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A sheriff has ruled that the death of a creel fisherman with coronary artery and heart disease who fell into a harbour was an accident, but not one with a determinable cause.  Alexander Wood, who was aged 65 at the time of his death, was a self-employed creel fisherman working out of Burntislan

A resurgence in demand for urban homes across Scotland has pushed rents to record highs, according to the latest report from letting specialist Citylets.

Angus Wood discusses the details surrounding the assignation of claims in an insolvency case. The recent Court of Appeal decision in Lock v Stanley has provided some comfort to Insolvency Practitioners and litigation funders in relation to potential challenges to assignations of claims, as well as h

February 2022 marked the start of the independent public inquiry to investigate the long running Post Office Scandal which has been described as "the most widespread miscarriage of justice in UK history”. Frances Sim and Alison Webb take a look at the litigation and relevant law.  Th

Professor Kenneth Norrie comments on the Church of Scotland's change in stance on same-sex marriage. The news that the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland has voted in favour of allowing its ministers and deacons to celebrate (that is to create), within its doctrines, marriages between s

Keni Carmichael of Harper Macleod considers the challenges for Scotland's forthcoming new defamation law. You would be hard-pressed to find someone who hasn’t come across the Depp vs Heard or Vardy vs Rooney defamation cases. In Scotland, whilst solicitors practising in this area will no doubt

My cool son in the west assured me over a civilised lunch in Cottier’s, in Dowanhill, that a leisurely meal at Glasgow’s Ka Pau, just off the Byres Road, is an experience to be savoured, and he knows about such things. What a dreadful turn of events, then, that this same culinary icon wo

Ampersand has welcomed Ayla Iridag, Scott Clair, Sheana Campbell and Louise Cockburn to the stable, following their call to the bar today. Stable director Euan Mackenzie QC, said: "I am delighted to welcome Ayla, Scott, Sheana and Louise to Ampersand. They have all demonstrated exceptional legal abi

Sheriff Principal Derek Pyle has offered his thoughts on the future of the justice system in a new era of technology following the Covid-19 pandemic. In an interview with the Judicial Office for Scotland following his recent succession to senior sheriff principal, the 69-year-old spoke of his experi

The curtain has fallen on one of the most absorbing trials to play out in recent years, in front of a captivated public who welcomed the light relief of a glossy WAG drama during a period of national turmoil. While the Vardy v Rooney contest undoubtedly captured the public interest those of us with

When Russia invaded Ukraine, there was an outpouring of sympathy from many for the nation under attack. A lawyer who decided action was needed and quickly used his professional experience to provide support to Ukrainians is John Vassiliou, a senior associate at Shepherd and Wedderburn. Mr Vassiliou,

Ruth Crawford QC writes on the measures the Faculty of Advocates has taken to protect lawyers' wellbeing beyond the pandemic. The past few years have been characterised by constant, ongoing change for everyone due to the pandemic. Life at the Faculty of Advocates has been no exception. With the stri

Review: Justice need not be static. In Scotland the lady, sans her blindfold, but with a vestige of the tell-tale scales in her left hand, once stood proudly over the doorway of Scotland’s 1639 Parliament with her companion Mercy until that building was ‘improved’ (i.e. largely dem

The Sheriff Appeal Court has refused an appeal against a sheriff’s interlocutor allowing the addition of a crave to prove the tenor of a letter said to alter the terms of a deceased man’s will in a dispute between his four children. Elizabeth Skelton, the first defender in an action rais

There’s a chilly wind blowing around many of our farmhouse doors. With some 80 per cent of Scotland’s land under agricultural production and the agri-food sector now the largest area of manufacturing in the UK, farmers and growers are currently facing new threats to their livelihoods not