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Plans to switch more criminal trials to video links will destroy local justice and confidence in the legal system, a leaked response from magistrates to the senior judiciary has revealed. Magistrates in Kent have detailed their concerns over UK government proposals to close courts and make greater u

A fishmonger has been closed for sticking fake eyes on fish to make them appear fresher.

Six new summary sheriffs have been appointed, the Judicial Office for Scotland has announced. Valerie Mays and Paul Brown have been appointed to the Sheriffdom of Glasgow and Strathkelvin, sitting at Glasgow Sheriff Court.

MacRoberts has announced it has retained five of its trainees as they become NQs on the same day that it welcomes eight first-year trainees and announces a number of internal promotions. Hannah Ward, Rhea MacKenzie, Amy Drew, Rebecca Henderson and Emily Wallace all qualified as solicitors on 1 Septe

Anderson Strathern has announced a new partner appointment in its commercial litigation team together with a raft of senior promotions and trainee retentions following a strong year of growth so far in 2018. Gillian Jamieson, who becomes partner, joined the firm in 2016 and has been instrumental in

Michael McGinley, who has died aged 69, was a well-known solicitor in Dundee where he served as president of the Dundee Criminal Bar Association and became the ‘go-to’ lawyer of Dundee’s labour movement. Born and educated in Helensburgh, Michael attended the University of Aberdeen

In response to requests for information and a perceived need, the Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow (RFPG) is considering setting up a Register of Locum Solicitors as an addition to its Jobs Direct service. In order to gauge the demand for such a service the RFPG would welcome any ex

Douglas Roberts from Lindsays’ corporate and technology group advised on legal aspects of the transition of Falkirk-based Palimpsest Book Production Company Limited to employee ownership. Palimpsest, a book production company, was established in 1994 by Craig and Ruth Morrison and provides the

This month has seen another increase in the number of properties brought to market in east central Scotland compared to last year, ESPC reports. In August 2018, there was a five per cent increase annually, while in ESPC’s July and June House Price reports, this figure was 3.4 per cent and 3.2

A new video published by the BBC invites viewers to take a virtual reality tour through the highest court in the UK.

An Aberdeen-based student law project's annual lecture will be delivered this year by Sir Anthony Seldon. Sir Anthony, the award-winning political biographer and vice-chancellor of the University of Buckingham, will deliver the Aberdeen Law Project's annual lecture next month on the topic

A new inquiry to investigate whether changes to legal aid funding have left some victims of discrimination unable to access justice has been launched today by the Equality and Human Rights Commission. Following changes to legal aid in 2012, funding for most discrimination cases can only be accessed

A crackdown on lawyers and activists associated with the campaign against forced wearing of the hijab in Iran intensified over the weekend. Human rights lawyer and women’s rights activist Hoda Amid was arrested at her home on Saturday, a day after the arrests of her fellow lawyers Payam Derafs