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The sheriffs principal have for the first time produced joint guidance on sheriff court practice to achieve greater consistency in courts across the country. A new practice note, which addresses the management of heritable courts, is the first created with collaboration from all sheriffdoms.

A flat overlooking the 18th hole of St Andrews’ Old Course has gone on sale for £1.75 million.

Legal Services Agency has launched a new project which will provide support to people detained in HMP Greenock and Low Moss by offering tailored legal advice and representation, to empower individuals to understand their housing options and navigate legal processes. The project, Disrupting Cycles of

Dentons has held an event on the issues facing female advocates at the commercial bar in Scotland.

With our separate legal systems, the Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) regime does not operate in Scotland, and as a result civil recovery remains the only option short of prosecution for Scottish prosecutors to resolve bribery cases. In contrast, in England and Wales, DPAs have effectively displ

A Moscow court has sentenced an opposition councillor and lawyer to seven years' imprisonment for criticising Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in what is the first sentence to be given for such offences. Alexei Gorinov, a deputy at Moscow’s Krasnoselsky district council, was arrested in April and

The UK needs a new constitutional arbiter due to the fragility of our constitutional conventions, Lord Sumption has said. Writing in The Times, the former Supreme Court justice says that if Prime Minister Boris Johnson "had been not just bad but mad" he could have wrecked the constitution by asking

An appeal by a local authority against a decision that it had failed in its duties owed to a homeless man who was refused local authority assistance after making an application under section 28 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 has been refused by the Inner House of the Court of Session. The reclai

A new study by CMS shows that 2021 saw a near-tripling of the number of people involved in UK competition class actions: 171 million, up from 69.4m in 2020. CMS’s European Class Action Report 2022, led by Edinburgh-based partner Kenny Henderson, looks at class action activity in the UK an

Bikinis have been banned in an Italian resort town as part of a crackdown on "widespread indecorous behaviour". The coastal town of Sorrento has threatened tourists who bare their torsos with fines of up to €500, The Times reports.

The Law Society of Scotland and Scottish Legal Complaints Commission have welcomed the agreement among responses within a Scottish government report on improving regulatory processes. The Scottish government has today published its analysis of responses to its recent consultation on reforming t

A forfeiture order has been made against a man for more than £52,700 due to his links with those involved in serious crime, including human trafficking, crimes of dishonesty and crimes of violence. The forfeiture order against William McPhee Junior was granted under the account forfeiture prov

Turcan Connell has won the Private Client Law Firm (boutique) category at this year’s eprivateclient Excellence Awards. The award highlights the achievements of eprivateclient’s top-ranked firms across the UK and offshore legal, tax, fiduciary and advisory professions over the past calen

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Two Chinas: As Beijing suppresses Tibetans, Xi Jinping preaches human rights to world leaders

Eilish McColgan has hailed her incredible support as Lindsays renewed its long-term sponsorship of the Scottish record-breaker. The new agreement – which extends to the end of 2024 and includes the Olympic Games in Paris – comes as the Dundonian distance runner aims to continue her incre