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The Scottish Liberal Democrats have urged Scottish ministers to "get serious" over the challenges facing policing as new figures reveal that police officer numbers are now at their lowest level in more than a decade and a half. The Scottish government’s Police Officer Quarterly Strength Statis

The Sheriff Appeal Court has refused an appeal by stated case against a sheriff’s decision to evict a debtor from her family home and give a trustee in bankruptcy the authority to sell the property in a long-running sequestration dispute. Gordon Maclure, an insolvency practitioner appointed tr

A GMB union judge member’s challenge in a ‘secret soundings’ case is to take place next month. A member of GMB union’s J25 Judicial Branch has received a date for their legal challenge to the use of ‘secret soundings’ when deciding on the appointment of judges in

Amid continuing concern over the poor quality of legislative draftsmanship in the UK, Liam Kerr, shadow cabinet secretary for education and skills, raises the issue of how Scotland's own Henry VIII clauses, framework bills, are used at Holyrood to circumvent legislative scrutiny. What does an incumb

A solicitor has been fined £2,000 after he was found guilty of professional misconduct by the Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal (SSDT). Kevin John Boyd, 62, of Mathie Morton Limited, in Alloway Place, Ayr, was found to have delayed an executry for a man’s estate by more than four-

Lorna Christine has joined Blackadders LLP as a partner in the private client team. Specialising in private client work since 2003, she was previously a partner at Thorntons in Dundee.

A criminal defence lawyer who repeatedly made off without paying her restaurant bills has been struck off. English solicitor Kerry Ann Stevens was convicted of fraud last year in connection with two incidents, one where she left a restaurant with an unpaid £60.91 bill and another where she lie

At least 56 miscarriages of justice have occurred in England and Wales in which the jury was split, according to a charity that wants jury unanimity reintroduced. A report by Appeal found that majority verdicts “arguably dilute the principle of reasonable doubt” and have enabled miscarri

The climate action plan devised by the UK government is unlawful, the English High Court has ruled. There is not enough evidence of policies in place that would actually reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the court said.

Gilson Gray has appointed former Scottish football player and experienced solicitor David Winnie to lead its sports offering. He will head up the new sports and immigration specialism, working alongside Gilson Gray’s corporate team. Mr Winnie has previously represented players, clubs, sporting

Poland's nearly decade-long rule of law crisis is over, the European Commission has declared. Around six months after an election which removed the country's right-wing Law and Order (PiS) party from government, the Commission has said it believes there is "no longer a clear risk of a serious breach

The funeral for advocate Jane Rattray will be held at noon on Thursday 16 May at Binning Memorial Wood, Tyninghame EH40 3DU. There will then be a celebration of life reception at 2pm in the Caledonian Hall in the Botanics.

The Supreme Court is looking for aspiring young artists to exhibit their work in the court’s building in London. 2024 marks the 15th anniversary of the establishment of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and the opening of the refurbished home of the Court on Parliament Square.

An Aberdeen sheriff has issued a written opinion explaining the ex tempore decision he took to refuse an appeal by an Orange Lodge group against a council’s decision not to grant it permission for a public procession through Stonehaven on 16 March 2024. The Dunottar Martyrs Memorial Loyal Oran