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Bruce Craig Pinsent Masons has appointed litigator Bruce Craig to join its 30-strong oil and gas team in Aberdeen.

John Fotheringham The latest SLN Spotlight falls on bto's John Fotheringham. Described by Chambers UK as "a guru for child support cases", he has over 30 years' experience in these spheres, representing clients in the Court of Session and in the sheriff courts throughout Scotland.

This week's SLN Spotlight falls on Alison Gilson, a partner at Shoosmiths. She was awarded the "Rising Star of the Year" award at the Scottish Legal Awards in 2009 and joined Shoosmiths in November 2013. Alison Gilson

Proving again that justice has no time limit in America, a woman has spent a night in jail after she failed to return a VHS rented in 2005. Leaving aside the fact VHS tapes could still be rented in 2005, Kayla Michelle Finley, 27, from South Carolina, had kept the presciently named Monster-In-Law at

Justice Secretary Michael Gove Outlining plans to end “grotesque inefficiencies” in the courts Justice Secretary Michael Gove said lawyers may face legislation forcing them to work for free in order to deal with “indefensible inequalities in the justice system”.

Simon Allison Simon Allison ponders the age-old question whether you should accept a Facebook friend request from your boss.

A Colorado woman was arrested after she allegedly tried to burglarise a home while her three children waited in the car. Matters were made worse for Melanie Romero, 35, when she discovered the homeowner was a retired police officer.

Sir Keir Starmer QC Journalists accused of bribing officials or hacking phones should benefit from a “public interest” defence in law according to a former director of public prosecutions.

Nick Atkins New laws relieve land of permanent stigma over contamination, writes Nick Atkins.

An American lawyer has admitted mocking his client, but claims he was kidding when he challenged him to a duel. Donald Franz of Donald Franz Law Offices derided his own client as "some kind of small penis asshole", according to a filing by the Illinois Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commis

David Armstrong David Armstrong discusses the claims arising from accidents involving buses and how technology might be used to avoid such tragedies in the future.

A judge has told a man he must marry his girlfriend or spend a fortnight in prison.

A court in Nigeria has granted a man a divorce because his wife served him dinner late everyday. Olufade Adekoya told a courtroom in Lagos that his wife of 25 years, Olusola, served him his meals late.

Police officers in the Indian city of Rajura have arrested a parrot for allegedly cursing at an 85-year-old woman. The parrot, name "Hariyal", was said to have been trained by his owner Suresh Sakharkar for two years to squawk a stream of obscenities at the sight of his 85-year-old stepmother, Janab

Cat MacLean A well-known Edinburgh solicitor who was aided by the Maggie's centre during her battle against aggressive breast cancer is to swim the Forth to say thank you and raise finds for the charity.