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A house-builder has successfully appealed against a Scottish local authority’s decision to refuse planning permission for a new residential development. Persimmon Homes’ application for a 62-home development on a brownfield site in Dundee was refused by Dundee City Council, a d

New rights should be given to cohabitants to inherit from a deceased partner who leaves no will, the Faculty of Advocates has suggested. At the moment, the surviving partner of couples who live together, rather than marry or enter a civil partnership, has to apply to a court to obtain any financial

Pictured (L-R): Kenneth Pinkerton, Gillian Crandles, Simon Mackintosh and Jenny Younger Turcan Connell has announced the appointment of its first two legal directors, Jenny Younger and Kenneth Pinkerton, along with the promotion of other members of staff.

A lawyer specialising in major construction projects is returning to work in Aberdeen, having played a key role in the redevelopment of the Battersea Power Station in London. Iain Miller was the senior construction lawyer for Battersea Power Station Development Company Limited – the developmen

The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred the case of a man convicted of drug offences to the High Court of Justiciary. On 19 December 2017 at Dundee Sheriff Court the applicant, Liston Craig Pacitti, pled guilty to an amended charge of culpable and reckless conduct by supplyin

Scottish Legal News has celebrated its 11th anniversary by breaking through the 12,500 subscriber barrier to reach 12,521 readers yesterday. Unique users on www.scottishlegal.com now average almost 44,000 each month and Twitter followers have reached 9,506.

Celtic is to face a compensation claim for millions of pounds if it fails to accept responsibility for paedophiles who preyed on young players, a lawyer has said. Patrick McGuire, a partner at Thompsons Solicitors, made the warning after Jim McCafferty, 73, a former Celtic Boys Club coach, was

Scots lawyer Eilidh Douglas will appear on Question Time tonight as the show visits Elgin.

The General Court of the EU has confirmed that registration of the mark ‘NEYMAR’ by a third party is invalid. In December 2012, Mr Carlos Moreira, residing in Guimarães (Portugal), filed an application with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) for registration o

Belfast solicitor John Finucane, son of murdered human rights lawyer Pat Finucane, has been nominated by Sinn Féin to be the next Lord Mayor of Belfast. Mr Finucane, a graduate of Dundee Law School and partner at Finucane Toner Solicitors, was elected to Belfast City Council as a Sinn F&eacut

The probation service in England and Wales is to be brought back into the public sector after a watchdog highlighted serious failings in the partly-privatised system. In a report published in March, the National Audit Office (NAO) said problems with the major reforms implemented in 2014 had cost tax

An advertising worker was injured after falling from a billboard advertising a personal injury law firm. David Fricker, 49, was working on a billboard advertising the services of law firm Cellino & Barnes before falling more than three metres onto a rooftop below.

A man found guilty of murder after taking a cocktail of drink and drugs who claimed that he was suffering from “abnormality of mind” at the time of the killing has had an appeal against his conviction rejected. Nicholas Rodgers, who was sentenced to life imprisonment with a punishment pa

An appeal against an ouster clause preventing judicial review of a decision of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) has succeeded in the Supreme Court, which allowed the appeal by a majority. Lord Carnwath gives the lead judgment, with which Lady Hale and Lord Kerr agree. Lord Lloyd-Jones gives a

Bullying and sexual harassment is "rife in the legal profession", according to a new study which surveyed nearly 7,000 legal professionals from 135 countries. The International Bar Association (IBA) and international law firm Herbert Smith Freehills today launched the Us Too? – Bullying and Se