News

The Scottish Law Commission has recommended changes to the law on damages in Scotland in a new report. According to statistics presented by the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey, personal injury claims were the third most common type of civil law action in Scottish courts in 2022-23. It is therefore

A Michelin-starred chef has urged thieves who stole thousands of pies in a Christmas heist to donate them to charity. A refrigerated vehicle carrying "nearly a tonne" of pies worth around £25,000 was stolen on Sunday night before it was meant to deliver the pastries to a Christmas market in Yo

Burness Paull has strengthened its offering for clients in the energy and infrastructure sectors with the appointment of Scott Duncan as a partner in the firm’s construction and projects team. Mr Duncan is an experienced lawyer with a strong track record of acting for energy and infrastructure

The average selling price of property across Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders saw a 5.3 per cent boost during September-November 2024, compared to the same time last year, taking the new average price to £286,263, new figures from ESPC show. All regions (with the exception of East

Kirkcaldy solicitor William MacGregor has joined the board of directors of Raith Rovers. Mr MacGregor, a graduate of Aberdeen University, worked at local firms in Kirkcaldy before founding his own business, MacGregor Solicitors, in 2001. He was a board member of the club in 1997 and opened the MacGr

Ampersand Advocates received two individual recognitions at the Legal 500 Scotland Awards held on 29 November in Edinburgh. This year, the stable celebrates the awards of Alan Moffat, named Clerk of the Year, and Una Doherty KC, who has been crowned Silk of the Year.

A long-awaited review of Northern Ireland's criminal legal aid system has recommended an immediate 16 per cent increase in legal aid fees. Judge Tom Burgess was appointed last year to carry out a fundamental review of the criminal legal aid system and presented his findings to the Department of Just

A march will take place on Human Rights Day next Tuesday to call on the Scottish government to reintroduce the Scottish Human Rights Bill. Organisers and participants are urging the Scottish government to bring the bill back and to MSPs to pledge their commitment to the bill, prioritising it in thei

A fully updated second edition of Roddy Macleod’s Contentious Executries: Commissary & Executry Litigation in Scotland is available to order now. First published by Sweet & Maxwell in 2022, the book covers a wide range of issues which arise in contested executry cases and more generall

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has renewed its call for a better solution to deal with solicitors unwilling or unable to comply with their regulatory duties. It follows a court hearing in which a solicitor was questioned on why they had not provided timely access to a file needed to

Russell Bradley has joined Westwater Advocates. Mr Bradley returns to full-time practice having been a fee paid employment judge in Scotland for the past four years.

President Joe Biden has granted a controversial pardon to his son Hunter, who was convicted of gun and tax offences. In two separate trials, the younger Mr Biden admitted failing to pay at least $1.4 million in taxes between 2016 and 2019, and lying about his history of drug use in order to obtain a

Aberdein Considine has bolstered its energy practice with a newly formed team of legal experts.

Thorntons has advised on a landmark deal that will secure new social housing for some of the country’s most vulnerable people. Its lawyers helped UK fund manager Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC) to agree a £4.925m loan from its dedicated social housing fund to Registered Social Land

The corporate and M&A team at Harper Macleod advised on 42 transactions in October as business owners and acquiring companies acted ahead of Labour’s first budget in 14 years. With businesses anticipating a hike in capital gains tax (CGT) and other tax raising measures, the team saw a mark