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Independent MP Natalie McGarry has been asked to apologise and make a charitable donation after falsely accusing the leader of a political campaign of being a Holocaust denier. A spokesperson for the Scotland in Union group said it wanted Ms McGarry to issue a "suitable apology" after tweets she mad

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In an article headlined "Claim by way of plea is ‘effective’ to interrupt prescription in relation to an obligation", published in yesterday's edition of Scottish Legal News, we mistakenly referred to the defender in a case as Lady Iam Hazel Virginia Whitehouse-Christ-Grant. The defender's name

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Joe FitzPatrick The Scottish government has been lambasted over a change to lobbying legislation which would create a loophole allowing dozens of organisations to avoid reporting lobbying activity.

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The Faculty of Advocates has underscored a need to protect confidentiality between intellectual property advisors and their clients in cross-border cases. A questionnaire on cross-border aspects of client/patent attorney privilege (CAP) asked if there was a need to protect communications between IP

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The University of Strathclyde Law Clinic recently closed a case which saw its client receive a payment of £40,000. Seven volunteer student advisors worked on the case in question over a period of four years, and the law clinic said it was delighted to have been able to assist the client in her disp

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Standing, (L-R): Gillian Gibbons and Petra Grunenberg Sitting (L-R): Gail Clarke, Hazel Anderson, Jennifer Douglas, Ellen Eunson Blackadders has announced the appointment of Gillian Gibbons and the promotion of Ellen Eunson as directors in their rural land and business team.

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Neil Collar The Scottish government’s ongoing consultation on the future of planning in Scotland presents a “golden opportunity” for the private and public sectors to work in partnership to tackle the shortage of new homes, a housebuilding conference hosted by Brodies LLP heard.

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A judge has criticised lawyers for charging up to £400,000 in their defence of a sheikh accused of being complicit in the torture of a British man – saying the High Court was a “court of justice not a casino”. Last month, Judge Blake ruled Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber al-Thani could not

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