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A Holyrood committee has welcomed confirmation from the Scottish government that it will introduce primary legislation to allow any future referendum on independence to take place. In its stage 1 report on the Referendums (Scotland) Bill, the Delegated Powers and Law Reform (DPLR) Committee recommen

The Scottish Legal Action Group (SCOLAG) has announced the launch of a new reduced cost student membership with the support of the Faculty of Advocates. Law students will now be able to become members of SCOLAG and receive access to its monthly legal journal for the annual cost of £10 per annu

Aberdein Considine has been named UK Law Firm of the Year at a lender industry award ceremony in London. The Mortgage Finance Gazette Awards – which took place in Kensington last night - celebrate the best of the British banking and financial services sector.

The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has succeeded in a legal case against an Australian drinks maker which was selling a product it labelled as "Scotch", The Scotsman reports. D’Aquino Bros Pty Ltd claimed its Black Scot whisky was produced in Scotland, though it is believed to be produced in

Five new Scottish judges have been appointed and will take up position next year. Her Majesty the Queen, on the recommendation of First Minister, has appointed Douglas Fairley QC, Anna Poole QC, Sean Smith QC, Sheriff Robert Weir QC, and Sheriff Peter Braid as Senators of the College of Justice.

The European Convention on Human Rights Law Review now has an online submission system.

A law firm must pay damages to the estate of a late coal miner who missed a chance of claiming compensation because he was given negligent advice, the Supreme Court has ruled. Arthur Watkins was an employee of British Coal from 1964 to 1985 and, as a result, developed the condition known as vibratio

Edinburgh Law School alumna Karina McTeague will join this year’s graduands to receive an honorary doctor of laws at the university’s graduation ceremony on Saturday. Ms McTeague graduated from Edinburgh Law School with an LLB in the 1980s and has had a distinguished career in law a

A judge has ruled that dozens of ducks can keep on quacking in spite of complaints from a neighbour. The fate of 60 ducks and geese living in an enclosure kept by retired farmer Dominique Douthe was momentarily up in the air.

Internet giants Facebook and Google pose a systemic threat to human rights because of their "surveillance-based business models", Amnesty International has warned in a new report. The human rights group's Surveillance Giants report argues that the companies "control the primary channels that people

Opportunities for making greater use of electronic tagging of prisoners released on parole are to be explored. Work will include consideration of how new GPS monitoring capabilities can be used to ensure compliance with licence conditions, such as exclusion zones for the protection of victims.

Thorntons has appointed Gemma Hardie as an associate in the commercial property team based in Dundee and St Andrews. Ms Hardie has worked exclusively in commercial property since she joined the profession in 2009 and has experience acting on a wide range of matters including the acquisition and mana

A petition to extend adoption rights to people over the age of 18 has been closed. Campaigners said they are "disappointed" that the Scottish Parliament's Petition's Committee has ended its consideration of the petition on adult adoption.

Nine Scottish solicitors have been granted extended rights of audience by the Law Society of Scotland Council to become solicitor advocates.

School pupils in Lanarkshire debated the topic of cutting welfare support for compulsive gamblers at a competition hosted by Scullion LAW.