A witness who gave evidence to the Edinburgh tram inquiry has said his testimony cannot be relied upon – because he was jet-lagged. Lawyer Andrew Fitchie said last October that Edinburgh City Council was not made fully aware of the risks of the scheme by TIE, the firm that was established to m
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Applications for CMS’ 2018 UK Bursary Scheme are now open for entry. Now in its seventh year, the scheme awards up to five bursaries – one for applicants from Scotland – worth £2,500 each year to aspiring students in the UK to use towards their law degrees. Finalists also ben
The first steps are being taken to create a public register of people who ultimately make decisions about how land is used and managed. The Scottish government is publishing proposals that will, if agreed, reveal for the first time the controlling interests of land owned by trusts and overseas compa
North east lawyer Iain Considine has announced he will be stepping down from his role as a senior partner at Aberdein Considine and will now become a consultant at the firm.
Finding Your Feet, which runs clubs all over the country for people who have lost limbs or were born with a limb difference, will run a new monthly climbing group at the Edinburgh International Climbing Arena, which boasts the largest indoor climbing wall in the world. The move has been
Tech giant Apple has been fined $9 million by a federal court for telling iPad and iPhone users it could not fix their devices because they had previously been repaired by third party companies. The lawsuit was brought by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) after it received co
The requirement for the Scottish Parliament to consent to UK government legislation affecting devolved areas – the Sewel convention – should be embedded in law, Brexit minister Michael Russell has said. In a statement to the Scottish Parliament, Mr Russell called for parliamentary discus
Glasgow solicitor Sarah Haig has been named as the Law Society of Scotland’s In-house Rising Star 2018. Working as part of Glasgow City Council's Legal Services team, she has acquired a high level of knowledge in the field of information law and played an integral role in implementing GDPR not
A teenager has been sent to jail after she named two girls on Facebook who had been sexually abused by her brother. Sophie Turner, 19, posted the victims' names on the Liverpool Echo's page after her brother, Jamie Turner, 26 and his friend, Myles Bell, 23 were found guilty of child sexual
The Scottish courts are to be given powers to impose periodical payment orders. Alteration to the method of fixing the discount rate, the impending legislative requirement to obtain actuarial advice and the perennial uncertainty of life expectancy all point to the need for both parties to consider w
Recreational use of marijuana has been legalised in Canada. The Canadian Parliament in Ottawa passed the Cannabis Act yesterday, with the Senate voting 59-20 in favour.
A rapper who halted motorway traffic to film a music video has narrowly avoided jail after promising not to do it again.
A new film which aims to encourage diversity, bust myths and encourage new recruits to the legal profession is being released this week
Time is running out for any delegates who have not yet registered for the Scots Law 2017 Conference/Exhibition which will take place at BT Murrayfield Stadium on 30th & 31st October.
The founder of Scotland’s first legal aid centre, the Aberdeen Law Project, has talked about its beginnings in a new video.
