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The All-Scotland Sheriff Personal Injury Court has published a judgment which deals with the approach to be taken for certification of skilled witnesses. The sheriff in the case ofMargaret Hunter v East Lothian Council held that while the witness was “skilled”, the relevance of his skill

Lawyers from Morton Fraser have raised nearly £2,000 for the Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH) after participating in ‘Gung-Ho! Seriously Fun 5k’ on Saturday 12th May.

The Law Society of Scotland has launched a new mental health resource, Lawscot Wellbeing, to coincide with Mental Health Awareness Week 2018. The web-based resource provides information, help and guidance to those working in the legal sector through a dedicated online portal on the Law Society of Sc

The Scottish government has launched a consultation on how children and victims of domestic violence can be prioritised in family court cases when parents separate. The role of the courts in cases involving children of separated parents and the law around parental responsibilities and rights will be

Thompsons Solicitors has announced the opening of a new office in Dundee, to be run by newly-promoted associate Eilish Lindsay.

The European Court of Human Rights has ordered Malta to pay €20,000 to a theatre company and three individuals after unlawfully banning the play Stitching by Scottish playwright Anthony Neilson. Unifaun Theatre Productions Limited, a limited liability company, and four Maltese nationals, Adrian

Police are investigating the unexpected theft of a Livingston woman's front garden. Sue Scorer, 30, told The Herald that the artificial turf she bought for £3,000 had disappeared overnight.

Addleshaw Goddard (AG) has announced its reappointment to The Co-op's legal panel. Following a formal tender process, the international law firm - which has offices in Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow - was appointed to provide full service advice to the Co-op's food retail, funeral services, general

Peterkins has announced the promotion of Caren McNeil as a partner in the northeast Scotland firm's commercial property division. Ms McNeil joined the firm in January 2017 and has over 10 years' experience in commercial property.

Perthshire law firm Macnabs has announced the opening of an office in Aberuthven, bringing its total number of offices to four. Macnabs, which has offices in Perth, Pitlochry, Blairgowrie and now Aberuthven, employs almost 40 staff and provides advice on commercial law, employment law, litigation, p

Regulators in France and Belgium are allowing English lawyers to requalify even if they do not speak the local languages in an attempt to bring commercial legal work to their jurisdictions after Brexit. Officials at the Law Society told The Brief that bar heads in France and Belgium are encouraging

The UK’s police forces must address concerns over the use of facial recognition technology or they may face legal action, according to the UK’s privacy watchdog. Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham has said the issue is a priority for her office.

Rebecca Barrass looks at the litigation surrounding the Glendoe Hydro-Electric Scheme In January 2009, energy giant SSE started operating the Glendoe Hydro-Electric Scheme. Opened officially by the Queen later that year, the scheme was cited as one of Scotland’s biggest civil engineering proje