The Law Society of Scotland has joined a new legal aid Fee Review Mechanism Group to help push for changes that ensure the system’s long-term viability. Law Society president, Patricia Thom, attended ...

A lawsuit concerning a woman who was struck in the face by a bird while riding a rollercoaster turns on whether the bird was ...

The Scottish Solicitors Discipline Tribunal has lowered the standard of proof in professional misconduct cases. Following a ...

The property market across Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife, and the Borders saw average selling price rise by 5.1 per cent year ...

In memory of Neil Beynon, advocate, who died at the end of October, Ross Macfarlane KC has arranged a memorial mass for Mr Beynon at St Mary’s Catholic Cathedral in Edinburgh – to which all friends, ...

A Scottish employment tribunal has dismissed a claim for sex discrimination against a security and defence company in respect of its policy allowing trans individuals to use toilets aligning with ...

A man who repeatedly sent abusive messages which included references to ‘killing Jews’ to a prominent Jewish MP’s constituency office has been sentenced at Leeds Magistrates’ Court. Kevin Smith, 61 ...

Blackadders LLP has announced a raft of promotions in its Glasgow office. Taylor Henry has been promoted from senior ...

The die was cast for Mary Queen of Scots on May 16th 1568 when she crossed the Solway into England a few days after the ...

David Dewar was born in 1836 in Perthshire, the son of a farmer. At the age of fourteen years he entered the office of Mr ...

Police have arrested a man on suspicion of theft after he allegedly swallowed a diamond-encrusted Fabergé egg – which has yet ...

Northern Ireland's equality watchdog has formally lodged court proceedings seeking clarification on the implications of a ...