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A legal request has been made to the Crown Office to reopen criminal proceedings against the footballer David Goodwillie. Mr Goodwillie, 34, was found to have raped a woman in a civil case in 2017. Criminal charges against him were dismissed, however, due to insufficient evidence. Denise Clair, the

The family of Emily Drouet, an 18-year-old Aberdeen law student who took her own life after being subjected to abuse by her partner, has begun a civil action against him in the Court of Session. Emily was a fresher at the University of Aberdeen when she met Angus Milligan, who launched a campaign of

In the case of Kirkwood v Thelem Insurance, 2023, the Inner House of the Court of Session shone a light on the recoverability of English solicitors’ costs for a litigation conducted in Scotland before the Court of Session, write Mark Hastings and Gavin Aitken.

A valedictory was held for Supreme Court justice Lord Kitchin yesterday, ahead of his retirement in September. Lord Kitchin has been a justice since October 2018. Remarks were made by Lord Reed, Iain Purvis KC, Daniel Alexander KC and Lord Kitchin himself who thanked his family and colleagues for th

The UK government has committed to integrating mediation in the court process for small civil claims valued up to £10,000, starting with specified money claims – which make up 80 per cent of small claims. This could include claims such as a homeowner suing their builder for failure to de

The Sheriff Appeal Court has refused an appeal by the proprietors of an access road against a sheriff’s decision that the owner of farmland only accessible via that road maintained pedestrian and vehicular access across the piece of land and allowed her a cross appeal against a decision that s

The initial tweet of Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, which sold for $2.9 million (around £2.26m) as a non-fungible token (NFT) in 2021, is now worth less than $2,000 (around £1,560). Iranian crypto entrepreneur Sina Estavi, who purchased the Dorsey NFT, which reads "Just setting up my tw

Rural and island communities are to "have a chance to have their voices heard" in local and national decision-making. Around £80,000 will be used to deliver the next Scottish Rural and Islands Parliament – a grassroots democratic assembly ­– which will take place in the autumn.

Home Secretary Suella Braverman acted unlawfully by failing to offer basic support to asylum seekers, including pregnant women and young children, a judge in the High Court has ruled. She must now enact changes that will benefit thousands of asylum seekers following the successful legal challenge by

The far-right government in Israel has succeeded in having a bill passed that curtails the power of judges over ministers, triggering widespread protests and criticism from US President Joe Biden. Named the "reasonableness" bill, the legislation, ratified by the Knesset despite significant oppositio

The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident inquiry into the death of Jacqui Hunter.

The Law Society of Scotland has said a new investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority into aspects of the unregulated legal services market will be important to identify and rectify gaps in consumer protection.

Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM) has donated almost £5,000 to Glasgow-based refugee charity Refuweegee and five local foodbanks across the country. The money will be split between Refuweegee, a charity that supports refugees and asylum seekers by providing essential resources and fos

Paul Macdonald and Aiden Paterson from Harper Macleod have advised a founder of Scotland’s premier supplier of high-quality game meat on an exit and transition towards retirement. Castle Game offers both wholesale and retail services and caters to a wide array of customers. It sells to retail

A commercial judge’s decision that a clause in a road work contract stating that certain monies were to be returned to “the Contractor”, meaning a joint venture, should be interpreted instead as a relevant contractor company that was part of that joint venture has been overturned o