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(L-R): Back row: Keith Graham (tax assistant formerly of Neil Ross & Company); Sean Cockburn (tax director of Murray Beith Murray); Neil Ross (tax consultant formerly of Neil Ross & Company); front: Hugh Younger Murray Beith Murray has announced the acquisition of Neil Ross & Company.

Alison Britton Glasgow Caledonian University professor Alison Britton has been re-appointed as convener to the Law Society of Scotland’s health and medical law sub-committee.

A dyslexic woman has won a disability discrimination case against her employer after she was accused of falsifying documents. An employment tribunal found that Starbucks discriminated against Meseret Kumulchew, a supervisor in one of its London stores.

A man who arranged to have his partner murdered because he thought she was having an affair was shocked when she turned up at her own funeral. Balenga Kalala, from Melbourne, Australia, paid hitmen $7,000 to abduct his wife, Noela Rukundo, on a visit to Burundi.

A woman is threatening legal action against Nestle after she bought a number of KitKats that contained no wafer – only chocolate. Law student Saima Ahmad, 20, has demanded the company give her a lifetime supply of the chocolate or face the consequences.

A crowdfunding account set up for a woman who lost her entire savings on lottery tickets has been shut down after it raised over $800 in seven hours. Cinnamon Nicole, from Tennessee, made the GoFundMe page after she spent her life savings on tickets to win a $1.58 billion jackpot, despite her chance

John Sturrock QC John Sturrock QC reflects on his years as a devil at the bar.

An Australian man's five-year battle to use a crude drawing of a penis as his signature inspired him to enrol at law school, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. Jared Hyams, 33, used the phallic sign-off on Australian Electoral Commission documents as "a laugh", but was astonished by the reaction.

A fugitive in Ohio sent local police a selfie after he objected to the mugshot they published online in a bid to track him down. The 45-year-old, wanted in connection with arson and vandalism offences, sent a better picture - where he is sitting in his car and wearing stylish sunglasses - to the pol

The partner of a Scot jailed in India over firearms offences has said he will appeal the verdict. Billy Irving, from Argyll, is one of 35 sailors and guards who were arrested on the MV Seaman Guard Ohio – an anti-piracy ship – on 12 October 2013.

A Scot who found himself at the centre of an uproar in Kyrgyzstan after he said the country's national dish looked like a horse's penis has claimed he was told the incident could spark a war between the UK and the Central Asian state. Michael McFeat was employed as a welder at the Kumtor gold mine,

Members and staff of the Faculty of Advocates have been thanked for their “wonderful” response to a collection of Christmas presents and treats for vulnerable families. Maria Maguire QC, assisted by Irene Cumming, Faculty Superintendent, organised the collection for the charity, Home-Start Glenr

Karin Bousie Karin Bousie gives some timely advice on giving gifts for Christmas… without falling foul of the inheritance tax rules.

Alistair Carmichael Liberal Democrat Alistair Carmichael faces a legal bill of £150,000 following his victory in the Election Court which saw him defeat a bid to unseat him as MP for Orkney and Shetland.

Simon Allison Simon Allison discusses the perils of the office Christmas party including the alcohol-induced Public Display of (office) Affection.