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A mother-of-five faces up to three months in jail after failing to return library books for two years. Melinda Sanders-Jones checked out two books in 2017 but forgot about them until she visited the same library to use the printer.

Scotland’s oldest university will be able to pursue legal action in this jurisdiction against a company it has accused of infringing its trade marks in the sale of student gowns after a Court of Session judge rejected arguments by the London-based retailer that the case should be hea

The Crown Office has said the evidence in relation to the events surrounding the death of Sheku Bayoh in May 2015 does not warrant prosecution. It said the decision had been made after a “thorough review” but added a prosecution could be brought in the future if new facts come to light.

Professor Stuart Cross has been made an emeritus professor of law as he retires from the University of Dundee. Professor Cross has also been appointed as a member of the Law Society of Scotland's Technology Law and Practice Committee, become a trustee of Leisure & Culture Dundee and is also now

Julie Hamilton considers the role of mediation in commercial litigation and whether the flexibility it offers may be the route to avoiding, or at least limiting, the disputes that get to court. What is mediation?

A decision in the case brought against the lock-change evictions of asylum seekers in Glasgow carried out by Serco will be handed down tomorrow. The appellate decision in Ali v Serco Ltd, Compass SNI Ltd and the Secretary of State for the Home Department will be delivered by judges in the Inner

House prices in Aberdeen have dropped by 4.7 per cent since last year, according to a new report. Aberdeen Solicitors’ Property Centre Limited, in cooperation with the University of Aberdeen, Business School, Centre for Real Estate Research, has published statistics for the third quarter of 20

Almost all of the UK's top 200 law firms have been exposed to threats from cybercriminals, new research shows. A report from Crowe, an audit, tax, advisory and risk firm, in conjunction with KYND, a cyber risk prevention company, shows that 91 per cent of firms analysed are exposed to having th

The Scottish Arbitration Centre held its annual arbitrator training day in Edinburgh on 7 November.

Glasgow lawyer Mike Dailly has joined the Evening Times as a columnist. The solicitor advocate, who campaigns for social justice and community rights, said it was the “the best community paper ever”.

The longest running and most costly trial in Scottish legal history is the subject of the first episode of a new BBC series re-examining high-profile public scandals.

Thorntons has become an accredited Living Wage Employer through Living Wage Scotland this week. Thorntons’ director of people Shirley Phillips said: “At Thorntons, we have always focussed on creating a positive working environment where everyone is treated fairly. We value all of our col

A case in which lawyers are seeking recognition of Sikhs as an ethnic group has reached the High Court. Lawyers for the Sikh Federation argue it would be unlawful for no Sikh ethnicity tickbox to be included in the 2021 census, as the Office for National Statistics recommended last year.

Digby Brown has announced that a record-breaking £83,000 was raised for Spinal Injuries Scotland (SIS) at the firm’s annual Winter Dinner Dance.

Police officers trained to look out for "green tongues" as evidence of cannabis use have fallen for "junk science", lawyers have said. The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) continues to list a "possible green coating on the tongue" as an indicator of cannabis use in its drug recog