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The owner of a dog which killed another dog has successfully challenged a sheriff’s decision to order the animal’s destruction. The Sheriff Appeal Court ruled that the sheriff made the order on the basis of “irrelevant” factors and failed to take into account the fact that no person was inju

Well-known defence solicitor Martin Lavery has died aged 60. Mr Lavery graduated LLB (Hons) from Glasgow University in 1977. He served his apprenticeship with Wm McGlynn and Co, Glasgow and after periods in Moffat and Coatbridge he entered into partnership with his good friend Vinny Smith now Sherif

A solicitor has been fined £8,000 by the Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal after being found guilty of professional misconduct in relation to the purchase of a property. The Tribunal found that Euan Maxwell Terras was guilty of professional misconduct in respect of his acting in the purcha

The High Court in Belfast has refused two landmark judicial reviews challenging the UK government's ability to activate Article 50 and withdraw from the European Union, our sister publication, Irish Legal News reports. The judicial reviews were brought by victims' campaigner Raymond McCord and a cro

David Morgan David Morgan looks at the question of employment status in the gig economy.

Ministers have been urged by the Faculty of Advocates to remove a “blot on the landscape” of Scottish arbitration law. The Faculty said that a section of the Arbitration (Scotland) Act 2010, dealing with statutory arbitrations, has still to come into effect.

An artisan Scottish cheesemaker whose products were removed from the shelves following an E.coli outbreak is bringing a judicial review against Food Standards Scotland in a bid to defeat claims it was the source of the outbreak. Errington Cheese’s products were recalled in September following alle

Juliet Harris The annual prize for the best dissertation by a student on the taught masters programme in human rights law at the University of Strathclyde has this year been awarded to Juliet Harris. The dissertation, entitled The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in Scots Law: A

Law Society of Scotland staff have raised a total of £9,040 for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust over the past year.A huge range of fundraising activity by staff from across the organisation contributed to the grand total including climbing Ben Nevis, running in the Edinburgh marathon relay and the Great

Pictured: Angus MacLeod, partner at Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP, sponsors of the Royal National Mòd Traditional Gold Medal competition with winners Claire Macaulay and Torquil MacLeod and their awards.

James Kelly In a response to moves to repeal the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act 2012, Celtic has criticised strict liability rules that would see clubs held liable for the behaviour of fans, saying this could actually encourage “unacceptable conduct i

A Somalian refugee convicted of rape who successfully challenged a decision to deport him to his home country on human rights grounds has seen an appeal against that ruling refused. The Inner House of the Court of Session refused an appeal by the Home Secretary against an Upper Tribunal ruling, whic

Iain McDougall Over the past two weeks there have been a number of revelations regarding the conduct of the Royal Bank of Scotland’s Global Restructuring Group. Iain McDougall looks at what's next for bank customers who have had their businesses affected by the conduct of the department.

Pictured (L-R): Laura McDonagh, Carolyn Jackson, Lorna Hale and Darren Deery

Patrick McGuire Scots who own Volkswagens are moving ahead with their legal battle for damages from the car manufacturer in the wake of a $15 billion settlement in the US.