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Aberdeen solicitor Les Green has passed away at the age of 64 after falling ill following a concert in Glasgow. Mr Green, a partner at George Mathers & Co., was taken to hospital and passed away early on Monday, the Press and Journal reports.

A surprise court ruling has revived the possibility of a £14 billion lawsuit against credit card firm Mastercard that could mean millions of Britons may be entitled to a £300 payout. The Court of Appeal in London has ruled that the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) must reconsider the cl

A judge was excused from jury duty after pointing out he was the judge presiding over the case in question. Judge Keith Cutler said he would have have enjoyed the opportunity to serve as juror on another case, but in this case it "would be inappropriate seeing I happened to be the judge and knew all

An armed robber who was given an extended sentence of 18 years’ imprisonment after being found guilty of carrying out a £500,000 jewellery heist at one of Scotland’s top hotels has had an appeal against his sentence rejected. Richard Fleming, who was convicted last year of the viol

Edinburgh-based Davidson Chalmers and Glasgow boutique Kergan Stewart have announced they are to merge on 1 May. The newly named Davidson Chalmers Stewart will combine 16 partners and 45 staff and all existing roles will be retained in the new business.

Striking the right balance between freedom of expression and protection of reputation is key to modernising Scots law on defamation, according to the Law Society of Scotland. In its response to a Scottish government consultation, the Law Society has questioned proposals to introduce a statutory thre

Anderson Strathern pays tribute to partner John Kerr.

Britain has assisted prosecutions in anti-terrorism courts in Pakistan that have handed down more than 350 death sentences in the last five years, The Telegraph reports. The Counter Terrorism Associated Prosecutorial Reforms Initiative (CAPRI) is a strand of the Pakistan Rule of Law Programme, funde

Allan McDougall Solicitors has appointed Stephen Irvine as partner in its personal injury team. A highly experienced litigator, Mr Irvine has been handling personal injury cases, including medical negligence and industrial disease matters, for over 20 years.

Tracy Kirk makes the case for banning child smacking in Scotland. Should smacking a child be against the law? That’s the fierce debate reaching a vital stage in Scotland at present, where the Parliament’s Equalities Committee will announce on April 25 whether it will back legislation to

EU member states have two years to implement controversial new copyright laws following their adoption by the EU Council of Ministers. Ireland and the UK were among the 19 member states who voted in favour of the adoption of the EU Copyright Directive at yesterday's meeting, with just six countries

Eleanor Mannion and Laurie Anderson look back on the last 20 years of the minimum wage. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the official introduction of the National Minimum Wage in the United Kingdom. The concept, formally introduced in 1999, followed on from a century of development stemm

New Regulations will be drafted to modernise the current licensing system for domestic animals, rural affairs minister Mairi Gougeon said today. The announcement follows a positive response to a Scottish government consultation in which 96.8 per cent of respondents said they support the regulation o

A 40-year-old man whose parents allegedly binned his pornography collection, worth tens of thousands of pounds, has launched a court case against them. He had previously reported his parents to the police, but prosecutors in the US state of Indiana declined to press charges.

Tommy Sheridan has failed in an appeal to have his perjury conviction referred to the High Court of Justiciary to consider whether he suffered a “miscarriage of justice”. The Inner House of the Court of Session upheld a decision of the Lord Ordinary to dismiss th