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John Finnie MSP, justice spokesperson for the Scottish Greens (pictured), has today welcomed the support for his proposed member’s bill to give children equal protection from assault. A three-month public consultation on removing the defence of “justifiable assault” of children from Scots law,

A judge in the High Court in London has criticised Home Secretary Amber Rudd for failing to release a torture survivor from detention in spite of repeated court orders. At an emergency hearing yesterday, Mrs Justice Nicola Davies DBE said Mrs Rudd had provided "less than satisfactory reasons" for th

Martyn Shaw Martyn Shaw provides an update on the BHS saga.

A local authority contracting organisation which raised an action against a quarry product supplier following a series of failed road repairs has had its damages claim dismissed. Tayside Contracts claimed that the chippings it purchased from D Geddes (Contractors) Limited for road surface dressing w

Clan Childlaw has called for the revised Named Person proposals to be scrapped, The Herald reports. The charity said in a response to Holyrood’s Education and Skills Committee, which is currently scrutinising the proposals, that the legislation will only make the system more complicated.

Campbell Newell Trade mark specialist Marks & Clerk today said businesses should still seek expert advice ahead of Brexit, despite some clarity over industry issues post-split.

A man who failed to be crowned Apple Queen of a small German town in a head-to-head contest has challenged the results in court. The town of Guben in Brandenburg extended their traditional contest to men for the first time last year because of a shortage in candidates.

Jamies Foulis Jamies Foulis looks at a judgment on summary divorce from India's Supreme Court and how Scots law would handle something similar.

The Faculty of Advocates has responded to a consultation by the Scottish Law Commission on a draft Moveable Transactions (Scotland) Bill, and given it a generally glowing reference. While noting some specific elements where improvements could be made, the Faculty stated: “Generally, the Faculty co

Tobias Lock Tobias Lock, senior lecturer in European law and co-director of the Europa Institute at Edinburgh Law School thinks the two-court solution the best for regulating dealings between the UK and EU after Brexit.

The Scottish Ethnic Minorities Lawyers' Association (SEMLA) started opening the doors to the profession for its members last night as the group's first networking event took place at the Glasgow offices of Harper Macleod.

Fraser Oliver Digby Brown Solicitors has passed another landmark with the firm receiving its 1000th review on independent consumer review website Trustpilot.

The Law Society of Scotland has said that UK and EU negotiating teams must reach just, fair and practical agreements which do not disadvantage UK or EU citizens and businesses which need to go to court to resolve cross-border disputes or assert their rights after Brexit. The UK has opted in to a num

A party in civil proceedings who sought to challenge a sheriff’s ruling not to impose a penalty after the other party was found in contempt of court is entitled to appeal against the decision, the Sheriff Appeal Court has ruled. The court held that the appellant did have a “continuing locus” t

An attempted carjacking apparently failed after the 17-year-old perpetrator realised he didn't know how to drive manual transmission. Quinderris Brown has admitted robbing a man in Jefferson County, Alabama of his phone, tablet and car keys at gunpoint and driving off in his vehicle, before promptly