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Lady Justice Arden DBE and Lord Justice Kitchin will join the Supreme Court as justices on 1 October 2018, followed by Lord Justice Sales on 11 January 2019, it was announced yesterday. Her Majesty The Queen made each of the appointments on the advice of the Prime Minister and Lord Chancellor,

20 July 2018, 17:30 - 20:00 King's Conference Centre, University of Aberdeen

With Scotland’s new tribunals structure now progressively coming into operation, lawyers and other interested parties might do well to start updating their internet browser favourites so as to keep up to date with the latest news, write Mitchell Skilling and Douglas Bain. The First-tier T

No more than five per cent of households in Scotland should be living in fuel poverty by 2040, under a target set out in a new bill introduced to the Scottish Parliament. The Fuel Poverty (Target, Definition and Strategy) (Scotland) Bill also sets out a new definition of fuel poverty with innov

Ledingham Chalmers has announced a merger with north east solicitors and estate agents, Gray & Connochie. Effective from 1 July, the agreement increases Ledingham Chalmers’ headcount by 11: partners Julie Longmuir and Fiona Thomson, consultant Ken Shaw, senior solicitor James Florance and

Millar & Bryce has announced that Professor George Gretton and the Keeper of the Registers of Scotland, Jennifer Henderson, will headline this year’s Modern Conveyancing Conference, set to take place on Tuesday 4 September in Edinburgh. Both will join leading industry experts to discuss so

Mr Justice Green, Sir Nicholas Green, has been appointed as the new chair of the Law Commission (England and Wales). Taking up his role on 1 August 2018, Sir Nicholas will serve for three years and has declared no political affiliation.

Harper Macleod has advised a community in Sutherland on the purchase of a historic crofting estate in West Helmsdale. Garbh Allt Community Initiative Estate bought out the Sutherland Estates' crofting townships of Portgower, Gartymore, West Helmsdale and Marrel – some 3,000 acres, in May of th

Britain's intelligence services were involved in numerous extraordinary rendition operations between 2001-10 – those where there is a real risk of torture – according to a new report. Westminster's Intelligence and Security Committee has published two reports today on the actions of the

A man has been banned from calling an emergency number after making over 100 calls asking for milk or help finding his TV remote.William Baccus, 62, has now been charged with abuse of the emergency number and is facing arrest in Cobb County, in the US state of Georgia.Mr Baccus made up to 118 calls

Pinsent Masons has been named law firm of the year at an awards ceremony hosted by The Lawyer in London.A panel of in-house general counsel, The Lawyer Hot 100 alumni and managing partners of major international firms recognised the firm’s achievements over the past ye

TLT has successfully represented both of Glasgow’s famous football clubs, Celtic and Rangers, in securing alcohol licences for improved match-day fan zone facilities. While a number of football clubs in England and Wales are already operating successful fan zones, these are thought to be the f

There has been a rise in inappropriate behaviour at the English bar since 2014, according to a new report. The Barristers’ Working Lives 2017: Harassment and bullying report shows a "marked increase" in incidents, based on more than 4,000 responses to a survey.

The retirement of US Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy has sparked fears that an appointment by President Donald Trump could strengthen conservative influence on the court.The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) said Justice Kennedy was a "critical moderating forc