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Rt Hon. Beverley McLachlin, Chief Justice of Canada Challenges faced by courts as they advance into the 21st Century provide "opportunities to improve our justice system", according to the Rt Hon. , Chief Justice of Canada .

Edinburgh Solicitor Property Centre, the leading property marketing company in East Central Scotland, in partnership with BDP Softwarefor Estate Agencies, is celebrating having reached a major milestone in the development of its new e-conveyancing service – ‘Conveyancing Central’. The online s

Ian Wiggett, assistant chief constable in Greater Manchester Police Policing in Scotland has become a "political football" facing disproportionate scrutiny over simple mistakes, according to senior police officers in England.

DWF has advised Bladnoch Distillery Limited on its acquisition of Bladnoch Distillery in South West Scotland, which marks the return of distilling in Galloway after six years of non-production. The new company, Bladnoch Distillery Limited, is spearheaded by Australian entrepreneur David Prior with s

A social enterprise scheme in Glasgow is giving current and former offenders the chance to help build 40 affordable homes as part of their rehabilitation. The project, a partnership between Triodos Bank and Glasgow Together Community Interest Company, will see homes built on two initial plots in Bai

The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has ruled out prosecution of firefighters who refused to rescue a 44-year old lawyer who fell down a 15-metre mineshaft in Ayrshire and later died. The family of Alison Hume, who worked for Renfrewshire law firm McCusker McElroy and Co, have cal

Lord Uist An offer by a party to settle a case out of court by making a payment of provisional damages “inherently carries with it an admission of liability”, a judge in the Court of Session has ruled.

Bill Drummond Brodies LLP has reported that the successful completion of the first year of its 2014/17 strategic plan led to an 11.2 per cent increase in turnover to £57.94 million in the 12 months to 30 April 2015.

A woman whose son was born severely disabled has lost her legal battle for compensation despite judges finding NHSnurses acted negligently. She contested what is thought to be one of the largest civil proofs in Scotland in an attempt to secure millions of pounds to fund her son's care.

The Law Society of Scotland has told the Scottish government that its Lobbying Transparency Bill needs to provide an unambiguous definition of "lobbyist". The lawyers' association stressed the need for "due consideration" and "open communication between interested parties and those making important

James Eadie QC A convention that prevents MPs' phones and emails being intercepted in incompatible with modern surveillance according to a government lawyer.

The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) is to demand answers of Police Scotland after the force failed to deny it had used surveillance powers to spy on journalists in order to flush out their sources. Paul Holleran, NUJ organiser in Scotland, will call on police to reveal whether they used their po

Pictured (left to right): Cerico’s Richard Masters, Julia Trotter and Jim Armstrong Pinsent Masons has announced that it has taken a majority stake in Cerico, the cloud-based compliance platform which it launched in conjunction with IT developer Campbell Nash two years ago.

David Bell Bryson, the Scottish pensioner convicted in Bulgaria of murdering an 11-year old boy, plans to appeal his conviction after losing a retrial last month. Mr Bryson, 75, was convicted of the 2012 murder of Stanislav Mirchov in January 2013, but successfully appealed to the Supreme Court of C

Brian Napier QC Hospitality workers who fail to declare their tips to the tax authorities cannot rely on basic employment rights and protection from unfair dismissal, lawyers have warned.