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The Scottish government has been criticised for its failure to implement elements of legislation intended to help victims, five years after it was enacted. Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesman Liam McArthur MSP chastised the Scottish government for “neglecting” its commitments to

The cost of a home in Scotland has soared to a record high after a summer market heatwave inflated prices in almost every part of the country. Research for Aberdein Considine’s Property Monitor report shows the average Scots property changed hands for a record £169,450 during Q2 2018 (Ap

Congratulations to Emily Ross on winning the Shepherd & Wedderburn Prize for the best student in property law at Aberdeen University. Emily is pictured here being awarded the prize by Dr Susan Stokeld.

A campaign to have this year’s Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the world’s human rights defenders has received backing from the Faculty of Advocates’ Human Rights and Rule of Law Committee. Peace Brigades International, a non-governmental organisation which supports human rights and p

A shipping magnate is launching another lawsuit against former RBS boss Fred Goodwin for as much as £3 billion, accusing him of using the firm's cash to help keep RBS afloat before its collapse. Taiwanese billionaire Nobu Su, 59, the chairman of Today Makes Tomorrow (TMT), has accused Mr Goodw

A restaurant owner has been fined around £190 for putting up a sarcastic window sign asking people not to let their dogs pee on an outdoor flower pot. Duc's Place, a Vietnamese restaurant in the US state of Connecticut, put up a sign reading: "Attn: dog owners. This is a pay-per-pee flower pot

The number of claims lodged with the Employment Tribunal alleging discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation has nearly doubled over the past year, The Times reports. There were 203 such claims in 2016/17 compared to 377 in 2017/18, which experts suggested was driven by changing social atti

Via Jack Kerr, a senior solicitor at Morton Fraser: Together with seven intrepid colleagues and an excitable cockapoo, I (just about) made it through the Edinburgh Kiltwalk yesterday, trudging 24 miles to raise funds for the amazing work done by SAMH [Scottish Association for Mental Health]. If any

Seven Scottish solicitors were admitted by the Council of the Law Society of Scotland as solicitor advocates with extended rights of audience at a ceremony yesterday.

Inksters Solicitors is expanding its presence into the east of Scotland with the appointment of Steven McDonald as a consultant solicitor based in Edinburgh. Mr McDonald's experience is at senior management level, handling all aspects of residential property work including estate agency, purcha

The impact of internet pornography on individuals will be the subject of two upcoming half-day workshops in Edinburgh and Glasgow – which lawyers are encouraged to attend.

Vialex is opening a satellite office in Berwick-Upon-Tweed to serve its existing client base in the north of England, and to give it a platform from which to grow that client base further. The Edinburgh-based practice is taking premises in the Ramparts Business Park, as a first step to increase its

Karen Cornwell, legal director at TLT, has been appointed to the Pursuers' Panel of the Law Society of Scotland. The panel consists of a handful of solicitors selected by the society on the basis of their expertise in dealing with professional negligence claims, to assist members of the public

Pinsent Masons’ partner Jim Cormack has been appointed Queen’s Counsel by Her Majesty the Queen on the recommendation of the First Minister. Mr Cormack, a commercial litigation specialist with a focus on technology, IP and banking, has been a partner with McGrigors and successor fir