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Lawyers acting for international rugby star Paddy Jackson, yesterday acquitted after a nine-week rape trial, have invited senior justice officials to discuss proposals to clamp down on social media commentary during trials. In a statement issued after the trial, solicitor Joe McVeigh of Belfast-base

Pictured (L-R): Robert Graham-Campbell, Eilidh Adams, Gillian Wright and Lianne Lodge.

Scullion LAW has promoted practice manager Shanna McDiarmid to executive director of the firm. Ms McDiarmid, from Hamilton, has been with the firm since 2004.

A Scottish local authority which raised an action for £12 million in damages over the loss of a social housing development claiming that a firm of architects appointed as lead consultant had “assumed responsibility” for the other contractors’ negligence has had its claim dismissed following a

A European Arrest Warrant issued for a former Catalan government minister and professor at St Andrews University will likely prevail when the matter comes to court. Clara Ponsatí, now head of the school of economics and finance at St Andrews, has been charged with rebellion and misuse of public fun

Michael O'Flaherty The increasing use of technology at border crossings poses a risk to people's fundamental rights, according to a new EU report.

Michael Stoneham Michael Stoneham details his hopes for Scotland's new national investment bank.

Brian Moore Dentons is advising FreeAgent Holdings plc, the AIM-listed provider of cloud-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) accounting software solutions and mobile applications designed primarily for UK micro-businesses and their accountants, on its proposed acquisition by The Royal Bank of Scotlan

Ricky Cannon DWF has appointed litigation partner Ricky Cannon and hired associate Neale Tosh to its Glasgow office as the firm looks to strengthen its debt recovery and finance litigation services in Scotland. Both join from Brodies where they specialised in business disputes and asset recovery.

Advocate Amber Galbraith and her “shadow” Antonia Welsh A new link-up between the Faculty of Advocates and Strathclyde University will give students a chance to learn about life as an advocate, from the inside.

Angela Grahame QC The Faculty of Advocates was pleased to cement a “strong bond” with the Scottish Centre for Conflict Resolution (SCCR) and host its Annual Reception.

Maryam Labaki Human trafficking is once again under the spotlight in a series of events this year inspired by the case of the Tumbling Lassie.

Professor Emeritus Alexander John McDonald WS Professor Stewart Brymer remembers the life of Professor Emeritus Alexander John McDonald WS, who passed away last week at the age of 99.

Police in the UK should not be allowed to access individuals' phone data without a search warrant, privacy campaigners have said. At least 26 forces in England and Wales are using technology to extract data from phones – while Police Scotland has trialled extraction technology but said it does not