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Graeme Pearson Following revelations Police Scotland acted illegally in identifying journalists' sources used by a Sunday tabloid in its coverage of murdered prostitute Emma Caldwell, opposition parties at Holyrood have called for an explanation from Justice Minister Michael Matheson.

An employee fired for photocopying a staff rota has been given over £15,000 at an employment tribunal. Mark Knowles was sacked for gross misconduct after managers at Eildon House in Edinburgh suspected him of giving the copies to a care watchdog.

Eilidh Wiseman Eilidh Wiseman has been nominated to become president of the Law Society of Scotland next year.

Paul Wheelhouse Tenants with leases over 175 years long will now become owners of their property as a result of legislation that has come into force.

National law firm Shoosmiths crowned a year of success by winning the title of “UK Law Firm of the Year” at Legal Week's British Legal Awards ceremony in London on Friday.

Ewan Alexander The head of Pinsent Masons’s Edinburgh office, Ewan Alexander, has been elected to theCBI Scotland council for a three year term.

A judge described as “rude” and “unprincipled” has been reprimanded following an investigation into his behaviour.

with the respondent in the “partner swapping” scene in Glasgow and Paisley and the sexual promiscuity indulged in at “swinging” parties. He also made what the appeal judges described as some “pithy remarks” about prosecution policy, jury trials and jurors, and the sentencing of sexual o

A bank which raised an action for damages against a firm of surveyors over its valuation of a property after lending more than £2 million to a developer who was unable to repay the loan has been told that the Court of Session does not have jurisdiction to hear the dispute. A judge ruled that the co

The Young Mediators’ Group held a highly successful mediation panel event last week with Bryan Clark (head of the School of Law at the University of Strathclyde) Charlie Irvine (Charlie Irvine Mediation) and Alison Ebbitt (Family Mediation Practice mediator). The event held at DWF LLP in Glasgow w

Members of Holyrood's Justice Committee are to look at revelations that Police Scotland acted illegally in attempting to identify journalistic sources. The Interception of Communications Commissioner’s Office (IOCCO) said this week that the single force breached the Acquisition and Disclosure of C

Graeme Bissett Anderson Strathern has appointed Graeme Bissett to its board as a non-executive director.

Neil Stevenson As Will Aid month comes to an end, the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has released two new guides for consumers – on making a will and on dealing with executries.

A croft in Shetland has become the 2,000th croft to be registered by Registers of Scotland (RoS) on the online Crofting Register. It joins the 2,000th common grazing, a shared area of community land in Assynt, also registered this week.

A woman whose father suffered from a hereditary brain disease is suing his doctors for failing to inform her before she gave birth to her daughter. Ms M found out she has the same Huntington's gene as her father and that her child, now five, has a 50 per cent chance of inheriting the incurable degen