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A Dublin-based law firm has announced that it will accept Bitcoin payments from clients in what it believes is a first for an Irish law firm. In a statement, Cosgrove Gaynard Solicitors said it had "decided to accept Bitcoin after receiving requests from a number of clients".

Pictured (L-R): Lucy Greenwood, Andrew Mackenzie and Rashda Rana SC

Govanhill Law Centre has been successful in persuading a local authority in Scotland to almost treble its rate of pay for overnight "sleepover care". A self-directed care funding package had made provision for £3.51 per hour gross pay for overnight care workers - £3.03 per hour net. That figure ha

Ahead of the second reading of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill in the Upper House, the House of Lords Constitution Committee is calling on the UK government to amend the bill. The committee’s report, published today, states that legislation is necessary to ensure legal continuity and certaint

Alison Saunders All current rape and sexual assault cases in England and Wales are under review by the Crown Prosecution Service following a series of failures to disclose evidence, The Times reports.

Kate Frame The head of a police watchdog warned the Scottish government not to interfere with her independence last year, it has emerged.

A judge who told jurors that God had revealed to him that a defendant wasn't guilty has been made the subject of an official complaint. Judge Jack Robison, of Comal County, Texas, came into the jury room at the conclusion of the trial of an alleged sex trafficker and told jurors that God had told hi

Two patients detained at low and medium secure psychiatric units who claimed that the blanket ban on smoking in the grounds of the mental health hospitals breached their human rights have had their actions dismissed. A judge in the Court of Session ruled that the complete ban on smoking was “lawfu

Debbie Welch Land and property search firm Millar & Bryce has added to its expanding team with the appointment of a new sales and marketing director.

Rachael Kelsey Rachael Kelsey gives Holyrood's Justice Committee some food for thought on how the Brexit legislation will affect family law in Scotland.

Gill Grassie Brodies LLP has been awarded a gold ranking in the World Trademark Review’s list of leading trademark professionals for the fifth consecutive year.

Jonathan Cooper OBE Barrister Jonathan Cooper OBE of Doughty Street Chambers looks at the protections guaranteed by the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and the consequences of its loss, especially for the LGBT community.

Brian Crook More than 80 people took part in a very successful seminar in Edinburgh yesterday on the subject of “New rights for communities to buy land and acquire public assets”.

Women partners at law firms in London are paid 24 per cent less than their male counterparts, according to new research. The figure is one of the key findings from a survey by Major, Lindsey & Africa of 180 partners representing 67 firms. The survey was sent to Magic Circle firms, the top 30 UK

A man who was fined after being found guilty of sexual assault has successfully challenged his automatic five-year registration as a sex offender. The Sheriff Appeal Court ruled that the notification requirements imposed for an offence which the sheriff considered to be “at the lower end of the sc