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Shepherd and Wedderburn has announced that Emma Robertson, senior associate in the firm's rural property and business team, has been accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in agricultural law. Ms Robertson joins a select group of lawyers with the accreditation, including Shepherd

Journalist John Forsyth is compiling anecdotes for an item entitled 'Christmas Eve in the Courthouse' for BBC Radio 4 next month. Criminal courts often sit on Christmas Eve. Misjudged festive celebrations by Santa or his elves often lead to their appearance among the overnight custodies.

The audio of Professor Hector MacQueen's Stair Society Annual Lecture for 2018 is now available online. Professor MacQueen delivered the lecture on Friday entitled 'The Kings of Scots v The Earls of Douglas 1406-1455: a Game of Thrones?' and began with the minority of King James II 1437-1449 an

Morton Fraser has been appointed to the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Wider Public Sector Legal Services Panel. Morton Fraser is the only Scottish independent firm to be directly appointed to lot one of the panel, meaning its public sector team will be available to provide commercial legal ser

In a landmark decision, the Inner House has refused an appeal by the GMC against a decision of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal (MPT) under s.40A of the Medical Act 1983. This is the first such appeal in Scotland. Laura Donald, a partner at BTO Solicitors LLP, provides expert commentary. BTO defen

Two police officers who were seriously injured, as well as the officers who came to their aid and arrested the man responsible, displayed extreme bravery, professionalism and sound judgement, a PIRC report has found. A 43-year-old man was deliberately struck by a police car during an attempt to arre

A pilot of so-called flexible operating hours will go ahead in family and civil courts in England and Wales in spite of opposition from barristers. The UK government dropped its proposals for early starts and late finishes in the criminal courts after the Bar of England and Wales warned it would thr

A care assistant who said his fear of nappies constituted a disability has lost a discrimination case against his employer. The Irish worker, who cannot be named, was on sick leave for over three years before his dismissal on the grounds of incapacity last year.

A man found guilty of sexually abusing three boys who claimed that a police statement given by a witness who could not remember making the statement due to memory loss should not have been admitted as evidence has had an appeal against his conviction rejected – despite the fact appeal judges r

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has highlighted an improving picture in its complaints handling, as it publishes its annual report and annual accounts which were laid before the Scottish Parliament earlier today. There was a 6.3 per cent increase in the number of complaints received

A senior judge has warned that too few people are qualifying as criminal lawyers, The Brief reports.

The private client team at Balfour and Manson has been awarded STEP Gold Employer Partner accreditation, in recognition of its specialist skills in inheritance and succession planning. The firm becomes of only a handful of law practices in Scotland to achieve ‘Employment Partner’ status

Govan Law Centre (GLC) has called on the Scottish government for a strategy to address the adverse impact of Universal Credit (UC) which it describes as "unworkable" in its current form. Universal Credit is the UK government’s flagship welfare reform designed to simplify the benefits

A QC will be appointed before Christmas to head up an investigation into claims of a "bullying culture" at NHS Highland. The news follows a meeting between Shirley Rogers, NHS Scotland’s health workforce and strategic change director, and various trade unions.

BLM partner Caroline Gillespie has become head of the firm's family law team in Scotland. She succeeds Siobhan Kelly who becomes a family law consultant with the firm. Ms Gillespie has more than 20 years' experience in litigation. Her practice has concentrated exclusively on family law since 2002 an