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Police pulled over a stolen car only to find it was being driven by the owner's runaway 10-year-old son, accompanied by his 11-year-old sister. The young children decided to abscond after their mother confiscated their electronic devices and were caught hundreds of miles from their Florida home, pol

Barristers have been told to avoid “gratuitous attacks” on the judiciary and justice system on social media. The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has amended its guidelines to clarify what barristers can say online.

Daniel Bain has joined Balfour and Manson as a partner. Mr Bain was previously a legal director at Shepherd and Wedderburn where he had been since he was a trainee.

Judges have re-affirmed their concerns over juryless trials in a response to the Victims, Witnesses and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill. Senators of the College of Justice gave a divided response to the Criminal Justice Committee on introducing juryless trials in plans for a pilot scheme that has att

A Glasgow sheriff has ordered a licensing board to grant a provisional licence for a petrol station and convenience store to a company seeking to run premises in Cambuslang after it appealed a rejection decision. Certas Energy UK Ltd, which applied for a provisional premises licence from South Lanar

Via Jamie Kerr: "Packed day today at the annual Red Mass in Edinburgh to celebrate the opening of the new legal year. A great turnout with all branches of the profession represented as well as a delegation of lawyers and judges from the USA."

The statutory instrument making amendments to the Ordinary Cause Rules 1993 comes into force today. This changes the procedure for defended family actions in a wholesale manner, replacing the existing procedure with rules heavily focused on case management, writes Lesley Gordon. Unfortunately, there

The Scottish Arbitration Centre (SAC) and the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) have entered into a cooperation agreement. Through their agreement, the SAC and PCA will cooperate to promote the effective resolution of international disputes. Specifically, the SAC and the PCA will extend to one an

New guidance is being drawn up to help manufacturers of connected devices comply with UK data protection laws, writes Kathryn Wynn. The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) confirmed it is developing guidance on data protection and the “internet of things” as it

Shepherd and Wedderburn is legal advisor to the newly formed Cask Whisky Association (CWA), a new organisation established to create a safer environment for whisky enthusiasts and customers to buy and sell casks for investment.

The Law Society of Scotland has rejected proposals for a single UK-wide anti-money laundering (AML) supervisor, saying a one-size fits all approach would be a “regressive step” in efforts to combat economic crime. The Law Society has said a number of proposals in the HM Treasury consulta

Martin Walker, a partner at Balfour and Manson, has been accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in regulation of professional conduct law. He acts for a wide variety of professionals referred for a broad range of disciplinary and regulatory matters.

Hunter Street Health Centre in the east end of Glasgow is to be the site of Scotland's first drugs consumption room. The facility is supported by the Scottish government as a way to address the country's drugs deaths crisis.

The Upper Tribunal for Scotland has refused an appeal by a homeowner who disputed that an award made in his favour by the First-tier Tribunal in relation to a breach of the Property Factors Code of Conduct should be credited to his account with the factor. Appellant Eric Hamilton, who submitted noti

Writing about, or even contemplating, the whole life of someone is a daunting task, particularly if that person had been as busy as Lord Denning. Born into a family of modest means in a small Hampshire town in 1899, he went on to gain two firsts from Oxford and served in the army in the First World