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TC Young has been appointed to advise West of Scotland Housing Association for at least the next three years.  The firm has significant experience in the housing sector and also place a considerable emphasis on supporting its RSL clients in their communities through social value.

US President Joe Biden's dog, which replaced another dog that kept biting people, is in the doghouse after biting people.  Commander, the latest 'first pooch', replaced Major, but has landed himself in hot water after reportedly also going on a biting spree. Among his victims were a Secret Serv

As is my wont, I will try to avoid ambiguity – the Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill is, in part, dangerous and not just because some of the drafting is appalling. I will not comment on the whole bill but on a few aspects.I am not suggesting that there is no roo

A competition open to both solicitors and advocates in Scotland is accepting entries. The British Irish Commercial Bar Association's Bursary Competition aims to assist those whose completion of further studies will enhance diversity in the profession.

A legal request has been made to the Crown Office to reopen criminal proceedings against the footballer David Goodwillie. Mr Goodwillie, 34, was found to have raped a woman in a civil case in 2017. Criminal charges against him were dismissed, however, due to insufficient evidence. Denise Clair, the

The family of Emily Drouet, an 18-year-old Aberdeen law student who took her own life after being subjected to abuse by her partner, has begun a civil action against him in the Court of Session. Emily was a fresher at the University of Aberdeen when she met Angus Milligan, who launched a campaign of

In the case of Kirkwood v Thelem Insurance, 2023, the Inner House of the Court of Session shone a light on the recoverability of English solicitors’ costs for a litigation conducted in Scotland before the Court of Session, write Mark Hastings and Gavin Aitken.

A valedictory was held for Supreme Court justice Lord Kitchin yesterday, ahead of his retirement in September. Lord Kitchin has been a justice since October 2018. Remarks were made by Lord Reed, Iain Purvis KC, Daniel Alexander KC and Lord Kitchin himself who thanked his family and colleagues for th

The UK government has committed to integrating mediation in the court process for small civil claims valued up to £10,000, starting with specified money claims – which make up 80 per cent of small claims. This could include claims such as a homeowner suing their builder for failure to de

The Sheriff Appeal Court has refused an appeal by the proprietors of an access road against a sheriff’s decision that the owner of farmland only accessible via that road maintained pedestrian and vehicular access across the piece of land and allowed her a cross appeal against a decision that s

The initial tweet of Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, which sold for $2.9 million (around £2.26m) as a non-fungible token (NFT) in 2021, is now worth less than $2,000 (around £1,560). Iranian crypto entrepreneur Sina Estavi, who purchased the Dorsey NFT, which reads "Just setting up my tw

Rural and island communities are to "have a chance to have their voices heard" in local and national decision-making. Around £80,000 will be used to deliver the next Scottish Rural and Islands Parliament – a grassroots democratic assembly ­– which will take place in the autumn.

Home Secretary Suella Braverman acted unlawfully by failing to offer basic support to asylum seekers, including pregnant women and young children, a judge in the High Court has ruled. She must now enact changes that will benefit thousands of asylum seekers following the successful legal challenge by

The far-right government in Israel has succeeded in having a bill passed that curtails the power of judges over ministers, triggering widespread protests and criticism from US President Joe Biden. Named the "reasonableness" bill, the legislation, ratified by the Knesset despite significant oppositio

The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident inquiry into the death of Jacqui Hunter.