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Last year saw only one recorded incident of illegal bird of prey poisoning in Scotland, according to new maps published by the Partnership for Action Against Wildlife Crime (PAW) Scotland. This is the lowest total in a single year since PAW Scotland began compiling data for 2004 onwards.Despite the

Gillespie Macandrew has promoted experienced corporate and commercial lawyer Chris Gibson to partner. Mr Gibson manages a broad range of corporate and commercial work and is a member of the Scottish Legal Awards’ newly recognised Corporate Deal Team of the Year 2018.

Dr Stuart Waiton looks at the issue of rape being examined in the civil court following vindication of an accused at trial. Men in Scotland are now at risk of being branded ‘rapist’ for political and ideological reasons, following the Stephen Coxen case. Coxen was tried for the

The Law Commission in England and Wales has been asked to consider whether misandry (hatred of men) should be brought under hate crime legislation. The UK government has expanded the remit of the review launched last month in response to calls to consider making misogyny a hate c

Michaela Dougan has joined Thorntons' personal injury team in Edinburgh. Throughout her training and since qualifying in 2017, she has specialised in pursuing a variety of personal injury claims including road traffic accidents, slip and trip claims, occupiers liability, employers liability, no

A workshop in Dublin is set to consider the extent to which language and translation may affect the work of Advocates General (AGs) of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). Dr Karen McAuliffe of the University of Birmingham, who is principal investigator on the European R

The U-turn over when and where this month’s Betfred Cup semi-finals will take place is yet another frustrating example of how supporters have become virtual bystanders in the governance of Scottish football, writes Arveen Arabshahi. With both sides of the Old Firm advancing in the competi

In response to a blog in SLN yesterday giving the author's opinions on a recent damages case that followed a criminal rape case, three solicitors have responded with their criticisms. On reading the inflammatory and often inaccurate blog piece entitled ‘Blog: Do civil rape cases mark ‘de

BTO Solicitors LLP has announced it will be supporting art workshops for residents at Hillside View Care Home in Paisley this autumn.

Students have been given a list of offensive costumes they have been told not to wear for Halloween, including cowboy outfits. Also in the list of proscribed dress, issued by Kent University's student union, are the clothes of priests, nuns, Nazis, Crusaders, ISIS bombers, Native Americans, Israeli

Numerous criminal barristers are going broke as a result of the shrinking legal aid budget, The Times reports. The Bar Council, which represents more than 15,000 barristers, has told the UK government that the profession is “at a pivotal point”.

Solicitor Eamon Keane responds in a personal capacity to yesterday's piece by Dr Stuart Waiton. The views expressed are his own. The debate around civil actions for damages in rape cases is no doubt a topic which is of considerable interest to the profession and the wider public. That being sai

Peter Coghlan has joined Gilson Gray as finance director. Mr Coghlan has more than 16 years’ experience in the Scottish legal sector and will work closely with senior management to mould the firm’s future finances.

A book on partnership law authored by Harper Macleod's Stephen Chan has been released. Mr Chan, a partner at the firm, has penned A Practical Guide to Partnership Law in Scotland, which is published by Thomson Reuters.