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The Herald has published an obituary of Scottish lawyer Anne Shipton Middleton, who has died at 52. Ms Middleton, who latterly worked as an in-house solicitor for property and land management business Greenbelt, was one of Scotland's leading land lawyers.

Campbell Deane A prominent Scottish defamation lawyer has warned that proposals to align Scotland's defamation laws with England and Wales could "lead to the death of defamation litigation in Scotland".

Lord Minginish The Lands Tribunal for Scotland (LTS) has announced the appointment of Charles Craigie Marwick BSc (Hons) FRICS as its new surveyor member in succession to the late Douglas Gillespie.

An apprentice thermal insulation engineer who is suing his employer following an accident at work will have his case heard by a jury after a judge rejected the company’s claim that the £2 million damages action was too complex. A judge in the Court of Session was not persuaded that “special cau

James Wolffe QC Plans to axe up to 200 staff at the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) have been reversed following a boost in public funding.

Callum Smith Millar & Bryce has appointed a new business development manager to help expand its land and property search reach across Scotland.

MSPs on Holyrood’s Justice Committee have unanimously backed the proposed law which changes the costs for people bringing a civil claim to court in Scotland. The Civil Litigation Bill aims to improve access to civil justice through a range of measures. It includes regulating ‘no win, no fee’ a

The written answers submitted at a professional examination and any comments of the examiner with respect to those answers constitute a candidate’s personal data to which he has, in principle, a right of access, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled. To give a candidate that

Adam Gardiner Lindsays has welcomed new solicitor Adam Gardiner (pictured), who has recently joined its dispute resolution and litigation (DRL) team in Edinburgh.

Six solicitor advocates were granted extended rights of audience in the criminal courts this week.

The SCOLAG Legal Journal is switching to an online format from January 2018, with a quarterly print edition. The electronic edition of SCOLAG Legal Journal will be precisely the style and design of the existing printed journal, produced as a single PDF file. It will be distributed to subscribers by

A Scottish bus driver facing extradition to Dubai to serve a sentence of 12 months’ imprisonment following his conviction of crimes of dishonesty has successfully challenged a bid to remove him to the United Arab Emirates after he argued that his human rights would be breached. Garnet Black, 64, f

As sponsor of Panto Kids for this year’s Perth Panto, Thorntons has donated tickets to Perth Young Carers and The Cedar Group.

A lawyer who allegedly used his position to access a women's jail and make pornography with one of the inmates has been arrested. Andrew Spark, 54, has been charged with soliciting prostitution and other counts after investigators received a tip that Mr Spark was canvassing women prisoners for sex i

An Act of Sederunt providing for Drug Dealing Telecommunications Restriction Orders will come into force on January 19. Such orders will require communications providers to disconnect a device used in relation to drugs offences.