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Lord Sumption In an address conference on family law held in London, Supreme Court Justice Lord Sumption reflects on the problems caused by over specialisation in the legal profession, and the importance of cross-fertilisation between different areas of practice.

A man in New Mexico set his flat on fire because his neighbours were having sex too loudly. According to the complaint, Reuben Cook, 36, told officers he would rather go to prison and “get away from the noise”.

The owners of a luxury block of flats overlooking the Old Course in St Andrews have failed in an appeal against a decision by the local authority assessor to describe two of the apartments as a “showhouse” on the valuation roll. The Lands Valuation Appeal Court upheld a decision of the valuation

Lord Advocate, James Wolffe, QC Scotland has good reason to be proud of its public prosecution service, according to the new Lord Advocate, James Wolffe, QC.

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that France was wrong to incarcerate a woman attempting to enter Britain with a fake passport through the channel tunnel. The ECJ said yesterday that EU member states were prohibited from imprisoning the non-EU migrant who is in the country illegally, an

Robert Buckland QC The UK government will engage with the Law Society and Bar Council in England and Wales in a bid to ease tension over the Investigatory Powers Bill's impact on legal professional privilege, MPs have been told.

Glen Gilson Glen Gilson, managing partner and founder of Gilson Gray, spoke to SLN assistant editor Kapil Summan about the rapid growth of Scotland’s youngest full-service law firm.

An independent child protection review chaired by former Crown agent Catherine Dyer is to be commissioned in Scotland. Part of the Scottish government’s Child Protection Improvement Programme, the announcement for the independent review comes following the conviction of a mother and her partner fo

As the Brexit vote looms and the gap between Leave and Remain in the opinion polls narrows, Scottish Legal News poses the question to our readers: should we go or should we stay? To take part, simply click on the appropriate box below.

Lord Justice Fulord Senior judges in England have called for a review to the right to have a jury in trials for thefts, burglaries and minor assaults.

Tim Farron David Cameron today communicated via Twitter that “urgent communications” were taking place to rectify the technical glitch that occurred last night which could see people eligible to vote, denied this right.

Over 100 delegates attended the 2016 Compensate Personal Injury Network Annual Conference in Edinburgh last week. Speakers at the event included Sheriff Principal Mhairi Stephen QC and Douglas Mill, consultant and former CEO of the Law Society of Scotland.

A pair of armed robbers quickly regretted their choice of target after their raid on a McDonald's branch in eastern France saw them come up against an 11-strong elite police team. The two robbers burst into the packed restaurant and immediately began firing warning shots to intimidate staff.

A police officer who was banned from driving after jumping a red light and crashing into two cars while en route to an emergency call has successfully appealed against her 12-month disqualification. The Sheriff Appeal Court quashed the sentence imposed and endorsed the former officer’s licence wit

Joanna Cherry QC MP The SNP has said its MPs will vote against the Investigatory Powers Bill at its third reading in Parliament today.