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This is the text of a lecture given on 1 April 3000 A.D. by Professor Jonathan Yǔyàn, professor of primitive law at Baffinland University. Michael Upton, advocate, M.C.I.Arb., at the Hastie Stable, has secured a translation from the Chinese, through a wormhole in the space-time continuum. La

This is the text of a lecture given on 1 April 3000 A.D. by Professor Jonathan Yǔyàn, professor of primitive law at Baffinland University. Michael Upton, advocate, M.C.I.Arb., at the Hastie Stable, has secured a translation from the Chinese, through a wormhole in the space-time continuum. La

New legislation that criminalises psychological domestic abuse and coercive and controlling behaviour has come into force today. An awareness campaign to increase the public’s understanding of the legal nature of domestic abuse and to encourage victims of abuse to seek help has also been launc

Morton Fraser has made three appointments to its construction team through the recruitment of a team of contentious and non-contentious construction specialists. Sandra Cassels will be joining the firm as a partner whilst Julie Scott-Gilroy and Caroline Earnshaw will join as associates.

No bottle of wine for guessing that one as Queen were in the Oscars. So, there I was on Saturday. Son's dog walked. Grass cut. Opinion drafted. Prep done for next week's trip up north. Only problem was worrying about the St Mirren score. So, I thought I'd go and clear an expected half dozen or so e-

Govan Law Centre (GLC) has successfully prevented the eviction of a client and his family from social housing after raising an action for interdict against their landlord. GLC was consulted by a man who was facing homelessness because decree for eviction had been granted against his partner for

A charity that helps school pupils challenge bigotry is one of the organisations sharing £530,000 of Scottish government funding to tackle sectarianism in 2019-20. Sense Over Sectarianism supports pupils in Glasgow to recognise and combat bigotry, as well as providing training for teachers acr

The voices of victims and their families should be heard at prisoners’ parole hearings, but only to a limited extent, the Faculty of Advocates has suggested. A “victim personal statement” could be part of a dossier for consideration by the Parole Board for Scotland, although the ro

BTO Solicitors LLP has appointed David Gibson as its new chairman, succeeding Alan Borthwick. As part of BTO’s new management structure, the firm has also announced its first chief operating officer. Mr Gibson said: "It is a great privilege to be appointed chairman of BTO. I would like to than

The Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal (SSDT) has launched a consultation on the question of whether the civil standard of proof should apply in professional misconduct cases. There is no statutory requirement for a particular standard, but the SSDT has always employed the criminal standa

Via Ledingham Chalmers: "Our LEDS Factor team has only gone and won three awards (best social media, most innovative fundraising idea and overall champions) for our 'out of the comfort zone' project to raise money for Charlie House HQ's #venture2019 challenge.

Voters on a small Canadian island will have to choose between candidates Matthew MacKay and Matthew MacKay at the ballot box this month. The provincial election vote in Prince Edward Island is set for April 23, but the candidates in the district of Kensington-Malpeque share the same name.

An increase in Sheriff Court fees comes into effect today. The increase comes in the wake of a 2.3 per cent increase a year ago, and will be followed by a further two per cent increase next year.

Hearings into alleged judicial misconduct will be heard in public under Irish government proposals to be considered in the Oireachtas, the country's legislature. Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has submitted amendments to the Judicial Council Bill 2017 to provide for misconduct hearings to be held

Perthshire law firm Macnabs has announced the promotion of two members of staff as it opens a new office in Blairgowrie. Alan Roughead, who joined the firm from MacRoberts in October 2017, has been promoted to director and will head up the private client department.