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A petition challenging the election of Alistair Carmichael (pictured right) as Liberal Democrat MP for Orkney and Shetland has been refused after judges ruled it had not been proved beyond reasonable doubt that he had committed an “illegal practice”. The Election Court dismissed the prayer of th

Lady Paton A mother who raised an action seeking reduction of a forged disposition which purported to convey a property to her son for “love, favour and affection” has successfully appealed to have the deed set aside.

Lord Carloway A man accused of being concerned in the supply of drugs who challenged the admissibility of evidence obtained during a search of his vehicle has had an appeal refused.

Lord Carloway A man accused of sodomising a child who claimed the alleged offence arose from the same incident for which he was previously acquitted has had a “plea in bar of trial” appeal refused.

Mike Dailly Mike Dailly suggests an unequal relationship between tenants and landlords means many of the former are leading lives of misery.

Ross Yuill No faculty of solicitors in Scotland is likely to undertake summary appeal work in the new Sheriff Appeal Court at the suggested legal aid rates, it has emerged.

Willie McIntyre Several readers have contacted SLN to raise their concerns about the utterly inadequate legal aid rates of pay proposed for the new Sheriff Appeal Court in Edinburgh.

Nick Atkins New laws relieve land of permanent stigma over contamination, writes Nick Atkins.

Naomi Pryde This week's SLN Spotlight falls on Naomi Pryde, a litigation and dispute resolution solicitor at Matthew Arnold & Baldwin LLP in London. Naomi was recently elected to the Law Society of Scotland's Council, where she will represent the constituency of England & Wales.

Douglas Milne Whistleblowing remains a confusing and contentious subject. Whilst news reports of massive payouts to whistleblowers in America have become commonplace, research has now found that offering monetary incentives does not necessarily influence whistleblowing behaviour and might even disco

A corporate executor is not entitled to appoint an attorney, a sheriff has ruled, as the “fiduciary duties of an executor-nominate are personal to the holder of the office”. Sheriff John McCormick at Glasgow held that it was not competent for an executor-nominate which is a company - in this cas

Dear Editor, I confess that it was with some considerable dismay that I read Dr Corsino San Miguel’s article in yesterday's Scottish Legal News, The last candle in Old College, and I believe that it ought not to go unanswered. In my view, Dr San Miguel’s unmistakable enthusiasm for artif

The Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal has found Torquil MacLeod, formerly of Torquil MacLeod & Co, in Inverness, guilty of professional misconduct after he charged grossly excessive fees to an executry and failed to render fee notes in respect of the fees taken. He has been fined £3,00

Time is running out for any delegates who have not yet registered for the Conveyancing Conference, part of the Scots Law Summer Series which will take place online on Wednesday 16 June.