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A legal bid to remove the so-called “Independence Camp” from the grounds of the Scottish Parliament has been granted after a judge in the Court of Session ruled that such a move would not breach the protestors’ human rights. Lord Turnbull held that the order sought by the petitioners was “pr

A businessman whose trees towered over his neighbours’ gardens, blocking sunlight and posing a danger to their homes has been ordered to cut them down – under the High Hedges (Scotland) Act 2013, The Herald reports. The hedges planted on James Turnbull’s £1.4 million estate in Bridge of Weir,

Chris McDowall The SLN Spotlight falls on Chris McDowall this week, a partner in the employment unit at Anderson Strathern. He is the partner with overall responsibility for human resources and was instrumental in the firm winning the Employment Team of the Year Award at the Scottish Legal Awards th

Derek Ogg QC The Crown Office has told Scottish Legal News that a fatal accident inquiry into the death of a Scottish woman in Israel is "not competent under the current legislation" as the relevant provisions of the Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Act 2016 are not y

Inverness Sheriff Court has paid tribute to Golspie procurator fiscal Alasdair MacDonald, who has passed away at the age of 60, The Northern Timesreports. Mr MacDonald passed away after a brief battle with cancer, his funeral was held at the Fountain Road Church Hall, Golspie last week.

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A man was forced to postpone the sale of his home after he realised he had been living next door to the flat he owns. Chris Meyer, 30, planned to sell his three-bedroom Carlisle flat to a buyer for £76,000 three years ago.

Harper Macleod chief executive Martin Darroch and Sammi Kinghorn

Michael Kelly Michael Kelly, a partner at MacRoberts LLP, is the subject of this week's SLN Spotlight.

David Arnott This week's SLN Spotlight falls on Brodies' partner David Arnott. He has 25 years’ experience resolving construction, infrastructure and engineering disputes and is ranked a band 1 construction lawyer in Chambers & Partners.

A judge in the Court of Session has said Theresa May “acted unreasonably” when as Home Secretary she rejected a Tamil Tiger’s asylum application after he said he risked death if returned. Lord Boyd of Duncansby said that Ms May wrongly rejected the man’s bid to stay in Scotland.

A man who attempted to escape his trial at Dundee Sheriff Court has been handed a six month jail sentence. After being found guilty of assault to severe injury and told that he would be remanded in custody last December, Kenneth Nicoll, 26, jumped out the dock before being caught by a police officer

Michael Noonan Ireland's Finance Minister Michael Noonan will today seek approval from his Cabinet colleagues for an appeal against the European Commission's ruling that the State must collect €13 billion in unpaid tax from US tech giant Apple.

Sheila Westwater Westwater Advocates’ Sheila Westwater yesterday marked the outstanding achievement of 30 years with the Faculty of Advocates’ service company Faculty Services Ltd.

Keith Vaz The Labour MP Keith Vaz, 59, is instructing Julian Assange’s former lawyer amid accusations he has been using rent boys.