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A winery which boasted of its "unique process" has been forced to surrender thousands of bottles of wine illegally fermented in the ocean. California-based Ocean Fathoms offered bottles "adorned with barnacles, coral, sea shells and ornate hard shelled tubes formed by annelida sea worms" after under

In the almost 30 years since the introduction of protocols for personal injury claims, voluntary then compulsory, pursuers and defenders alike have often accused each other of failing to act “within the spirit” of the applicable protocol. The well-worn issue was raised again in two recen

The Scottish Young Lawyers' Association (SYLA) is hosting its inaugural Golf Day, sponsored by The Cashroom Limited. Golfers of all abilities are welcome.

Canadian Professor of Social Work, Edward Kruk, will talk in Edinburgh next week on how family courts get in the way of resolving disagreement between parents after separation.

A sentencing guideline which means that rapists under the age of 25 can be spared from prison due to their reduced capacity for sound judgment is to be reviewed. The principle behind the guideline from the the Scottish Sentencing Council is that rehabilitation should be the “primary consi

Ailidh Ballantyne has been promoted to senior associate director at Scullion LAW. Managing director at Scullion LAW, Nicholas Scullion, said: “Congratulations once again, Ailidh! Your promotion is well-earned, and here's to a future filled with happiness, success, and recognition.”

A fugitive who was extradited from Brazil has been jailed for nine years and ten months after pleading guilty to offences linked to serious organised crime James White, 46, was sentenced at the High Court in Stirling after admitting a charge of directing serious organised crime.

A number of new sheriffs have been appointed to serve Glasgow & Strathkelvin, Grampian, Highland and Islands, Lothian & Borders, North Strathclyde, South Strathclyde, Dumfries & Galloway and Tayside, Central & Fife Sheriffdoms. Louise Arrol KC, Owen Mullan, Craig Findlater, Neil Wils

Dundee Sheriff Court will host a memorial service for the late William Boyle on Friday 18 of August at 1pm. Scottish Legal News published an obituary for Mr Boyle last month.

Currently, companies which benefit from fraudulent acts by employees or contractors are rarely prosecuted, but that will almost certainly change when new laws come into force which make it far easier to prosecute and to hold companies criminally liable for failing to prevent fraud from which they be

A school district in Florida is limiting pupils' exposure to Shakespeare in response to the state's controversial "don't say gay" law. Hillsborough County's public high schools will now only permit students to read specific excerpts of Shakespeare that do not include suggestive or sexual content.

Kay Springham KC of Compass Chambers along with David Hay, advocate of Westwater Advocates have obtained permission on behalf of the Equality Network and Scottish Trans to intervene in the judicial review petition brought by Scottish ministers following the section 35 order issued by the Secretary o

CMS has announced 34 new promotions across its three Scottish offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen. Edinburgh-based Joanna Waddell, the firm’s sustainability lead for Scotland, has been promoted to of counsel.

The show performed by the family of the acclaimed Scottish lawyer who prosecuted Nazi chiefs at Nuremberg returns to the Fringe this year. Dreams of Peace & Freedom tells the story of David Maxwell Fyfe in his own words and those of the songs and places that inspired him. It is the brainchi

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Iraq water crisis could have regional consequences, UN human rights chief warns