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The law is on Scotland's side in its dispute with Ireland over the waters of Rockall, according to two Irish maritime law experts, The Times reports. Clive Symmons, of Trinity College Dublin, said Irish ministers were "incorrect" to assert that the Scottish government had no basis for excluding Iris

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Gilson Gray has announced five new promotions. Lorna Davidson has been promoted to associate, in litigation and dispute resolution while Iain Grant has made the move up to senior solicitor in the same department.

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The last in a set of six EU directives providing guarantees during criminal proceedings across all member states has come into force. The directive on special safeguards for children started to apply yesterday, just over a month after the directive guaranteeing access to legal aid started to apply.

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Paramedics will be armed and told to use necessary force when responding to certain high-risk situations under a new law. The medical professionals will have to complete annual firearm safety and "tactical" training under the measure, set to take effect in the US state of Florida from July.

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MI5 has been unlawfully retaining innocent people’s data for years, the High Court of England and Wales has been told. At a judicial review of the intelligence service's activities, lawyers for human rights group Liberty said that MI5 had acknowledged internally that data was being mishandled.

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Lord Boyd of Duncansby has been appointed as Vice President of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal. The tribunal, which has UK-wide jurisdiction, provides a right of redress for anyone who believes that they have been a victim of unlawful action by a public authority using covert investigative techniq

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Donald Reid, a partner in and chairman of Glasgow law firm Mitchells Roberton, has been elected Dean of the Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow. The Faculty, which has existed since before 1668, represents most legal practitioners in Greater Glasgow. Mitchells Roberton is equally venerable, trac

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I seldom go to the High court these days. High court generally means legal aid, and a recent time and study analysis showed fees earned on such work did not meet office overheads far less make a profit. Thus, the reduced number of High court cases I take on each year are regarded as pro bono because

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