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An appeal against conviction in which counsel for the appellant made “serious allegations” of impropriety against the trial judge and advocate depute has been dismissed after appeal judges ruled that the claims were “unfounded”. The Appeal Court of the High Court of Justiciary also expressed

Residents of a street called "Bell End" have launched a petition to change the name because of its impact on house prices. But thousands of people have backed a rival petition seeking to protect the name, claiming that it has historical and sentimental value.

The Scottish regional branch of the Property Litigation Association has announced the appointment of its first junior members to the regional sub-committee: Magnus Miller of Davidson Chalmers LLP (pictured) and Chloe Postlethwaite of Brodies LLP. It said in a statement: “The Junior Property Litiga

In Friday's edition of SLN we reported on the case of KW v HMA in which defence counsel was referred to as "L Kennedy" in the official decision. The Supreme Courts have now amended the decision to indicate counsel's full name, which is Lewis K Kennedy – not to be confused with Laurence C Kennedy.

Pictured (L-R): Vanessa Kennedy and Lesley Naylor

Hamilton conveyancing and wills specialists, Stirling Dunlop, and Blantyre divorce lawyers, Baker Gostelow Family Law have said both towns will benefit as they announce a merger and extend their range of services.

Jim Duffy, a barrister at 1 Crown Office Row, will be running the London Marathon in aid of the London Legal Support Trust (LLST) this April. LLST supports law centres and legal advice agencies in London and the South East of England

Fourteen new employment judges have been appointed to the panel of judges of Employment Tribunals (Scotland). By virtue of the power conferred upon the Lord President by regulation 8 of the Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2013, Lord Carloway has appointed Clair

A man who was given an order for lifelong restriction after being convicted of attempted murder has had an appeal against his sentence refused. It was argued that the sentencing judge erred in concluding that the appellant met the “risk criteria”, but the Appeal Court of the High Court of Justic

Pictured: Lord Hope of Craighead and Neil Mackenzie

A man has been jailed for six years for possessing a potentially lethal automatic weapon. Police officers discovered the Heckler and Koch submachine gun as part of a major investigation into serious organised crime.

Beverley Addison

Amnesty International has called on Israeli authorities to release 16-year-old Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi, who will appear in court today over an altercation with Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank last month. Ms Tamimi (pictured) will appear before Ofer military court accused of aggra

Frances Sim Restitution has expanded its team with the appointment of Frances Sim as general counsel to its Edinburgh office.

Kaley Crossthwaite The value of fraud in Scotland dropped 76.8 per cent in 2017 to £16.2 million having recorded a four-year high in 2016 following a 283.1 per cent increase to £69.6m, according to new research published by accountancy and business advisory firm BDO LLP.