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Harper Macleod has reported profit before members’ remuneration and profit shares of £11.95 million for the year to March 31, 2023 – a slight drop on the £12.8m recorded for the previous period. Turnover at the firm rose to £33.05m from £31.4m.

Irish legal academic Professor Laurent Pech considers the future of the rule of law in the EU. The history of the rule of law in EU law has been one of gradual process of formal Treaty enshrinement followed by the swift development of the EU’s “rule of law toolbox” in response to u

Esin Örücü, professor emerita of comparative law and honorary senior research fellow, University of Glasgow, has passed away at the age of 83. Born in Istanbul, Turkey in 1940, Esin attended the English High School for Girls and the American College for Girls, before going on to study

A story of sex and betrayal from Scotland’s criminal past has provided inspiration for a new take on the country’s history – in the form of a comic book. Experts from the University of Dundee have produced The Persecution of Jean Lands, charting the conviction of Daniel Nicholson a

The Scottish Liberal Democrats have revealed that the longest outstanding waits for fatal accident inquiries (FAI) in Scotland now run to almost a decade. A Scottish Liberal Democrat freedom of information investigation uncovered that:

A public inquiry into the Horizon IT scandal has amassed enough evidence for police to open a criminal investigation into senior staff at the Post Office, lawyers for the wrongfully convicted postmasters have said. More than 700 sub-postmasters in the UK were falsely prosecuted between 2000 and 2014

Legal battles over wills have soared by more than 34 per cent in five years, new figures show. Data from the Ministry of Justice show that 195 inheritance disputes went to court last year – as compared with 145 in 2017.

A Lanarkshire woman who was imprisoned for 12 months for injuring a mother and her children by driving through a red light at a pedestrian crossing has lost an appeal against sentence before the High Court of Justiciary. Counsel for appellant Melanie Grierson argued that a non-custodial sentence wou

Strathern is reporting its most successful year ever for investment deals for the second year running, amid continued optimism in the Scottish investment market. Over the past year, the corporate investment team has been involved in more than 30 investment deals with an aggregate value in excess of

Professor Joseph Bristow’s impressive new study, which deserves close attention, shows that the civil libel suit and the criminal trials involving Oscar Wilde were understood to be within the legal procedures of the time. The significantly wider importance of his book may be that the detailed

Former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani has filed for bankruptcy after being ordered to pay $148 million in damages to two election workers he defamed in relation to his baseless claims of electoral fraud in the 2020 presidential election. The former prosecutor and New York mayor has debts of $151.8 milli

The Scottish government is looking for views on proposals to protect the rights of those with learning disabilities as well as autistic and neurodivergent people. A new consultation includes proposals for more inclusive communications and mandatory training in the public sector to deal with the stig

Our popular "and finally" section, with the most absurd, offbeat, strange or funny legal stories, has kept lawyers entertained over the past year. In this roundup, we share the 10 most popular stories of 2023.

Sheriffs Christopher Shead, Derek O’Carroll, Gregor Murray and Philip Mann have been appointed as appeal sheriffs by the Lord President, Lord Carloway. These appointments are effective from 15 January 2024.