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The case of a former prosecutor who is suing the Lord Advocate for £1.3 million over claims she suffered stress may proceed to a full hearing, a temporary judge has ruled. Laura Malone, 52, is suing the Lord Advocate on the basis that he failed to prevent her suffering caused by overwork.

Former First Minister Alex Salmond has launched judicial review proceedings in the Court of Session against the Scottish government over its handling of sexual misconduct claims made against him. Mr Salmond disclosed yesterday that he had begun court proceedings against Leslie Evans, permanent secre

The Glasgow Solicitors Property Centre (GSPC) has gone into liquidation, leading to the loss of nine jobs. Administrators KPMG attributed its failure to the "tightening" of the market in Glasgow and the loss of key clients in recent years.

Leading sports lawyer Alan Grosset has passed away at the age of 76, the Edinburgh Evening News reports. Mr Grosset was a former president of the Scottish Lawn Tennis Association and a member of Sportscotland from 1984 to 1992, serving for the last eight years of that period as vice chairman.

Chris Gardiner looks at electronic wills after a French court in the city of Metz ruled that a text message could not be regarded as a valid will. The text message stated that the deceased individual wanted a share of his estate to go to his mother instead of his wife, who he was separated from

Over £1,700 was raised for @FoodTrainScot at last night's @DigbyBrownLLP 30th birthday celebrations in Dundee.

A toy manufacturer has been fined for producing Peppa Pig kitchen sets for kids, in a landmark ruling for intellectual property rights in China. Jiale Toys Industrial, a company based in Shantou, had been authorised to make Peppa Pig products but a court has now ruled that the firm produced the toys

An American lawyer has admitted his role in uploading porn to file-sharing websites in order to sue people who downloaded it in a $3 million scam. Minnesota lawyer Paul Hansmeier has pleaded guilty to charges of wire fraud and money laundering in exchange for a sentence of no more than 150

Monsanto now faces 8,000 lawsuits over its weedkiller product, which is alleged to cause cancer. Werner Baumann, the chief executive of Bayer, which acquired Monsanto earlier this year, confirmed the rise in plaintiffs, up from 5,200.

Police have discovered a tunnel in a former KFC restaurant being used to smuggle illegal drugs. The operation was uncovered after a routine traffic stop resulted in the seizure of over 168 kilograms of drugs brought into Arizona from Mexico through the narrow tunnel.

Lord Mackay of Drumadoon, a former judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland and Lord Advocate under Prime Minister John Major, has passed away at the age of 72. A graduate of the University of Edinburgh, he qualified as a solicitor in 1971 and practised for five years before being admitted to the Fac

One of the UK’s most prominent human rights lawyers has accepted an invitation to give a talk to the Faculty of Advocates about the challenges of implementing peace in Colombia. Kirsty Brimelow QC, chair of the human rights committee of The Bar of England and Wales, has been involved in effort

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said he could back the partial devolution of asylum powers to the Scottish Parliament, The Guardian reports. However, Mr Corbyn and his Scottish counterpart Richard Leonard ruled out the full devolution of asylum and immigration, as backed by the SNP.

A speech by a transgender judge reflecting on law and identity has been published online. Master Victoria McCloud, a Master of the Senior Courts in the Queen’s Bench Division of the High Court in London, delivered the speech in Belfast this month.