Donald Findlay QC Donald Findlay QC will defend Craig Whyte against charges pertaining to his time as owner of Rangers.
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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
Eilidh Wiseman Following the news that the Scottish government has issued a consultation paper in which possible increases of 24 per cent are mooted in an effort to recover the cost to the public of providing the services of the courts, the president of the Law Society of Scotland has expressed conc
Fraser Oliver Digby Brown will use a £5 million debt facility from HSBC to invest in a significant review and upgrade of its current systems and infrastructure as well as further invest in its staff and sector leading marketing.
The main national issue of concern to people across Scotland is the threat of terrorism, followed by violent crime, according to the first results from Police Scotland's new online survey, 'Your View Counts'. The survey has now been live for three months and was completed by more than 10,000 people
The Gambling Commission has imposed a financial penalty of £300,000 on Camelot, the operator of the National Lottery. This follows the publication of inaccurate Lotto Millionaire Raffle results on the National Lottery website for an hour and over 100,000 people viewing them. The error occurred on 1