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Sheriff David Mackie, 66, has retired from the bench after 15 years at Alloa Sheriff Court. In an interview with the Alloa & Hillfoots Advertiser, Sheriff Mackie reflected on his journey to the bench.

The Crown Office has pledged to expedite the processing of toxicology results amid worries that Scotland's latest drug death figures could be delayed. Results are currently on hold as the Crown Office has an ongoing dispute with Glasgow University, whose forensic toxicology unit carried out the test

TLT has announced Gareth Oldale as its head of privacy and cybersecurity. Mr Oldale will have a particular focus on expanding TLT’s service offering in this area, including the use of legaltech to help solve clients’ challenges in this complex area of the law.

An Italian man who claimed use of his mobile phone had caused a brain tumour has been backed by a court, The Times reports. Roberto Romeo, 59, suffered whistling in his right ear before requiring surgery in 2011 to remove a 2cm neuroma which left him deaf in one ear and with minor facial paralysis.

A new BBC radio drama was inspired by a visit to Strathclyde Mediation Clinic. Clare Glynn from Hopscotch Films visited the clinic early last year, interviewing mediators and observing two mediations referred by Glasgow Sheriff Court, in preparation for their drama Mediation.

An oil and gas company has been granted a court order to prohibit environmental campaigners from carrying out protests on four offshore installations in the North Sea. Shell UK was granted an interdict to prevent Greenpeace activists from boarding or attempting to board the Brent Alph

Police use of Taser in response to a violent incident was necessary, the Police Investigations & Review Commissioner has found. An investigation has found that the use of Taser by police on a 40-year-old man acting aggressively towards armed officers and who had set fire to his home was necessar

A goalkeeper who was hit by a football has won a £500,000 payout over the injury. Darren Conquer, 47, ruptured his biceps tendon during a football game in 2003, but the injury was not properly diagnosed until the following year.

In the case of Schrems II, the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued an opinion which upholds the validity of the European Commission’s standard contractual clauses for the transfer of personal data to countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA). S

For around 40 years the Glasgow Bar Association has been represented by a football team comprised of solicitors primarily from the criminal bar.

MSPs on the Scottish Parliament’s Justice Committee are seeking views from the public, media organisations and publishers, internet firms and other experts on proposed changes to the law on defamation. The Justice Committee has been tasked with considering the Defamation and Malicious Publicat

International corporate law firm Rooney Nimmo has announced that Scott Nelson has joined the firm as a partner, based in its London and Edinburgh offices. Mr Nelson is an experienced corporate transactional lawyer who has spent his entire legal career focused on the representation of leading private

The Supreme Court of Ireland sat as a five-judge panel with four women on the bench for the first time in Irish legal history yesterday.

Vialex has appointed four new lawyers as it prepares for a year of expansion. The firm, which recently announced a strategic venture in London, has hired experienced corporate lawyer Emma Seddon as a senior legal adviser. Ms Seddon, from Aberdeen, joins Vialex from EDF Renewables where she work

Samira Ahmed's high profile victory in her equal pay claim against the BBC should be sounding alarm bells for many employers who do not have a clear and transparent system for valuing jobs and setting pay, writes Sarah Gilzean. In its judgment issued on 10 January, the London Central Employment Trib