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Kirsty Strachan (left) and Laura McKinnon

In January, Scottish Legal News reported that Denise McKenzie, head of estate agency at Morton Fraser, was taking part in a trek to the Arctic Circle to raise money for St Columba’s Hospice.Denise, who completed her three-day trek earlier this month, raising more than £4,000 in the process, told

Scotland was nominated as a jurisdiction that made great progress by Global Arbitration Review. The nomination was announced at the 7th Annual GAR Awards Ceremony in Milan on 29 March. Scotland was recognised for achievements including the Scottish Arbitration Centre’s celebration of its 5th year

Simon Allison Simon Allison analyses a new BBC drama through the lens of employment law.

Martha Spurrier Liberty has produced a “damning analysis” of the UK government’s white paper on the Great Repeal Bill (GRB) – which "risks leaving UK residents with far fewer rights than they currently have".

The family of a man who drowned after his vehicle collided with a “defective parapet” on a bridge and fell into the sea have successfully sued the local authority. Plumber David Bowes, 46, drowned after his pick-up truck collided with the parapet on the Kyle of Tongue Bridge in Sutherland and fe

There is a significant disparity in the quality of forensic medical services delivered to victims of sexual crime and confusion over the legal responsibilities for both the function and delivery of such services in Scotland, according to a new report. A review of services provided to adult and child

The Law Society of Scotland has called for the Scottish government to prioritise reform of the regulation of legal services after a decision from the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) to move ahead with a 12.5 per cent rise in its levy on solicitors. The SLCC published its draft budget for

A 17-year-old girl who made an online game where users attack Donald Trump's face with kitten claws is facing legal action. Lucy built the game to practise her web programming skills, but soon received a cease and desist letter from Trump's general counsel in Trump Tower, the New York Observer repor

Anne Begg Perthshire Solicitors Property Centre (PSPC) member firms have sold almost £33m worth of homes so far this year, a significant increase on this time last year, when the combined value was just over £22m.

Calum MacNeill QC Westwater Advocates has announced that from 1 April 2017 they will be supporting Dean and Cauvin Trust. The Trust, one of Edinburgh’s oldest charities, was established in 1733 by Edinburgh merchants, led by Andrew Gairdner, in response to the plight of the city’s orphaned and d

New rules modernising how fatal accident inquiries (FAIs) are carried out will come into force in June. The rules set out how inquiries are to work in practice and aim to make them more efficient.

John Pringle Harper Macleod has unveiled a new partner among six promotions across the country.

David Flint Last week, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) fined a Glasgow based firm £80,000 for making over 109,000 nuisance calls to people registered with the Telephone Preference Service (TPS). David Flint explains the case.

Pictured (L-R): Lord Hodge, George Dick and David Durie