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It could be tempting after two decades of establishing a successful reputation in a particular sector of the law to continue to plough the same furrow and enjoy the degree of regularity that brings. Not so for Neil Hay who pivoted, as he puts it, from 20 years working in legal aid defence toward a n

Four lawyers from Clyde & Co’s Scottish offices are starting 2024 on a high after securing spaces on the firm’s global exchange initiative. The achievement will give them the chance to spend a week working at one of the firm’s international offices, which this year include Bost

A date has been set for the appeal of three subpostmasters over the Horizon scandal. Rab Thomson, Ravinder Naga and Aleid Kloosterhuis are hoping to have their convictions quashed after they were prosecuted for fraud.

Lord Advocate Dororthy Bain KC has said that the prosecution of sexual offences “just isn’t good enough” as she called for the creation of a sexual offences court in Scotland. Speaking to MSPs on Holyrood's Criminal Justice Committee, Ms Bain was giving evidence on the Scottish gov

CMS has announced it will offer scholarships to support three Scottish pupils in pursuing their dream of a legal career. As part of an annual UK-wide initiative, the CMS Law Scholarships Scheme for Scotland awards £2,500 each year to high-performing state school students from economically chal

Spiking will be clearly defined in English law under UK government plans to protect women and girls from violence and abuse. The forthcoming Criminal Justice Bill will put beyond doubt that spiking is illegal and will be backed with separate guidance, set in law, to provide a clear, unequivocal defi

The Sheriff Appeal Court has allowed an appeal by the purported owner of a disputed piece of scrubland on the Ardnamuchan peninsula against a sheriff’s determination that the owners of adjoining land had in fact acquired it in 1992 when they purchased a farm there.

Scotland’s best known (fictional) advocate is back in action this month in The Scotsman with this year’s month-long Christmas serial Edward Kane and the Supernal Sisters. The story focuses on the popularity of seances and other spirited events in the mid 1900s. Ross Macfarlane KC’s

Should we be seeking to remove a significant number of disputes from the courts altogether, asks John Sturrock. Recently in these pages, I mentioned a talk I’d given to a Worldwide Advocacy Conference in July 1998. Then, I’d identified two related developments with implications for civil

A watered-down bill to protect children's rights has been passed by the Scottish Parliament more than two years after the original version was ruled by the Supreme Court to be beyond the devolved chamber's powers. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) Bill requires

A Glasgow man who was given a penalty notice after driving through a bus lane has been allowed a limited appeal to the Upper Tribunal for Scotland after arguing that the markings were not sufficiently clear until the area he had been photographed in. It was argued by John Hazard that the bus lane he

Ann Logan of Balfour and Manson has been named Insurance Lawyer of the Year in the Legal 500 Scotland Awards. She was described by Legal 500 as "an exceptional solicitor – she is thorough and careful in her preparation, has vast experience which means her advice is always astute and tactically

There is no better way to demonstrate a firm's dedication to 'understanding' their clients' business than to literally walk in their shoes. Here, Gemma Hills, a legal director in the corporate team at Addleshaw Goddard, shares her experience of going on secondment with a key client of the firm, and

The Scottish government’s proposals to reform freedom of information (FOI) are “weak, timid and far from what the public is calling for”, Scottish Labour MSP Katy Clark has said. Publishing its response to last year’s consultation yesterday, the Scottish government has ruled

A former lawyer who claimed he was suffering from “sexsomnia” when he molested two schoolchildren and raped their older sister has been jailed for seven years. Andrew Lingard, who was convicted earlier this year, had denied the historical offences at trial, claiming that he had a conditi