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A part-time firefighter who was found guilty of wilful fire-raising but claimed that a “miscarriage of justice” had occurred has failed in an appeal against conviction. David Mackay argued that the sheriff “erred” in leaving it to a juror who knew one of the witnesses to hear the evidence an

Susan McPhee Drivers who are charged unfairly by private car parks have grounds for legal challenge - according to a new legal opinion obtained by Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS).

Vic Emery It has emerged that Scotland's police watchdog has been embroiled in internal strife with five of its board members raising concerns about the ability of its outgoing chairman.

Eilidh Wiseman The Law Society of Scotland has published recommendations to help employers put in place “fair access” recruitment processes.

Responding to the English High Court ruling that the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 (DRIPA) is illegal, Tim Musson, convener of the Law Society of Scotland's Privacy Law Committee said: “This is a welcome judgment by the High Court. “A year ago this legislation was fast-tracked

Maria Botha-Lopez Average property prices in east central Scotland saw a year-on-year fall of a half percentage between April-June 2015, according to new figures from ESPC.

Robert Binning

The High Court in London has seen a decline in the number of UK litigants involved in commercial disputes over the last year, though overseas litigants account for 63 per cent of cases new research has shown. The news comes as the High Court prepares to create a new list of financial lawsuits worth

Lord Neuberger Leading figures from the worlds of law, politics and academia are preparing to defend their historical alter egos from the charge of treason next week.

The High Court in London has ruled emergency surveillance legislation introduced by the UK government last July is unlawful. A challenge brought by MPs Tom Watson and David Davis found that sections 1 and 2 of the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 (DRIPA) were incompatible with the Br

Richard Rennie, partner at Burness Paull Burness Paull has acted for developer client Dandara in a major deal with La Salle Investment Management, for the development of a 292 unit private rented sector (PRS) scheme in Aberdeen.

The next generation of workers will work very differently, writes Simon Allison. Millennial: born between 1982 and 1995, millennial is the term used to describe the next generation of workers.

A former government employee has been jailed and placed on the sex offenders register after taking surreptitious videos and photographs up women's skirts. Thomas Neil Trotter, 54, a former senior press officer in the Scottish Government, pled guilty at Edinburgh Sheriff Court to filming the genitals

Anderson Strathern’s education group was out in force at the inaugural Herald Higher Education Awards in Glasgow last night. The firm was one of the main sponsors of the event and it sponsored the "Institution of the Year" award, which was presented to the winners Glasgow University by Fiona Kille

Pictured: Bill Drummond, Managing Partner of Brodies LLP, Lord Provost of Edinburgh, the Rt Hon Donald Wilson, and Roy Sneddon visit Parliament Hall Cancer charity Maggie's is bringing its successful fundraising event, the Maggie's Culture Crawl, to Edinburgh for the first time with the support of B