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A student from Afghanistan who has lived in the UK for more than five years has had a legal challenge against a decision to refuse her application for indefinite leave to remain dismissed. The petitioner was seeking to continue her studies in aircraft engineering, but the Home Office rejected her ap

Holyrood’s Justice Sub-Committee on Policing has said that current live facial recognition technology is not fit for use by Police Scotland. In a new report published today, it has told Police Scotland that before introducing the technology, it needs to demonstrate the legal basis they would r

Two human traffickers have been told they have to pay more than £13,000 in compensation to their victims. Robert McPhee, 70, and his son-in-law John Miller, 40, were jailed for a total of 17 years in 2018 after being found guilty of a catalogue of crimes.

When is a resignation not a resignation? Douglas Strang looks at a recent case that serves as a cautionary tale for employers. It is obvious that before an employee can claim unfair dismissal it is necessary to show that there has in fact been a dismissal by the employer (save where constructive dis

Families Need Fathers Scotland has been relaunched as Shared Parenting Scotland. At an event in Edinburgh last night, an audience of over 60 braved Storm Ciara to hear from family law expert Amanda Masson.

Holmes Mackillop has announced the promotion of Sarah Sheldon and Philip Symon to associate. Ms Sheldon continues to work in the property department in Johnstone and Mr Symon in the litigation department in Glasgow.

Harriet Donald has joined the Scottish Land Commission on secondment from Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Authority. Ms Donald will work on proposals for Regional Land Use Partnerships across Scotland.

Harper Macleod has advised Scottish EDGE, the funding competition for the country's most ambitious entrepreneurs, on a deal which saw £500,000 added to the prize pot courtesy of Scottish Enterprise. The firm, which has been a supporter of Scottish EDGE since it launched in 2012, has also signe

Argyll solicitors Stewart Balfour & Sutherland invited guests to dress up and part with a few dingo dollars to attend a charity screening of the Australian cult film Priscilla Queen of the Desert at the historic Campbeltown Picture House.

Via @LyonCourt: The annual Dean's Dinner of the Guildry of Stirling was held on Friday night. In the chair was the Dean, aka Snawdoun Herald, amongst whose guests were the Lord Lyon, proposing the Toast to Stirling, and Provost Christine Simpson, proposing the Toast to the Guildry.

A couple who regretted taking free advice from an architect friend are facing a £1 million legal bill after a failed lawsuit against her. Peter and Lynn Burgess say the transformation of the garden at their £5 million London home would have been completed quicker and more cheaply without

A man who was found guilty of breaking into a dead person’s home and stealing a quantity of jewellery after his DNA was found on a torch which was left in the property has had an appeal against his conviction rejected. Michael Ritchie claimed it was his brother who committed the crime and

Safety must be the top priority in allowing driverless buses on to our roads, the Faculty of Advocates has insisted. Issues surrounding Highly Automated Road Passenger Services (HARPS) are being examined by the Scottish Law Commission and the Law Commission of England and Wales in their second consu

Almost half a billion pounds has been slashed from the legal aid budget since the SNP came to power, Scottish Labour has said. The party said a funding freeze that was announced in the draft budget means spending has plummeted by £499 million in real terms since 2007/08.

A lawyer who says she suffered “psychiatric injury” while working at the Crown Office is to have her £1.3 million damages claim against the Lord Advocate heard at the Court of Session. Laura Malone, 53, argues that the Lord Advocate, James Wolffe QC, is vicariously liable for negli