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Terra Firma Chambers sponsored the Scottish Planning and Environmental Law (SPEL) Annual Conference held in Edinburgh’s COSLA building on 21st September 2017. Chaired by Stuart Gale QC and featuring contributions by fellow TFC members Mark Mohammed, Robert Sutherland and Alasdair Sutherland, the c

A police inspector who was jailed for fraud has been told he will have to repay more than £100 thousand. David Brown admitted using the names of family members, businesses and strangers to create false insurance policies and then claiming £92,000 commission.

A former state judge twice suspended from office who believes “God’s law” can invalidate decisions of federal courts has won Alabama’s Republican Senate primary, The Washington Post reports. Roy Moore defeated the incumbent, Senator Luther Strange, with 55 per cent of the vote.

A businessman who is suing his former solicitors for $210 million over losses he claims to have sustained following the sale of part of his interest in a company has been awarded interim payment of expenses of £1 million. A judge in the Court of Session, who previously held that the claim by Robert

Roseanna Cunningham The Scottish government's ‘world first’ vision for land rights and responsibilities promises greater transparency and a "more diverse pattern" of ownership.

The Civil Aviation Authority, the UK's aviation regulator, has launched enforcement action against Irish airline Ryanair for "persistently misleading" passengers regarding their rights. The regulator wrote to Ryanair earlier this month in the wake of its decision to cancel thousands of flights, urgi

A court has been asked whether a donkey is at fault for taking a bite out of a bright orange sports car mistaken for a "carrot on wheels". Markus Zahn parked his €300,000 Mclaren 650S Spider in a car park bordering a paddock in the German state of Hesse last September.

Professors James Chalmers and Fiona Leverick set the record straight on Scotland's much misunderstood third verdict. The Scottish government’s announcement of a two year programme of jury research, which we are delighted to be carrying out along with Ipsos MORI Scotland and Vanessa Munro of th

A police officer who was found guilty of careless driving after crashing into another vehicle while responding to an emergency call has had an appeal against her conviction and sentence rejected. The Sheriff Appeal Court upheld a sheriff’s decision to convict and impose a fine after ruling that a

Eric McQueen The Scottish Court and Tribunals Service (SCTS) has published a report that describes a "radical new vision" for the way children and vulnerable adults should be treated in court.

A woman who was unfairly sacked from her job has been given renewed hope of being re-employed, after “invaluable” help from the Faculty of Advocates’ Free Legal Services Unit.Ochuko Dafiaghor represented herself before an Employment Tribunal which held that her dismissal as manager of a reside

The Law Society of Scotland has welcomed the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service's (SCTS) report on transforming the way that children and vulnerable witnesses give evidence in court. Ian Cruickshank, convener of the Law Society of Scotland’s Criminal Law Committee, said: “We welcome today’s

An Italian woman who failed to find her soul mate has married herself in a ceremony which has no legal significance. Laura Mesi, 40, from Lissone near Milan spent €10,000 on her solo-wedding.