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Payment of half of the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) levy has been deferred until December 1. The move comes after talks between the SLCC and the Law Society of Scotland over the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the legal profession, clients and public.

The funeral of Derek Ogg QC (which will be restricted to 20 people due to COVID-19) will take place on Friday 15 May, at 3pm. Due to the restriction on numbers, the funeral can be viewed remotely by live link. Anyone wishing to do so must send an email to either louisearrol@btinternet.com or lmglanc

Emergency measures that aim to protect people facing financial hardship and allow public services to operate effectively have been introduced at Holyrood in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Key elements of the Coronavirus (Scotland) (No.2) Bill include a proposed additional £19.2 million

A judge has questioned the decision to prosecute a homeless man for breaching coronavirus laws by leaving his home. Sultan Monsour, 45, was arrested in London and charged with being "outside of the place where you were living, namely no fixed address", The Guardian reports.

Andrew Phillips explores the potential abuses of the furlough scheme.  In their recent COVID-19 update, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) sought to assure us that they will continue to investigate suspected fraud, bribery and corruption, adapting ways of working where necessary to adhere to govern

A lawyer in Scotland's first virtual Sheriff Court hearing has praised the process and suggested areas where it can improve. Craig Watt, a solicitor advocate at Brodies, said on Twitter that he was "very proud" to have appeared in the hearing, over which Sheriff Principal Pyle presided.

An oil and gas group had has its petition for sanction of schemes of arrangement under part 26 of the Companies Act 2006 granted by the Outer House of the Court of Session. Premier Oil plc and Premier Oil UK Limited proposed identical schemes with the same Scheme Creditors,

Bosses at the home of golf have failed in a legal battle over the rights to the name 'St Andrews', The Times reports.

The Lands Tribunal for Scotland has rejected an application by a landowner for the discharge of a real burden that would have deprived three proprietors in Glasgow's West End of their servitude right of use of a garden. The real burden bound owners in a disposition from 1882 "not to erect any buildi

Former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams has won a Supreme Court appeal against his two convictions in 1975 for attempting to escape from detention. In the judgment delivered this morning, the Supreme Court unanimously held that the interim custody order (ICO) made in respect of Mr Adams i

The law firm used by celebrities including Robert De Niro and Madonna has reportedly been hacked. Hackers claim to have 756 gigabytes of data taken from Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks, including emails and contracts.

Benjamin Bestgen looks at why you might breathe a sigh of relief knowing his lordship has had breakfast. See his last jurisprudential primer here. Legal television like My Cousin Vinny, Silk or The Good Wife is sometimes used to exemplify courtroom dos and don’ts – the first one having r

A licensing specialist has said local authority licensing boards need to "step up" and support the drinks trade to recover from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, The Courier reports. Licensed premises were ordered to close to stem the spread of the virus in March.

The people I distrust most are those who want to improve our lives but have only one course of action in mind.

With lockdown measures extended by at least another three weeks in Scotland, ESPC and its member solicitor estate agents are calling on the Scottish government for parity across the UK for solicitor estate agents accessing the business rates relief scheme. The differences in approach between the Sco