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Harper Macleod has promoted two associates to partner. Stephen Chan (pictured right) has been made a partner in the corporate team while Alexis Miller makes the step up within the firm's highly regarded family law practice.

Neil Gillies TLT has successfully secured a permanent 3am licence extension for Hawick nightclub Base, owned by Neil Gillies, director of Zing Enterprises Ltd. This will allow the club to stay open for an extra hour on Saturday and Sunday mornings.

James Wolffe QC First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed that the Lord Advocate, James Wolffe QC will lodge a formal application to intervene in the UK government’s appeal to the Supreme Court on the triggering of Article 50.

A domestic assault victim who applied for criminal injuries compensation more than 30 years later but was told by a tribunal that her claim was “time-barred” has had an appeal against the decision dismissed. A judge in the Court of Session held that there was “no error of law” in the tribuna

Pictured (L-R): Fiona Hyslop, David Kaye and Baiba Braže

David Wilson MacRoberts' partner David Wilson comes under the SLN Spotlight this week.

A man found guilty of posting “threatening” messages on a former partner’s Facebook page following a dispute over contact with the ex-couple’s child has successfully appealed against his conviction. The Sheriff Appeal Court ruled that the sheriff erred in repelling a defence submission of �

Douglas Mill And Sparks will fly. Which will mean more to solicitors over 55.

The training, welfare and conduct of members of the Scottish Housing and Property Tribunals have become the responsibility of the Lord President, Lord Carloway (pictured) under changes which came into effect from today. Lord Carloway delegated his responsibility for the efficient disposal of busines

Gordon Lindhurst As the Supreme Court hearing on Article 50 gets underway, Gordon Lindhurst discusses the case as a reluctant leaver.

A serving procurator fiscal depute has made an anonymous submission to the Justice Committee’s inquiry into COPFS stating they have “grave concerns that the issue of cases proceeding to trial without there being sufficient evidence was not fully explored or properly addressed” and warning that

Ben Emmerson QC The barrister formerly in charge of the independent inquiry into child abuse in England and Wales has been cleared of an allegation of sexual assault following an investigation.

Families who had been facing a bleak Christmas are now looking forward to the big day, after a ”moving” show of generosity by Faculty of Advocates members and staff. A collection of presents, treats and more than £2,000 in cash was organised by Maria Maguire QC, and a van-load of goods was deli

The SLN Spotlight falls on Calum Fife (pictured) this week, an associate specialising in insurance law at Weightmans (Scotland) LLP.

Ruadhán Mac Cormaic’s book on Ireland's Supreme Court comes highly recommended by Seosamh Gráinséir. Ruadhán Mac Cormaic’s book reads with such ease that you tend to forget that you’re reading an extensively researched chronicle of the cases that have shaped Ireland. Each chapter serves to