre-Vis Moot event as well as its Multi-Tier Dispute Resolution in Practice conference, which was held in in Edinburgh on Friday 10 March. Lord Hope of Craighead delivered the opening and closing remarks at the confe

If one of your colleagues or contacts is an in-house Scottish solicitor or trainee; or if you work in an in-house legal role, then you might be eligible to nominate or be nominated for the In-house Rising Star Award. Launched in 2013, by the Law Society of Scotland, the award celebrates and rewards

Professor Alan Paterson OBE of Strathclyde University’s Law School has been appointed as the international and expert adviser to the Independent Review of Legal Aid in Scotland announced by legal affairs minister Annabelle Ewing. Professor Paterson is chair of the International Legal Aid Group, an

A Turkish judge who was dismissed in the wake of last year’s attempted coup d’État has had her application to the European Court of Human Rights unanimously declared inadmissible on the basis domestic law provides a remedy. The case concerns the dismissal of Kadriye Çatal by the Supreme Counci

David Horne David Horne takes a look at how fintech, the application of technology to the financial industry, is addressing crime and corruption.

Robbers who meticulously planned a sophisticated jewellery heist were left disappointed after realising that their haul consisted of bread. Qasim Hussain, 28, Hassan Mahmood, 26, and Naheem Hussain, 27, have been given hefty jail sentences for the theft of sandwiches, Tupperware and assorted groceri

Kirk Murdoch Kirk Murdoch, chairman of Pinsent Masons in Scotland and Northern Ireland, has passed away.

George Frier The corporate team at Shepherd and Wedderburn has once again acted for AIM listed client Collagen Solutions plc, this time in a £10.8 million fundraising.

Read Montague Brain imaging could determine whether a criminal has acted in a state of knowledge about a crime or in a state of recklessness, researchers have said.

The mother of a child who was placed in the care of a couple later approved as kinship carers has successfully challenged a decision to make an order for the adoption of her daughter. The Inner House of the Court of Session ruled that the decision of the sheriff to make the adoption order and dispen

Pictured (L-R): BMK partners Rosina Dolan, and Iain Dunn and Liam Entwistle

The Law Society of Scotland and the Faculty of Advocates have endorsed a letter to the President of Turkey, expressing concern at the treatment of lawyers in the country and the continued detention of Judge Aydin Sefa Akay. The letter has been sent by the bars and law societies of Scotland, England

An internal rule of an undertaking which prohibits the visible wearing of any political, philosophical or religious sign does not constitute direct discrimination, the Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled. However, in the absence of such a rule, the willingness of an employer to take acc