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A High Court judge let his irritation get the better of him after an airline which had lost his luggage appeared before him in a case. Mr Justice Peter Smith asked British Airways what it had done with his bags but it declined to answer before requesting the judge recuse himself.

Over 1000 lawyers and other members of the legal community have attended the Scots Law 2015 Convention Series. The next event in the Series will take place at the Glasgow Hilton on 26th & 27th October.

Fans Against Criminalisation (FAC) has demanded that a Scottish government minister withdraw inaccurate remarks he made about the campaign organisation's position during a Holyrood debate. Community safety minister Paul Wheelhouse told the Scottish Parliament's debating chamber that FAC had welcomed

John Scott QC The Scottish Police Federation (SPF) has defended the use of non-statutory stop and search by Police Scotland, despite criticism from politicians and the UN.

Brian Napier QC Hospitality workers who fail to declare their tips to the tax authorities cannot rely on basic employment rights and protection from unfair dismissal, lawyers have warned.

David Bell Bryson, the Scottish pensioner convicted in Bulgaria of murdering an 11-year old boy, plans to appeal his conviction after losing a retrial last month. Mr Bryson, 75, was convicted of the 2012 murder of Stanislav Mirchov in January 2013, but successfully appealed to the Supreme Court of C

Pictured (left to right): Cerico’s Richard Masters, Julia Trotter and Jim Armstrong Pinsent Masons has announced that it has taken a majority stake in Cerico, the cloud-based compliance platform which it launched in conjunction with IT developer Campbell Nash two years ago.

The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) is to demand answers of Police Scotland after the force failed to deny it had used surveillance powers to spy on journalists in order to flush out their sources. Paul Holleran, NUJ organiser in Scotland, will call on police to reveal whether they used their po

James Eadie QC A convention that prevents MPs' phones and emails being intercepted in incompatible with modern surveillance according to a government lawyer.

The Law Society of Scotland has told the Scottish government that its Lobbying Transparency Bill needs to provide an unambiguous definition of "lobbyist". The lawyers' association stressed the need for "due consideration" and "open communication between interested parties and those making important

A woman whose son was born severely disabled has lost her legal battle for compensation despite judges finding NHSnurses acted negligently. She contested what is thought to be one of the largest civil proofs in Scotland in an attempt to secure millions of pounds to fund her son's care.

Bill Drummond Brodies LLP has reported that the successful completion of the first year of its 2014/17 strategic plan led to an 11.2 per cent increase in turnover to £57.94 million in the 12 months to 30 April 2015.

Lord Uist An offer by a party to settle a case out of court by making a payment of provisional damages “inherently carries with it an admission of liability”, a judge in the Court of Session has ruled.

The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has ruled out prosecution of firefighters who refused to rescue a 44-year old lawyer who fell down a 15-metre mineshaft in Ayrshire and later died. The family of Alison Hume, who worked for Renfrewshire law firm McCusker McElroy and Co, have cal

A man from Surrey has been banned from driving for over two years for getting behind the wheel drunk - after celebrating passing his driving test. Lee Dawson smashed his Vauxhall Astra into two other vehicles after a night out less than a week after passing his test.