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The Faculty of Advocates has voiced reservations about allocating fatal accident inquires (FAIs) to summary sheriffs, the new lower level of judicial office created under court reform legislation. Ministers have included FAIs in the jurisdiction of summary sheriffs in the Inquiries into Fatal Accide

NHS 24 is suing a software company following a contractual dispute over the terms of an agreement to install a new computerised system for handling calls. A judge in the Court of Session allowed the Scottish medical advice service a proof before answer in its dispute with Capgemini UK Plc over two k

Left to right: David Barniville, SC, Chairman of the Bar Council of Ireland, Gordon Jackson, QC, James Wolffe, QC, Dean of Faculty, Stephen Hockman, QC, Treasurer of Middle Temple, and Gerald McAlinden, QC, Chairman of the Bar Council of Northern Ireland. The Faculty of Advocates was a proud host of

Members of the Scottish Parliament are set to debate the Scottish Government's Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Bill today. Holyrood will debate the general principles of the legislation, which is intended to "consolidate and strengthen the existing criminal law against human traffickin

Scottish legal firm Thorntons has invested in a new Cupar office, moving from its current location in Crossgate and Bonnygate to a larger property in the Fife town. The new office building at 49 Bonnygate, which previously housed a supermarket, is described as a modern office with reception area, me

Shoosmiths partner Alison Gilson Shoosmiths has provided "exceptional advice" to a Scottish commercial vehicle specialist on a £6 million funding package to enable the company to expand into the Midlands of England.

Law firm Balfour+Manson LLP is to welcome Army veteran Adam Powell for work experience this week thanks to its long-standing relationship with Scottish Veterans Residences (SVR). SVR is a registered charity that provides high quality accommodation in registered housing support services in Edinburgh,

Amal Clooney (pictured) is set to travel to Belfast next month to meet nine claimants who want the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to rule that Edward Heath's government was complicit in the torture of Irish nationalists. Fourteen detainees were subjected to 'deep interrogation techniques' aft

Simpson & Marwick's family law team is joining Brodies LLP. Partners Shaun George, Richard Smith and Lisa Girdwood are joining Brodies' personal and family department from 1 June this year.

A schoolboy who was hit by a bus while “larking about” with friends on the pavement as the vehicle approached a stop has been awarded damages of £8,000. A judge in the Court of Session ruled that the driver was “negligent” because he had seen the boys as he approached and was “too close�

The First Minister has rejected calls for a register of judges' financial interests, saying the current rules were “sufficient”. Nicola Sturgeon said the proposal for a register, put forward by campaigner Peter Cherbi, was unnecessary.

Frank Mulholland QC The Lord advocate Frank Mulholland QC has asked the High Court to allow Francis Auld to be re-tried for the May 1992 murder of 19-year old drama student Amanda Duffy.

Alison Reid Critics of the proposed “named person” law have said it could result in children no longer being able to have confidential discussions with adults as it weakens the legal test for sharing such information.

A year after the closure of Cupar Sheriff Court, a lawyer has said residents of north east Fife are being done a “gross disservice” with those arrested being held overnight in cells as distant as Greenock and clients frequently missing trials in Dundee. Douglas Williams, of Williams Gray William

More than 4,500 people have signed a petition calling for the repeal of the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act 2012. Football supporters' group Fans Against Criminalisation is lobbying the Scottish government to scrap the law, which it claims is "fundamenta