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Some senior legal figures in Scotland have suggested the sector is unlikely to see many more mergers. Recent years have seen big names including Dundas & Wilson, McGrigors,Biggart Baillie, Tods Murray and Semple Fraser disappear from the scene.

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled theScottish government's minimum unit alcohol pricing plans are contrary to EU law as other tax options exist. Instead, the ECJ has recommended the introduction of alternative tax measures to achieve the same effect.

A gay man has avoided being extradited to Dubai on theft charges after a London court ruled there was a chance he would be tortured and not given a fair trial as homosexuality is outlawed in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). A judge at Westminster Magistrates Court, which deals with all extradition ca

An Indian student who married a British woman has successfully challenged a decision to refuse his application for leave to remain in the UK as a spouse and to certify his human rights claim as “clearly unfounded”. A judge in the Court of Session ruled that the Secretary of State for the Home De

Joanna Cherry QC MP Joanna Cherry QC MP reminds us that the UK has set standards for the world in safeguarding human rights and that ensuring those rights apply to everyone is not a mere inconvenience but is fundamentally necessary in a country that wishes to be governed by the rule of law.

A legal academic at the University of Strathclyde has landed a national book prize. Professor Alan Paterson OBE was awarded the Society of the Inner Temple’s 2015 Book prize by Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal, on 9 December for his book Final Judgment: The Last Law Lords and t

A man found guilty of rape who claimed that the trial judge “misdirected” the jury when he said the complainer’s diary entry could provide evidence of her distress and thus corroboration of lack of her consent has had an appeal against conviction refused. The Criminal Appeal Court ruled that a

A petition challenging the election of Alistair Carmichael (pictured right) as Liberal Democrat MP for Orkney and Shetland has been refused after judges ruled it had not been proved beyond reasonable doubt that he had committed an “illegal practice”. The Election Court dismissed the prayer of th

From left: Victoria Russell, Sarah Mitchell and Nina Taylor Nina Taylor, director in Lindsays family law team, was one of a team of business mentors who volunteered their time to be involved in the ambitious leadership training project offered to the management team at St Vincent’s Hospice by Stir

Katie Russell (pictured right) and Caroline Shand (pictured below) have become partners atShepherd and Wedderburn, further strengthening its position in employment and in the real estate and infrastructure sector. Reflecting the firm’s continuous growth, the promotions take the firm’s number of

Ivor Guild A lawyer dubbed the “Duke of Princes Street” who lived on the Edinburgh thoroughfare for nearly 60 years has left £26 million in his will.

A woman whose father suffered from a hereditary brain disease is suing his doctors for failing to inform her before she gave birth to her daughter. Ms M found out she has the same Huntington's gene as her father and that her child, now five, has a 50 per cent chance of inheriting the incurable degen

  A Sydney man was left embarrassed after neighbours called the police on him believing there was a domestic incident when he was simply trying to kill a spider.

Calum Steele The general secretary of the Scottish Police Federation has made a plea to the Scottish government to end cuts to the service in the wake of the Paris attacks and to realise Scottish police are under-equipped and ill-prepared for a similar attack on home soil.

Stronachs LLP has strengthened its corporate team with the appointment of Ross Gardner as partner.