News

Michael G. J. Upton, advocate, FSA Scot., MCIArb dates the first attested use in our system of certain words, including some denominal verbs liable to excite the grammatical prescriptivist. The extent of what may be known (or at least read) about the present-day world merely by tapping on your keybo

The Signet Library’s collection of maps and atlases is one of the largest in private hands in Scotland, from eighteenth-century to early twenty-first. The most delicate items are cared for by the National Library of Scotland and 280 of them have recently been digitised.

An Italian priest was detained for five hours after being caught bringing half a dozen mobile phones into a maximum-security prison known for holding mafia prisoners. Father Pierangelo Marchi was searched and interrogated after setting off a metal detector on his way into the Carinola prison near Na

A man who claimed that he was due payment for his share of the value of items from his late father’s estate that were not listed in the inventory of the estate has failed in his action for payment. Colin Carnegie Smith’s father, Andrew Carnegie, died on 10 February 1999 with no will

The family of a woman who died in a helicopter crash off Shetland has expressed dismay that the fatal accident inquiry into the incident will be conducted by video conferencing technology, The Times reports. Alan Rodgers, a lawyer for the family, said at a video hearing that Sarah Darnley's relative

Dundee’s legal community has been shocked and saddened by the sudden death, on May 27, of Iain Reid who was a highly respected and popular solicitor in the city for many years. Mr Reid, 70, was born in Glasgow but was educated at Grove Academy in Broughty Ferry where his father was the ministe

Stronachs LLP has announced a number of promotions.

David Lorimer comments on JUSTICE Scotland's views of last year's mock jury research, which cast doubt on its value as a basis for reform of Scotland's three-verdict system. JUSTICE Scotland has now submitted its response to the Scottish government on the recent Mock Jury Research findings. Whilst n

The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service has revised its internal policy on the recovery of sensitive personal records of rape complainers for use as evidence. The move follows a Court of Session decision by Lord Glennie (WF v Scottish Ministers 2016 SLT 359) in which the right of a complainer

Burges Salmon has advised global renewable energy developer BayWa r.e. UK on the acquisition of Brockwell Energy’s Dalquhandy Wind Farm in Coalburn, South Lanarkshire. Dalquhandy is one of Brockwell Energy's key projects, owing to its good wind resource as well as its proximity to Coalburn and

In this article, Terra Firma's Fred Mackintosh QC considers the source of the legislative powers used in Scotland to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic and whether this could restrict the choices available to the Scottish government about how and when to relax or re-impose lockdown rules. Coronavirus has

For those interested in horology, the law of prescription has seen the pendulum swing wildly from pursuer to defender in a relatively short space of time, writes Jamie Robb. In broad terms, section 6 of the Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973 extinguishes certain claims more than five ye

Terra Firma's Neil Beynon has prepared a talk focusing on financial claims in divorce and relationship breakdowns. Mr Beynon considers this topic with reference to some of his own cases which proceeded to proof and judgment.

A number of eminent figures are set to speak at a conference on the current crisis and the global economy.

The US city of Minneapolis is moving towards the abolition of its police department following weeks of protest sparked by the killing of George Floyd by one of its officers. Nine members of Minneapolis City Council have pledged to dismantle Minneapolis Police Department and introduce a new community