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Two bungling burglars with the exact same name have been jailed. The two Bernie McDonaghs – who lived 100 miles apart and are reported not to be related – were sentenced last week after carrying out a series of thefts in and around Coventry.

When he describes his arrival at the Scottish bar as being “a bit convoluted”, Ian Forrester KC really isn’t kidding. Having studied history and English and then law at the University of Glasgow, Forrester began his career with Maclay Murray & Spens in the mid-1960s with the or

People who break abortion buffer zones have been warned they face "significant fines". Legislation establishing protected zones of 200 metres around abortion services comes into force tomorrow.

Proposals for a tax on developers, aiming to raise funds to fix building safety issues in Scotland, have been published for public consultation. Views are being sought on the proposed Scottish Building Safety Levy, which will be introduced under powers due to be devolved by the UK government later t

Aberdein Considine trainee Sophie Reid gives us a taste of life as a trainee in four parts this week. As I sit down, morning coffee (vanilla, of course!) in hand, one of the solicitors in the team taps me on the shoulder. She tells me to grab my jacket, and laptop (with a notepad as back-up). She le

A lord ordinary has repelled submissions by a Scottish NHS Board that it had not waived privilege in respect of documents it lodged with the court in a legal dispute with a service provider over the abandonment of a public procurement process for laboratory services. Roche Diagnostics Ltd sought dec

The Supreme Court and Judicial Committee of the Privy Council have published their third annual update on the Judicial Diversity and Inclusion Strategy. The update on the court's activities includes the partnership with the Black Talent Charter, inviting judges from lower courts to sit on UKSC and J

Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC will deliver this year's James Wood lecture on the topic of the prosecution of sexual offences. The James Wood Lecture is the principal public lecture hosted annually by the University of Glasgow School of Law, having first been delivered by Lord Fraser of Tullybelton i

A man who caused a woman to suffer life-changing injuries after crashing into a car at high speed has been imprisoned for three years. The 27-year-old woman was left paralysed from the neck down after the Ford Fiesta she was travelling in was struck from behind by Gavin Coull’s BMW on the sout

Digby Brown won the litigation team of the year prize at the Scottish Legal Awards.

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Lebanon explosions ‘almost certainly criminal’, says human rights lawyer | Channel 4 News

Lindsays has appointed Lisa Mannion as a senior associate in its residential property team in Dundee. A graduate of the University of Dundee, she has spent the past 11 years working in the city, previously with Thorntons.

A zoo in China has admitted painting dogs to look like pandas. The zoo in southern Guangdong province described the animals as "panda dogs" after a viral video showed the animals panting and barking in their enclosure.