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A housing association pursuing a claim for damages against a sub-contractor has successfully applied to rectify a contract following a dispute about the identification of the company which granted it a warranty. A judge in the Court of Session granted decree of rectification after rejecting the defe

Two solicitors who breached the Law Society of Scotland’s Accounts Rules have been found guilty of professional misconduct and have been suspended for five years. The Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal (SSDT) considered the complaints dated 31 December 2015 at the instance of the Council o

A businessman whose trees towered over his neighbours’ gardens, blocking sunlight and posing a danger to their homes has been ordered to cut them down – under the High Hedges (Scotland) Act 2013, The Herald reports. The hedges planted on James Turnbull’s £1.4 million estate in Bridge of Weir,

Willie McIntyre We all know that there is a presumption against the imposition of prison sentences, but these days it’s difficult for solicitors, never mind their clients, to access the jail.

Donald Findlay QC Donald Findlay QC will defend Craig Whyte against charges pertaining to his time as owner of Rangers.

In Caroline Bridges v Alpha Insurance A/S CSOH 114, a civil jury trial concerning a pedestrian road traffic accident, Lord Tyre has issued a Note, explaining his approach to guidance for the jury on quantum, following the practice directed by the Inner House in Hamilton v Ferguson Transport (Spean B

Douglas McGregor Douglas McGregor writes about the Insurance Act 2015 which is due to come into force next month.

Willie Rennie Solemn cases at Dundee Sheriff Court are being delayed as a result of the closures of neighbouring sheriff courts, The Courier reports.

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A Scot who killed his mother and stepfather at their home in California is to stand trial on two counts of first-degree murder, The Herald reports. Derek Connell, 29, could be executed for killing Kim Higginbotham and her husband, Christopher, bother of whom were 48.

More than half of all judges under 40 are women, according to new diversity figures. The Judicial Diversity Statistics 2016 were published this week showing the figures for April 2016.

An exhibition of artwork playing a vital role in the rehabilitative journey of offenders is to go on display at the country’s top court next month, following an invitation by a new charity aiming to use art to explore the role of courts and other legal institutions. The exhibition, PAPERWORK, has

The Christian Institute and others’ appeal against the Scottish government’s Named Person scheme has been unanimously allowed by judges in the Supreme Court on the basis the information sharing provisions in Part 4 are incompatible with Article 8 ECHR — meaning the legislation will not be brou

Aidan O’Neill QC Following today’s judgment from the Supreme Court that the data sharing provisions of part 4 of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014, which establishes the Named Person scheme, is incompatible with article 8 ECHR, lawyers have given their reaction.

In a claim to set aside a compromise on the basis of fraudulent misrepresentation, the defrauded representee need not prove it settled in the belief the misrepresentation were true in order to demonstrate influence by or reliance on that misrepresentation. The respondent, Mr Hayward, suffered an inj