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TV personality Ant McPartlin has been given what is thought to be one of the largest drink driving fines in a British court. Mr McPartlin was handed a fine of £86,000 and a 20-month driving ban, after he pleaded guilty at Wimbledon Magistrates' Court.

Michael Matheson A new initiative to tackle domestic abuse is to be expanded around the country, with £2.8 million being made available for local authorities to apply for in order to implement it.

The Scottish government has reiterated that its Continuity Bill is within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament as the UK government mounts a legal challenge against it at the Supreme Court. Brexit minister Michael Russell said Lord Advocate James Wolffe QC would be arguing in court

A man has become the first person prosecuted in the UK for registering false company information after a stunt he organised to demonstrate the weakness of enforcement. Businessman Kevin Brewer registered two companies, in 2013 and 2016, with government ministers listed as directors and shareholders

A Russian man who was held in a cage during appeal hearings via video link while on remand suffered a violation of his rights under article 3 of the Convention, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled. In today’s Chamber judgment in the case of Karachentsev v Russia the court held, unanimousl

The Faculty of Advocates’ Tumbling Lassie Committee has announced that last weekend’s charity ball and seminar have raised at least £20,000 to help fight human trafficking and modern slavery.

Pictured (L-R): Darren Leahy, Sharon Drysdale, Gregor MacEwan, Vanessa Beattie, Andrew Boccoli, Pamela Dobson

Gilson Gray Lawyers at Gilson Gray are swapping the legal books for hiking boots as they undertake a charity challenge on one of Edinburgh’s most famous landmarks.

A motorist who reversed his car into another vehicle but claimed that the other driver “exaggerated” his injuries for “financial gain” has had an appeal against a decision ordering him to pay damages dismissed. John Finlay admitted liability for the minor collision with the parked vehicle in

Matthew Rice Matthew Rice writes on the need for reform of Scotland's biometric data regime.

In a landmark ruling, the High Court in London has ordered search giant Google to remove search results concerning historic offending by a claimant with spent criminal convictions. London law firm Carter-Ruck acted for two claimants, NT1 and NT2, in what it said were "unprecedented cases" which rais

Gordon Jackson QC Dean of Faculty, Gordon Jackson QC, explains a new scheme for students considering a career at the bar.

Lawyers gathered at Prestonfield House in Edinburgh on Saturday for the third Tumbling Lassie Ball, which saw the world debut of Alexander McCall Smith's operetta telling the tale of the dancing girl and her path to freedom. A full report on the evening and the Tumbling Lassie seminar will feature i