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The American Bar Association (ABA), which represents over 400,000 attorneys in the United States, has called for an FBI investigation into sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh. The US Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday heard testimony from Professor Christ

A man who hit a parking warden with his car in a bid to avoid airport drop-off fees has been spared jail by a judge who recently faced them. Judge Bernard Lever slapped Graham Benbow, 55, with a six-month sentence suspended for two years.

A magistrate who provided a character reference for a defendant in a criminal case in which he was involved has been reprimanded. Zahur Akhtar, of the Black Country Bench, is among seven magistrates and judges to be disciplined or face disqualification in the past month, The Times reports.

Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP has appointed three new property and infrastructure partners and a further eight specialist lawyers and paralegals to its property and infrastructure division, further expanding its market-leading clean energy and commercial property practices. Joanna

Allan McDougall Solicitors has promoted Gordon Milligan to the position of associate. Mr Milligan specialises in personal injury law, with particular expertise in handling cases in respect of asbestos exposure and occupational hearing loss.

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has introduced a new, simplified, complaint levy policy that will apply to complaints upheld or part upheld by a determination committee from today onwards. The complaint levy remains at £3,500, which was set in 2012 following consultation with t

Thorntons has welcomed corporate solicitor Morgan Smith to its team in Dundee. Ms Smith advises both individual and business clients on a wide range of general corporate matters including: commercial contracts, corporate structures, business acquisitions and sales, shareholders and partnership agree

An SNP worker who helped clear the name of a Conservative MSP accused of a sexual misdeed has said a charity purposely turned the case into a "media circus" and that she was outraged by its conduct. The woman, who spoke to The Times anonymously, gave evidence on behalf of Miles Briggs before th

Pictured (L-R): Emma Gray, David Currie and Scott Williamson A University of Dundee student retraining for a career in law has been awarded the annual Ken Scott Bursary by Blackadders.

A group of people who thought they had survived the Great Tribulation, a period of suffering that Evangelical Christians believe precedes the Second Coming, and who kidnapped their neighbours in order to protect them from demons, were found naked in an SUV they had crashed into a ditch as they attem

Inverness law firm Macleod & MacCallum Limited has announced its acquisition of Wilsons, solicitors, Invergordon, with effect from today. Macleod & MacCallum will retain the Invergordon office of Wilsons, providing it with a permanent Ross-shire base, and the current senior partner of W

BTO Solicitors LLP has announced the appointment of two new members of staff for its families and individuals and residential property teams. Solicitor Hilary Peppiette is one of Scotland’s first end of life doulas, making BTO the first Scottish law firm to offer such specialist counselli

A new digital ‘chat’ facility has gone live to give residents in Inverclyde the chance to get real-time help with debt. It is thought to be the first time live chat facilities have been used by a Scottish council to provide money advice.

Lindsays has announced the promotion of Louise Norris to senior associate and Brian Pollock and Leanne Gordon to associates. Ms Norris is a member of Lindsays’ commercial property team and is based in Edinburgh. She joined the firm in 2014 as a solicitor and her considerable experience include