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Donoghue v Stevenson has been voted the top Session Case in a poll by the Scottish Council of Law Reporting to mark the bicentenary of the UK's oldest law reports. It was all but a certainty that the case of the snail in the ginger beer whose doctrines have spread across the world would triumph

Lord Ericht reflects on the significance of the cases that topped the Session Cases poll. In July 1930, a full bench of the High Court of Justiciary heard an appeal against conviction in relation to a series of sexual assaults against female employees in a “drapery establishment” at 186

Julie Harris of Allan McDougall Solicitors explains the details of a liability case in the All-Scotland Sheriff Personal Injury Court. On 22 February 2019, Mrs Yvonne Forrest was going to shop at Iceland on Portobello Road, Edinburgh. From the car park, there is a ramp leading towards the shop

Former Lord Advocate Dame Elish Angiolini has been appointed as the new chair of Reprieve’s board of trustees. She succeeds Lord Wallace of Tankerness in the post.

Andy Knox has been appointed national legal services manager at Shelter Scotland. Formerly principal solicitor at Lanarkshire Community Law Centre, Mr Knox's new role at Shelter Scotland will see him providing professional and regulatory management and support to the legal team.

Moir and Sweeney Litigation will be representing CRER (Coalition for Racial and Equality Rights) in the Sheku Bayoh Inquiry. CRER has been designated as a core participant in the inquiry into the death of Mr Bayoh, who died on 3 May 2015 after an incident in the street in Kirkcaldy involving officer

The partners of DAC Beachcroft’s Scottish offices have re-elected John Maillie for a third consecutive three-year term as location head for DAC Beachcroft in Scotland. Mr Maillie has held the position of location head for Scotland, which encompasses the firm’s Glasgow and Edinburgh offic

The Council of Europe’s HELP programme (Human rights Education for Legal Professionals) has launched a new online course on the environment and human rights. The six-hour course, which is available free of charge via the HELP online platform, has been developed by experts on the European Conve

Law firm gunnercooke has announced its launch in Scotland, with new offices in Edinburgh and Glasgow, and with Simon Etchells as its first appointment at the new Scottish practice: gunnercooke SCO LLP. Mr Etchells said: “This is a fantastic addition to the Scottish market, and I am confident t

Lorna Hale provides a new mum’s perspective on the challenges and opportunities of the last year. Returning from maternity leave can be daunting at the best of times. Before I had my baby, I lost count of the number of times people told me that when I returned nothing would have changed.

CLT Scotland’s new employment conference on 1st June will tackle a number of topical issues as the country returns to the workplace.Chaired by Brodies’ Head of Employment and Immigration, Tony Hadden, the virtual conference will consider what strategies need to be in place to deal with

German teenagers who planned a sophisticated heist to get their hands on school exam papers have received suspended sentences. Three pupils at a school in Bavaria spent months planning a night-time break-in to a safe in their headmaster's office.

A reclaiming motion by a campaigner for Scottish independence against a judge’s decision that his action seeking declarator that the Scottish Parliament could legislate for a second independence referendum without the consent of Westminster was premature and academic has been refused by the&nb

Justice should continue to be administered in person after the pandemic, the Faculty of Advocates, Bar Council of England and Wales, The Bar of Ireland and The Bar Council of Northern Ireland have said. The four bars said in a statement that they recognised "the justice system has undergone changes

Pictured (L-R): Hayley Robertson, Mark Meiklejohn, Nick Marshall, Craig Watt Brodies LLP has welcomed nine new partners, among whom are four internal promotees and five lateral hires.