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Vialex has hired experienced lawyer Katie Corrigan as head of real estate, a newly-created position. Ms Corrigan, originally from Glasgow, joins from Brodies where she spent three-and-a-half years as an associate. She worked at Tods Murray for 10 years, specialising in the hospitality and leisure se

The Scottish government is to introduce a bill implementing the Barclay Review's recommendations. The review was set up to suggest reforms to the business rates system in Scotland in order to promote business growth and long term investment.

Pictured (L-R): Steven McIlroy and Stewart Cameron Cameron Intellectual Property has acquired and relocated its headquarters to new premises in Glasgow city centre.

A witness who gave evidence to the Edinburgh tram inquiry has said his testimony cannot be relied upon – because he was jet-lagged. Lawyer Andrew Fitchie said last October that Edinburgh City Council was not made fully aware of the risks of the scheme by TIE, the firm that was established to m

A determined thief made off with a £2,000 mountain bike after using a saw and evident expertise to cut down the tree to which it was tethered. When the 28-year-old owner returned to collect his bike, he found that it was missing - along with the better part of the corresponding tree.

A Scots lawyer will appear on reality TV show Come Dine With Me this week. Edinburgh-based Aisling Scott, a solicitor at the Medical Protection Society, will vie for a cash prize with her fellow contestants James, Katie, Harry and Bruce.

Pinsent Masons has joined a cyber catalyst working group set up by the Scottish government to help businesses protect themselves from cyber attacks. The establishment of the working groups is a key part of the Private Sector Action Plan on Cyber Resilience, which was published yesterday.

Kirsty Glennan, senior solicitor at Burness Paull, writes on impending changes to Scottish land law. Every day on my way to work, I pass a bare and neglected plot of suburban land. It is unremarkable but for one feature: it has a sign bearing the name of a local housebuilder. In 15 years, it has not

The name of a law graduate who was killed while fighting in the First World War has been added to University of Glasgow's war memorial. Captain William Campbell Church, known as Billy, studied mercantile law in 1905/06 before becoming a stockbroker.

Lawyers from Central Asian countries have been hearing about the Faculty of Advocates and legal training in Scotland. Iain Mitchell QC attended a conference in Kazakhstan which looked at improving the quality of legal services, and gave a talk to delegates.

A man who was mistakenly released from prison was promptly returned to custody by his unimpressed wife. James Rynerson, 38, was released in error because cell records had not been updated to show that his was no longer housing a man set for release.

A new report has claimed that European Arrest Warrants are "too often being used for small offences" instead of their intended function of tackling serious crime and terrorism. Campaign group Fair Trials will present its critical report on the system to the European Parliament later this week, The B

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that the UK discriminated against a transgender woman who was denied a pension on reaching the retirement age for women. The case concerned transgender woman MB, who was assigned male at birth in 1948, married a woman in 1974, began to live as a woman in

Humza Yousaf has been appointed Justice Secretary as part of a reshuffle by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. Mr Yousaf takes over from Michael Matheson and will head up the delivery of new hate crime laws following the recent publication of Lord Bracadale's report recommending new stat