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Watermans Solicitors is throwing its weight behind a Scotland Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA) initiative to help ensure the life-saving work of the vital service reaches an ever-increasing audience. The two-year speaker programme partnership will see the leading firm back the charity's growing nationwi

As someone who has worked in an M&A specialist law firm, I have great respect for the important role these lawyers play in advising clients involved in a transaction. It is, however, surprising that tax considerations are often overlooked in the initial stages of the deal process only to have ta

New rules and forms for taking the views of children in family and civil partnership actions were explored at a special seminar by the Advocates’ Family Law Association (AFLA). The rules come into effect on 24 June, and there will also be new associated forms in the Court of Session and the Sh

The number of commercial rent disputes reaching a third party in Scotland fell to its lowest level for more than five years, according to analysis from Knight Frank. Figures obtained by the independent commercial property consultancy from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) showed th

Judges in the Netherlands have banned the biker club Hells Angels and ordered that its chapters be closed as authorities crack down on motorcycle gangs. It is the first ban for the club, which operates 470 chapters in 56 countries, The Guardian reports.

A coalition of more than 50 civil rights groups, security experts and tech companies including Apple, Google and Microsoft have signed an open letter calling on GCHQ to abandon proposals for eavesdropping on encrypted conversations. Under the so-called "ghost protocol", the providers of end-to-end e

A convicted criminal made gaffe after gaffe after accidentally shooting himself in the testicles while smuggling drugs in his rectum, police say. Cameron Jeffrey Wilson, 27, is believed to have been carrying a pistol in his front jeans pocket when it accidentally discharged, sending a bullet through

The Scottish Law Agents Society (SLAS) has issued an invitation to all law firms, local faculties and societies to consider whether the Scottish government has indicated an intention to transfer the regulation of legal services from the judicial to the executive branch of state authority and, i

Numerous fraud convictions have been made unsafe following the collapse of a trial yesterday in which the prosecution's expert witness was found to have no academic qualifications. Andrew Ager was involved in 20 previous trials and up to 50 police investigations into allegations of fraudulent carbon

A man has pleaded guilty to offences under the new Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act, the first conviction since the new law was introduced on 1 April 2019. William James Murdoch, 43, of Glasgow, made his guilty plea at Glasgow Sheriff Court. He was sentenced yesterday.

Dame Elish Angiolini DBE QC FRSE has been awarded honorary membership by the Law Society of Scotland. Alison Atack, president of the Law Society of Scotland, said: “I am delighted to award Dame Elish honorary membership of the Law Society of Scotland in our 70th anniversary year. She has had a

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Brazil: Supreme Court Votes to Make Homophobia a Crime

Six in 10 people in England and Wales believe the legal system is not designed for ordinary people, new research has found. The research was conducted to mark the launch of the Legal Access Challenge – a new prize run by Nesta Challenges in partnership with the Solicitors Regulation Authority&

A leading Scottish mental health charity has benefited from funds raised on its behalf by staff in the Edinburgh office of Shoosmiths. The latest fun initiatives to support the Scottish Association of Mental Health (SAMH) saw over thirty Shoosmiths’ staff enjoying a social quiz night held in t

Greater oversight of how the police take, store, use and dispose of data such as fingerprints, DNA samples and facial images, will be created under proposals published at Holyrood. The Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Bill aims to help improve how biometric data is handled by police, ensuring it is