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Appeal judges have rejected an attempt to save a dog from a death sentence, in a case supported by the Faculty’s Criminal Appeal Service. A sheriff ordered the destruction of Eva, a Bullmastiff, which bit another dog and its owner.

A woman who called the police to report someone had broken into her home was left red-faced after cops identified the "burglar" as a Roomba. She told emergency services that she could see shadows moving under her bathroom door - but it turned out to be her robotic vacuum cleaner.

A controversial ban on the sale of new psychoactive substances (NPS) in Ireland has succeeded in reducing health problems associated with their use, according to new research. In an article published by the journal Early Intervention in Psychiatry, researchers said the 2010 ban was followed by head

The footballer Ched Evans, whose conviction for rape was quashed three years ago, has settled out of court for an estimated £800,000 with his defence solicitors, The Times reports. The Sheffield United player, 30, spent two-and-a-half years in prison before new evidence emerged that allowed hi

In an age where viral marketing and social media reign supreme, establishing the best method of enforcing your intellectual property rights (“IPR”) can be a thorny issue. Recent years have seen large companies take an increasingly creative approach to managing their IPR, especially trade

An accountant has been sentenced to 39 months' imprisonment, after pleading guilty to a range of offences relating to his company’s pension arrangement. Roger Bessent, who was a trustee and administrator for the Focusplay Retirement Benefit Scheme – the pension scheme of his accountancy

Tommy Sheridan has failed in a legal challenge to have his perjury conviction referred to the appeal court. Mr Sheridan, 55, was imprisoned for three years in 2011 after being found guilty of lying in evidence before a civil jury in 2006 in a case that saw him win £200,000 in damages for defam

Lindsays has confirmed a number of promotions and re-elections. Lynsey Kerr (private client) has been promoted to partner, Kirsty Cooper (residential property) has been promoted to director, Darren Lightfoot (commercial property) has been promoted to associate, Peter Tweedie (corporate) has been re-

The slump in the Scottish housing market looks set to continue as the ongoing Brexit uncertainty takes its toll on buyers, surveyors have warned. The UK Residential Market Survey March 2019 from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) said the market was still subdued in March, a picture t

Ken Lauder has joined Gilson Gray as a legal director in the litigation and dispute resolution team. Mr Lauder, a solicitor advocate, has more than 30 years’ experience and specialises in high value personal injury, medical negligence and other professional negligence cases.

One of Aberdeen’s oldest professional organisations, The Society of Advocates, which dates back to the 16th century, has been gifted a rare book compiled by a former member in 1876.

The UK government has indicated its preferred destination for British nationals detained in north-east Syria, explicitly opposing their transfer to the Assad regime or the US facility at Guantanamo Bay, but confirming it is in “regular discussions” with the government of Iraq about how t

A family-owned brewery has triumphed over the makers of TV blockbuster Game of Thrones in a trade mark dispute over its "Game of Stones" beer. In much less dramatic scenes than the televised conflict over the Iron Throne of Westeros, a judge ruled that customers would only associate the beer and the

A German woman has been told by a judge she will not be able to divorce her husband in England as she only visited London to attend the ballet and see an aristocrat friend, The Times reports. Clarissa Pierburg, 69, was accused of "divorce tourism" by her husband, Jurgen Pierburg, 73, an industrialis

The arrest of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange "sets a dangerous precedent", his lawyer has said. Having been convicted of skipping bail at Westminster Magistrates' Court, Mr Assange, 47, is likely to be handed a one-year jail sentence.