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Brian Inkster Crofting law expert Brian Inkster (pictured) has called for an urgent investigation into the operation of the Crofting Commission after it made a U-turn on their stance in respect of Mangersta Common Grazings.

QC Derek Ogg The recent trial of Rachel and Nyomi Fee for the murder of Rachel’s son Liam has brought renewed pleas for support for jurors who serve in traumatic cases.

Donald McNaught A leading figure within Scotland’s accountancy profession has warned that the profession could be about to enter an insolvency crisis as more than half of specialist practitioners north of the border prepare to retire.

The Scottish Government has been found in contempt of court again after prison officers breached, for a second time, an undertaking not to open an inmate’s letters. A judge in the Court of Session described the second breach by the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) as an “affront to the authority of

Dr Hannah Graham A new report by criminologists indicates support among criminal justice practitioners for key changes to be made to electronic tagging of prisoners.

A new, in-depth study has been written about the Faculty of Advocates’ War Memorial and the men whose names it carries. The research was undertaken by Alastair Shepherd, a solicitor and historian, and he has donated the work to the Faculty, fittingly on the centenary of the start of the Battle of

Talks over an independent Scotland’s EU membership have been taking place at Brussels, according to one insider. Dr Kirsty Hughes has been told Scotland could be placed in a “transitional holding pen” after Article 50 TEU is triggered which could could prevent the country having to re-apply fo

The Scottish Civil Justice Council (SCJC) has published its Annual Programme detailing how it will deliver on its key priorities for 2016-17, including implementation of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 and other justice reform projects. The programme includes work on a range of court reforms i

Pictured (L-R): Julian Yarr, managing partner, A&L Goodbody, and a member of the judging panel; Stephen Goldie, head of litigation, Brodies LLP; and awards compère Dara Ó Briain

Stephen Trombala Shepherd and Wedderburn acted for Celtique Energie, a British-based oil and gas exploration company, in the sale of its subsidiary, Celtique Energie Weald, and its 50 per cent interest in UK Weald basin Petroleum Exploration and Development Licence 234, to UK Oil & Gas Investmen

A woman who wants to use her daughter’s eggs in order to give birth to her own grandchild has succeeded at the Court of Appeal. The woman, “Mrs M”, claimed one of her daughter’s final wishes before shed died of cancer in 2011 was for her eggs to be fertilised with donor sperm and implanted i

Conor Whittaker has won the 2016 Cloch Quaich for "Best Intellectual Property Law" related dissertation at the University of Aberdeen. Mr Whittaker's dissertation explored "The Protection of Trade Marks with Reputation: A Reputable Right?"

A man found guilty of sexual assault has successfully appealed against his conviction after appeal sheriffs ruled that there was no corroboration of the complainer’s account. The Sheriff Appeal Court held that with a statutory libel there had to be corroborated evidence of “an assault which was

The latest of a series of new Senators of the College of Justice has been installed in traditional fashion, taking the judicial title,Lady Carmichael. Ailsa Carmichael QC, was sworn in by the Lord President, Lord Carloway, in the First Division courtroom.

Kenneth Shand Scottish legal figures have given their thoughts on the possibility and implications of Scotland retaining access to the single market.