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Union Terrace Gardens in Aberdeen has taken a critical step on the road to transformation with the assistance of advocate Scott Blair. The gardens which are part of the Common Good of the City of Aberdeen have been used for leisure and recreation since the 18th century.

The UK government's announcement that it will introduce a maximum stake for Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) will limit the proposed powers that the Scottish Parliament has under the Scotland Act to cap the number of terminals in a betting shop, according to a licensing expert. Stephen McGowan,

Google is enabling users to uncover the identities of rape victims whose anonymity is guaranteed under law, The Times reports. Searches for criminals and alleged attackers in a number of prominent sexual assault cases reveal the names of women they have been convicted of attacking or accused of atta

A third year law student at Edinburgh University has won a three week paid work placement with the Solicitor’s Office at the Scottish Parliament and a £500 cash prize for her winning entry in a student competition. Run jointly by the Law Society of Scotland and the Scottish Parliame

Mackinnon Advocates Glasgow, in conjunction with The Faculty of Solicitors of the Highlands, hosts its fourth CPD event of 2018 on Thursday 24th May in Inverness. The seminar will be provided by two of our highly experienced Criminal Law Advocates:

The issue of international parental child abduction is now on the Scottish government’s legislative agenda following the efforts of a Glasgow solicitor. As part of a consultation on family law reform launched last week, the government is seeking views on “how civil and criminal child abd

A widow who sued her son and daughter-in-law following a dispute over the sale of the former family home has had her action dismissed.  Catherine Cox, 82, claimed that her son Peter Cox and his wife Karen Cox were acting as her agents in arranging the sale of the home in Edi

A major airline has banned passengers from bringing pigs, goats, ferrets and hedgehogs on board as emotional support animals. American Airlines revised its rules in response to a 40 per cent rise in requests for support animals on board between 2017 and 2018.

Andrew Foyle reflects on the significance of a recent Appeal Court judgment for future Simple Procedure claims. An Appeal Court judgment delivered last week by Sheriff Principal M M Stephen QC may have a significant impact on future Simple Procedure claims.

A mother who forced her daughter into an arranged marriage with a relative almost twice her age has been convicted in a landmark prosecution. The 18-year-old was sent to Pakistan to marry the man was was 16 years her senior.

Pinsent Masons has been appointed as a global strategic partner to FinTech Scotland and will sit on the board of the fintech sector enabler. Established by the Scottish government, the financial services sector and the University of Edinburgh, FinTech Scotland will formulate a national strategy and

Congratulations to LLB student Eamonn Mitchell who was awarded the Carnegie Vacation Scholarship by The Carnegie Trust. This award allows Eamonn to conduct an independent research project over the summer holiday. He is pictured above with Dr Bain and Professor Paisley.

A new project aims to identify and understand the factors that affect whether individuals who allege to have been raped or sexually assaulted choose to engage with the criminal justice process. Researchers at the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research (SCCJR) will also consider how the syste

A judge has ordered a 30-year-old man to move out of his parents’ house following a legal battle. At New York State’s Supreme Court yesterday, Justice Donald Greenwood attempted to convince Michael Rotondo to leave the family home in Camillus, near Syracuse, of his own volition.

An independent report detailing improvements to police phone call handling has been welcomed by Justice Secretary Michael Matheson amid renewed calls for a fatal accident inquiry into the tragedy that prompted the review. The report, published by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary