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The Supreme Court of the United States has ruled in favour of a baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple in a case that echoes the Ashers Bakery case in Northern Ireland. However, the court's ruling focused on the way in which baker Jack Phillips was treated by the Colorado Civ

TLT Solicitors has announced a 10 per cent increase in fee income to hit £82m for the financial 2017/18 – the first full financial year since the launch of its new strategy to 2020. Activity levels were up across the firm's transactional, advisory and disputes services driven by new

Harper Macleod has announced the biggest ever round of promotions in its 30-year history. Forty-two solicitors in the firm have been promoted to new positions, including two new partners – Jo Nisbet and Limor Wolfe in the firm's corporate and real estate teams respectively – who take the

Pictured (L-R): Fraser Morrison, Michelle Rae, David Beveridge, Laura Forrest and Calum Thornton

TLT has appointed Douglas Gourlay as a partner in its Glasgow office, building on the firm's national strength in banking and finance. Mr Gourlay joins TLT from national firm Weightmans, where he established the Scottish banking team and led the firm’s UK real estate finance practice. His trac

Bonar Mercer looks at a fresh consultation on proposed reforms to the limited partnerships regime. Scottish Limited Partnership (SLPs) (as well as English Limited Partnerships) are a type of business structure formed under the Limited Partnership Act 1907. Unlike English Limited Partnership, SLPs ha

A legal battle over a tunnel collapse which halted the operation of a hydro-electric scheme is to go to the Supreme Court. The project at Glendoe was closed in August 2009, mere months after it was opened, and did not resume until August 2012.

The publishers of the Daily Record have been fined £80,000 after pleading guilty to contempt of court over articles which appeared in the newspaper and on its website relating to two separate criminal proceedings. The article in relation to the accused in the first case named him and

Selling prices for residential property across east central Scotland rose by 8.2 per cent on average over the past three months of March, April and May compared with the same months of spring last year, according to the latest house price report by ESPC, property experts in east central Scotland. Av

The Director of Public Prosecutions has apologised after a review found that 47 rape or sexual offence cases were stopped because evidence had not been disclosed to the defence. Outgoing Crown Prosecution Service head, Alison Saunders, told the Commons Justice Committee that disclosure was a “

Thieves have made off with the irreplaceable doors of a sixteenth-century castle, the owners have announced.Proprietor David Butler said the heavy wooden doors were noticed missing on Saturday.The distinctive doors of Ballyadams Castle near Ballylinan, in Ireland, date back to the seventeenth o

Pictured (L-R): Euan, Corrie and Jack Three of Team Scotland’s star swimmers returned to the Brodies Scottish Schools Swimming Championships yesterday to support the event and reflect on their own experiences as former competitors.

Dentons has announced the appointment of Lisa Sewell as managing director for the UK & Middle East region, replacing Brandon Ransley, who retired earlier this year. Ms Sewell has over 20 years' experience in driving business performance and change in multinational organisations. She arrives foll

The co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany party was forced to walk home in colourful shorts after someone stole his clothes while he went swimming at a lake near his apartment in Potsdam. Witnesses said the thief shouted "No swimming fun for Nazis!" as he stole the clothes of 77-year-ol

Alastair McKie looks at the details of major planning legislation wending its way through Holyrood. The Planning (Scotland) Bill was laid before the Scottish Parliament on 4th December 2017, and is currently working its way through the legislative process. The bill contains a wide range measures int