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Ian Moir and Company has undergone a rebrand to recognise the work of partner Paul Sweeney. The firm, now known as Moir and Sweeney Litigation, offers a full range of services in criminal defence, family law, proceeds of crime and regulatory work.

The Bar Council has partnered with a Silicon Valley company to create an app for barristers to report bullying and sexual harassment. Talk to Spot will be rolled out this autumn and follows reports this year of widespread inappropriate behaviour at the bar.

A below inflationary rise in the cost of practising as a Scottish solicitor, has been agreed by solicitors at a special general meeting. Members voted in the majority to adopt the proposed rise of £10 in the 2019/20 practising certificate (PC) subscription to £575, put forward by the Law

A couple whose marriage was annulled by the Greek courts because the husband had previously been married to the wife's sister suffered a violation of their article 12 rights, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled. Applicants Georgios Theodorou and Sophia Tsotsorou married in 2005, fou

A draft guideline on sentencing has been hailed by the Faculty of Advocates as “concise and easy to understand” and a benefit to the public. The sentencing process has been prepared by the Scottish Sentencing Council and aims to set out the various steps taken by judges in making a sente

Scottish courts are dealing with increasing levels of serious crime while appeals have declined by 18 per cent since 2014/15, new figures show. The first-quarter figures for 2019-20 reveal a six per cent increase in business at the High Court and a four per cent rise in Sheriff Court solemn and

Google has agreed to pay a record $170 million file and to make changes to protect children's privacy on YouTube after regulators said the site illegally collected personal information from children in order to target them with adverts, the New York Times reports. Critics, however, have said the fin

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Nicaraguan Human Rights Attorney Declared Guilty by Kangaroo Court | Havana Times

Over the past three months, the average selling price of properties in Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders was £259,833 – a five per cent increase compared to the previous year. In Edinburgh, the average selling price was £283,398, a 6.4 per cent increase compared to last

A council has been forced to make a U-turn on the introduction of parking fees, following intervention by Govan Law Centre. Argyll and Bute Council has apologised for attempting to introduce parking charges of £9 per day across its jurisdiction.

Two solicitors will be awarded honorary membership of the Law Society of Scotland in its platinum year, at its special general meeting on 6 September 2019. Alistair Cockburn and Sheriff Brian Kearney have both contributed significantly to the legal profession and civic society in Scotland.

In October 2018 the Deputy First Minister John Swinney committed to establishing a financial redress scheme for survivors of historical child abuse in care in Scotland. This will require legislation to be passed by the Scottish Parliament. The Scottish government has now launched a public consultati

The use of facial recognition technology by police to search for people in crowds is lawful, the High Court has ruled. Lord Justice Haddon-Cave, sitting with Mr Justice Swift in Cardiff dismissed a challenge brought by Ed Bridges, a former Liberal Democrat councillor from the city, who was represent

MPs will today vote on legislation aimed at forcing Prime Minister Boris Johnson to request an extension to the Brexit deadline if the UK cannot reach an agreement with the EU this month on the terms of its withdrawal. In a tense Westminster vote last night, MPs voted by 328-301 to take control of t

The Scottish government has published legislation to extend the period between parliamentary and local government elections from four to five years. The Scottish Elections (Reform) Bill proposes a series of reforms in time for the Scottish Parliament election in 2021 and local government elections i