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Sir Keir Starmer QC Journalists accused of bribing officials or hacking phones should benefit from a “public interest” defence in law according to a former director of public prosecutions.

Prime Minister David Cameron A new law aimed at stopping charities’ “unacceptable behaviour” in taking advantage of people’s generosity has been announced by the Prime Minister.

Andrew Gibson Morton Fraser has announced that Andrew Gibson, a solicitor within the employment team, has been admitted as a solicitor advocate, bringing the total number at Morton Fraser to three.

Faryma Bahrami Terra Firma Chambers is delighted to announce that Faryma Bahrami has joined the stable having called to the bar on Friday.

A driver who drank half a bottle of wine from a coffee cup before crashing her car has had her licence revoked for two years. Ruth Brown, 55, drank a bottle of wine at lunch before embarking on a 160-mile journey from Exeter to Devon.

Former Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg A new report on privacy says British intelligence services should retain the power to collect data on the private communications of UK citizens en masse but that existing laws should be revised to respect individuals' privacy.

The tax authorities have been slammed by a judge who called their treatment of a dyslexic man “outrageous”. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) pursued John Clark, of Dunfermline, who has the mental development of a 12-year-old, for £18,000 in unpaid tax.

Lady Dorrian A millionaire businessman who claimed that a newspaper article defamed him has successfully challenged a judge’s decision that the story was incapable of bearing the defamatory innuendo alleged.

Chinese President Xi Jinping Dozens of lawyers in China have been detained by police in the past few days in what appears to be a coordinated operation.

A hospital consultant has been ordered to pay his wife his entire £550,000 in assets in an unusual complete divorce award. Essam Aly, 54, an anaesthetist, left his wife, Enas, 46, three years ago and relocated to Bahrain.

The judge chairing the inquiry into allegations of historical sexual abuse of children south of the border is to be paid more than £480,000 a year. Justice Lowell Goddard will receive a salary of £360,000 plus an annual rental allowance of £110,000 in addition to £12,000 for utlities.

Four new members have joined the Faculty of Advocates, against a backdrop of a vivid reminder of the importance of the rule of law. The intrants – Stephen Donnelly, Brian Crook, Giles Reid and Faryma Bahrami – were admitted to membership of the Faculty and to the public office of advocate at cer

Manufacturing firms based in Scotland are at less risk of insolvency than manufacturers based south of the border, according to new analysis. A report published by insolvency trade body R3 shows the proportion of Scottish manufacturers with a heightened risk of insolvency falling in every month sinc

A woman in London was forced to change her name to “Jemmaroid Von Laalaa” by deed poll to regain access to her Facebook account. She made the account with the silly name seven years ago in order to avoid unwanted friend requests.

A German man who worked as a bookkeeper at the Auschwitz concentration camp has been convicted of being an accessory to the murder of 300,000 people and jailed for four years. Oskar Groening did not personally kill anyone but worked at the camp in Poland where he sorted bank notes from the belonging