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The number of recorded wildlife crimes in Scotland has increased slightly for the first time in three years, according to a new report. The Wildlife Crime in Scotland 2018 Annual Report shows that 236 offences relating to wildlife were recorded by Police Scotland in 2017/18, five more than in 2016/1

Supreme Court President Lady Hale will guest edit a special episode of BBC Radio 4's Today programme on Friday 27 December, from 6-9am. Lady Hale's guest-edit will include a tour of the Supreme Court with BBC legal correspondent, Clive Coleman, as well as a tour of her beloved home town of Richmond,

The International Criminal Court's prosecutor is to investigate alleged war crimes in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said she was "satisfied that there is a reasonable basis to proceed with an investigation into the situation in Palestine".

A new legal book club is to be launched next year at Glasgow University. In 2020 RebLaw Scotland and Glasgow Open Justice will be launching a book club aimed at bringing together law students, academics, practising lawyers - and anyone with an interest in law and human rights – to discuss book

As part of the programme to mark 20 years since the creation of the Scottish Parliament, the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) has been publishing twenty “20 year” blog posts on SPICe Spotlight over the course of 2019. This blog, by Sarah Harvie-Clark, senior researcher (civ

An airline is liable for the harm caused by a spilt cup of hot coffee and it is not necessary for that accident to relate to a hazard typically associated with flight, the Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled. In its judgment, the Court of Justice clarifies that an airline’s liabil

And finally… handbags at dawn A fight between two men over who had reserved a sunbed on a cruise ship is set to be resolved in court.

Luke Skywalker has been arrested for possession of cannabis following a traffic stop. Officers in Garden Ridge in the US state of Texas pulled over the 19-year-old because his car lacked a front license plate.

An inspiring former legal secretary has proven that a career in law doesn’t have to follow a familiar path, after rising up the ranks to become a fully-qualified paralegal. Katherine Logan, 30, joined Edinburgh-based Gibson Kerr in 2014 as a result of a life-long interest in law, ini

Ledingham Chalmers has seen an increase in turnover and profits over the last financial year. Turnover for the year ending March 2019 was just over £11.6 million, compared with around £10.6m the year before; while profits were up from £3.2m to £3.47m.

Users of services provided by the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) staff are extremely satisfied – with 92 per cent of people who took part in a survey declaring their overall satisfaction. This equals the record satisfaction level of 92 per cent recorded in the 2017 survey.

Lindsays has seen a rise in the number of employee ownership deals it completed in 2019 and said that it expects the trend to continue in 2020. Employee ownership is the process of over 50 per cent of a company’s shares being transferred to the staff of that company, and it is typically done b

Harper Macleod has been appointed to the panel of legal advisers for five local authorities including The City of Edinburgh Council (CEC) following a recent competitive tender. The firm, which has offices at CityPoint in Haymarket, will provide specialist legal advisory support to the in-house legal

The new offices of Aberdeen-based Lefevre Litigation open today following a fire that destroyed the firm's former premises before Christmas. The blaze at Carden Place destroyed the building which also houses restaurant Valentino’s.

The Herald has published a full obituary of JAM Inglis. "James Alistair Macfarlane Inglis (known as Alistair), who has died aged 90, was professor of conveyancing at Glasgow University from 1978 until 1993.