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England's children's commissioner has called for the burden of proof in child sexual abuse cases to be lowered because the system as it stands in “not fit for purpose”. Anne Longfield's suggestion comes after a ruling in the family court that 13-month-old Poppi Worthington was, on a balance of p

A policeman in Italy was sacked after he was found clocking into work in his boxer shorts before returning to bed. Alberto Muraglia was wearing only a pair of Y-fronts and a T-shirt because his flat was above his office in a council building in the town of San Remo.

A woman who failed a job interview at Poundland said it was because she drew a rubbish picture. Mercedes Cray, 23, was asked to draw a coat of arms representing four things that were important to her. She drew her car, her family, a television – and a shotgun.

Lord Drummond Young The Inner House of the Court of Session has rejected a law firm's bid to avoid contributing more than £50,000 to the Scottish Solicitors’ Staff Pension Fund £10 million deficit.

A law professor's widow who passed away last year has gifted £4 million towards the protection of birds and woodland and to fund research into Parkinson's disease, The Herald reports. Margaret Walker left the bulk of her legacy for The Woodland Trust, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI),

Rob Marrs Scottish solicitors, paralegals and other legal services professionals can now benefit from new guides aimed at helping them have a smooth return to work after maternity, shared-parental or adoption leave.

Stephen Trombala Shepherd and Wedderburn is to sponsor this year’s Digital Technology Awards which showcase and reward innovation, expertise and ambition in Scotland’s flourishing tech sector.

Andrew Flanagan Scotland’s police watchdog has told MSPs the single force is on course to save £1.1 billion despite a critical report from auditors.

Louise Sloan The Aberdeen Law Project (ALP) has today announced the appointment of its sixth student director – Louise Sloan.

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie (pictured right) has this morning delivered a letter to the Lord Advocate, Frank Mulholland QC (pictured below), calling for an update on the investigation into the M9 crash and tragic deaths of John Yuill and Lamara Bell in July 2015. Following the cra

A minister who was found guilty of sexual assault charges has successfully appealed against his conviction after appeal judges ruled that the trial judge had “misdirected” the jury. The Criminal Appeal Court quashed the convictions against Walter Masocha after ruling that the sheriff failed to d

A bank which granted a loan to company for the purchase of four commercial units but due to a solicitor’s “negligent misstatement” discharged the entire security when it ought to have been left in place in relation to two of the units is entitled to damages, appeal judges have ruled. By a majo

Frank Mulholland QC The Crown Office has been accused of failing to act properly over a complaint it received over claims that inaccurate evidence given by a police sergeant resulted in the conviction of two football fans.

Douglas Alexander Pinsent Masons today announced the appointment of former Secretary of State for International Development Douglas Alexander as a strategic adviser to the firm.

A property developer which sued two separate companies for breaches of contract after both failed to complete the purchase of an area of land has had an action based on joint and several liability dismissed as “incompetent”. A judge in the Court of Session observed that in order for joint and se