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A man found guilty of attempting to kill a colleague following a post-work drinking session just days after they first met has had an appeal against his conviction rejected despite claiming he was acting in self-defence. Thomas Telford, who was sentenced to nine-and-a-half years’ imprisonment

Morton Fraser has appointed Keith Oliver as a consultant to its private client team. Mr Oliver, who brings over 40 years’ experience to the 54-strong private client team at Morton Fraser, will play a key role in delivering advice and managing the firm’s client base.

Judgment in the Scottish Brexit bill case will be handed down by the Supreme Court on Thursday 13 December 2018. On 17 April 2018, the UK government's law officers, the Attorney General and the Advocate General for Scotland, referred EU exit legislation passed in the Scottish Parliament (the UK

A guide aimed at making Scotland’s laws clear, accessible and easy to understand has been republished.  First published in 2016, Drafting Matters! aims to help the lawyers who draft legislation understand the important factors which underpin every single word of a bill. 

Deliveroo riders have lost a legal battle to gain union recognition after the High Court ruled in favour of the delivery company. The ruling confirms the Central Arbitration Committee's (CAC) judgment from November last year, which the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain was seeking to o

Blackadders LLP partner Donna Reynolds has been accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in discrimination law.  Ms Reynolds, one of only a few lawyers in Scotland with the accreditation, is a member of the employment team at Blackadders and has specialised in employm

The commercial wing of the St Andrews Links Trust has lost its appeal to register the town’s name as an EU trade mark for services relating to golf. St Andrews Links Ltd – which runs seven famous courses (including the Old Course) and is one of the town’s biggest employers –

Lawyers and staff at Shepherd and Wedderburn have been busy packing donations of food, household items and festive goodies to help The Trussell Trust ensure no family goes without this Christmas.

Jennifer Henderson, the Keeper of the Registers of Scotland, will deliver the keynote address at Central Law Training’s Conveyancing Conference. Forming part of the Scots Law 2019 Conventions Series, the Conference will take place at the Glasgow Hilton on 11 March.

Scotland’s most senior lawyers were treated to an impressive display of future advocacy talent as pupils aged 15 to 18 competed in the Scottish heat of the National Mock Trials Competition, which took place Saturday 1st December at the High Court in Glasgow. This year’s event was won by

A church in the Netherlands has held a continuous prayer service for more than a month – in aid of a refugee family facing imminent deportation – as police are unable to raid places of worship under Dutch law. The Armenian family had its asylum requested dismissed on appeal after it was

A summary sheriff erred in ruling that a mother’s slap to the head of her four-year-old daughter was not likely to cause unnecessary suffering or injury to health so as to constitute an offence under the Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937. The Sheriff Appeal Court held that the sum

Almost 80 per cent of Scottish solicitors and accredited paralegals feel that gender equality has improved in the legal profession over the past five years. The Profile of the Profession survey published today by the Law Society of Scotland, questioned over 2,700 solicitors, trainee solicitors and a

The UK government has published its full legal advice on the draft Brexit deal after government ministers were found to be in contempt of Parliament in an historic first. The government had failed to publish the advice of Attorney General Geoffrey Cox QC in spite of a binding vote to that effect by

A number of enhancements for users involved in simple procedure litigation are being introduced to the Civil Online system on 13 December 2018. The Court Document Display and Electronic Notification changes will mean that Civil Online users will be able to open, save and print a range of court-gener