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The routine fast-tracking of legislation relating to Northern Ireland is "constitutionally unacceptable", a key Westminster committee has said. The House of Lords select committee on the constitution said the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill could have been "introduced earlier and proceed

The Law Commission of England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission are undertaking a joint legislative project, the objective of which is to reform the UK laws on surrogacy. As part of this law reform project, the commissions are seeking to consult relevant stakeholders, including interested ac

A Caithness-born solicitor is set to return to her home county next weekend to offer legal advice and guidance to visitors at the 2019 Caithness Show in Wick. Elisa Miller, who was born and raised on a farm in Caithness, works in the Inverness branch of law firm Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP

A judge has imposed a strict "crowing schedule" on a rooster following noise complaints from neighbours. The rooster is allowed to crow from 8am to 10pm on most days and from 9am to 10pm on Sundays, and otherwise has to be housed in a "sufficiently soundproofed" place.

A man accused of sexual offences against his daughter has successfully challenged an attempt by prosecutors to rely on his admissions to a children’s hearing as evidence to corroborate the charges in the criminal proceedings against him. In the first case of its kind, a High Court ju

Lady Hale, president of the UK Supreme Court, has made a significant departure from convention by criticising a piece of proposed legislation currently under consideration by MPs. In a speech to the International Centre for Family Law, Policy and Practice this month, Lady Hale said the Divorce (Fina

TLT has secured the first ever temporary licence issued by the Perth & Kinross licensing board following a hearing on 4 July 2019 for the Lochside Cottage premises at Taymouth Marina. Taymouth Marina is a high-end self-catering and leisure resort on the banks of Loch Tay. In February 2019 the pr

Two men who were wrongfully convicted and served long sentences before being freed are taking their fight for compensation to the European Court of Human Rights, The Times reports. Sam Hallam, 31, and Victor Nealon, in his fifties, argue the law on compensation is incompatible with the right to a fr

DWF, which has offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh, has announced a series of promotions across its Scottish teams.Jennifer Wright has been promoted to senior associate in the employment team; Andrew McConnell to senior associate in the professional indemnity team; Alan McDonald to senior associate wit

While the SNP would have been pleased with its strong performance in May’s European elections, the party’s campaign got off to an unfortunate start when thousands of personalised letters (part of a mailshot to more than 400,000 Scottish voters) were sent to the wrong people. It was widel

Cameron Intellectual Property has announced major growth plans for London. The patent, trade mark and design attorney has appointed experienced patent attorney Avir Patel to spearhead growth from its new London office.

Over the past three months, the average selling price in east central Scotland was £255,905, which was a 6.6 per cent increase on last year. In Edinburgh, the average selling price during this period was £272,375, a five per cent increase on last year. Within the capital, one bedroom fla

A coalition of charities has urged Serco to bring an end to its lock-change evictions of asylum seekers, days before the private housing provider is expected to enter the first premises in Glasgow, until the legality of the action is clarified in law. The group ‘Stop Lock Change Evictions Scot

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has issued a notice of its intention to fine Marriott International £99.2 million for infringements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The proposed fine relates to a cyber incident which was notified to the ICO by Marriott in November

Restitution Ltd, Scotland's only independent litigation funder, recently secured a win for a case that would never have made it to court without funding. The litigation funding market in the UK has grown rapidly in recent years, as solicitors and their clients increasingly accept funding arrangement