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A solid gold toilet worth £4.8 million has been stolen from Blenheim Palace. Two days after the artwork went on display at the Duke of Marlborough's country home, burglars broke into the palace and ripped it from the wall, leaving in their wake “significant damage and flooding”.

Greg MacDougall reflects on access to justice and looks at the past, present and future of the resolution of claims in Scotland The promotion of access to justice for the resolution of claims in a fair and balanced way is an admirable aim. How should we gauge access to justice?

The Church of Scotland is seeking a share of £2 million paid for Viking treasure discovered on land it owns in Dumfries and Galloway. A case has been lodged at the Court of Session against metal detectorist Derek McLennan, who unearthed the hoard in 2014.

The Herald has published a full obituary of Roy Martin QC, who passed away last month at the age of 69. Lord Woolman told The Herald: “Roy was a man with a brilliant legal brain and a powerful and independent mind. As an advocate he had the knack of having the ‘ear of the court’ -

Raeburn Christie Clark & Wallace (RCCW) has announced the retirement of partner Stewart Smith following a career at the company spanning three decades.    Mr Smith joined the firm in 1990, and was named partner just a year later. During his time at RCCW, he has worked on all types of l

There is a backlog of more than 14,000 unresolved criminal cases in Scotland's courts, The Sunday Post reports. Thousands of police reports given to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) have not been decided upon, with the number of cases waiting to be "marked" by prosecutors havin

A man found guilty of sexual assault with intent to rape who claimed that the sheriff’s directions to the jury were “prejudicial” has had an appeal against his conviction rejected. Graham Paterson, who had admitted sexually assaulting the complainer but denied any intent to rape, a

The UK's largest digital rights conference is coming to Scotland on 26 October.

The Supreme Court will begin hearing Brexit-related appeals from tomorrow. The Inner House of the Court of Session ruled last week that Prime Minister Boris Johnson's advice to the Queen to prorogue Parliament was ‘unlawful’.

The Scottish government has called for greater powers over immigration policy to "protect Scotland’s economy, public services and future population growth". The call comes after the UK government said this week it would reverse its 2012 decision to scrap a post-study work visa for internationa

Advocate Usman Tariq has been appointed contributing editor of the “Banking, Money and Commercial Paper” title of The Laws of Scotland: Stair Memorial Encyclopaedia, due to be published by LexisNexis in 2020. Mr Tariq is a graduate of the Universities of Glasgow and Cambridge. Since call

Wednesday 9th October 2019, 5.30pmPlayfair Library, Old Collegefollowed by a drinks reception Professor Andrew Lang will deliver his inaugural lecture at the University of Edinburgh entitled Global markets, global law: making and un-making the 'rules of the game' for the international economic order

The Scottish Young Lawyers' Association (SYLA) is kicking off the new legal year with launch parties in Glasgow and Edinburgh. The association is hosting a drinks and networking event in association with Fraser Irvine Sheriff Officers on Friday 27 September at The Corinthian Club in Glasgow, fr

Bulk interception by the South African National Communications Centre is unlawful and invalid, the High Court in Pretoria has ruled in a historic judgment. The case was brought by two applicants, the amaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism and journalist Stephen Patrick Sole, after learning

Gibson Kerr has promoted Stuart Millar to associate and Caroline MacBeath to senior solicitor. Mr Millar joined Gibson Kerr in 2014 from Shepherd and Wedderburn, while Ms MacBeath joined as a solicitor late last year from Legal Services Agency.