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Clyde & Co’s team in Scotland has participated in a trio of charity events to raise money for important causes.

To assist with jury trials in the High Court, the following sheriffs have been appointed by the Scottish ministers to act as temporary judges from 1 August: The Lord Advocate, Dorothy Bain QC, warned MSPs in November last year that the backlog of cases was an "enormous problem" that would take "mult

The number of disputes between commercial occupiers and landlords in Scotland being referred to third-party resolution is on track to be the lowest in a decade, according to new analysis from Knight Frank.

The UK government has said it will not attempt to deport any more asylum seekers to Rwanda pending the outcome of a court challenge later this year. A judicial review against the policy has been brought by the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS), which represents 80 per cent of Border Force s

The sun is shining in the Highlands (well, at least it has been intermittently) and farmers are busy making hay and silage. When long grass fields are cut, they often attract walkers and horse riders who fancy taking access across the nice open fields – is it okay for them to do so? In Scotlan

An appeal in a dispute over the boundary of two gardens of neighbouring Inverness properties involving a strip of land less than 1 metre wide has been refused by the Sheriff Appeal Court. Margaret Dougherty, the proprietor of 110 Old Edinburgh Road, raised the action in the Sheriff Court against her

Russian gamblers were duped into betting on a fake tournament advertised as the real Indian Premier League in an elaborate scam broken up by police. An enterprising gang of scammers leased a farm in the western Indian state of Gujarat and installed a rudimentary cricket pitch, which police said was

Steven Walker QC has been appointed to the list of arbitrators of the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC). DIAC is the largest arbitration centre in the Middles East. It was initially established by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry in 1994 as the Centre for Commercial Conciliatio

Scotland's third verdict is a step closer to being consigned to history following the publication of a new report. An analysis report on a consultation on reform of 'not proven' received 200 responses from the public, legal sector and others.

With Scotland’s constitutional issue set to take centre stage once again, many will be fearful that division and rancour may follow. Back in 2014 and in subsequent years, the debate has often generated more heat than light. Arguably, the 2016 Brexit referendum was even more acrimonious.

The Scotsman has published an obituary of John Logan Mitchell QC, who passed away on 29 May in Edinburgh, aged 74. "Born in Dumfries in 1947, John’s very early years were spent in Kenya where his lawyer father was employed. On the family’s return to Scotland he was educated at the Royal

Edinburgh Council wants to know people's thoughts on community payback orders (CPOs). In particular, the council wants to know what residents think about the unpaid work part of a CPO, which replaced community service in 2011. This is when an individual who has committed an offence does unpaid work

Blackadders has announced that Stephen Connolly has been accredited as a specialist in employment law by the Law Society of Scotland. The accreditation system recognises lawyers with exceptional quality and skill who have developed specialist knowledge during their careers. Mr Connolly is the fourth

A man who tore pages from his passport in order to hide an affair from his wife has been arrested. The 32-year-old man from Mumbai told police he was unaware that tampering with his passport is a criminal offence, NDTV.com reports.

Attorney General Suella Braverman has pledged to take the UK out of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) if she succeeds in her bid to become prime minister. Ms Braverman is one of 11 declared contenders in the race to succeed Boris Johnson, who announced his resignation last week as his p