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A second Holyrood body has raised serious concerns about the standards of governance at the Scottish Police Authority (SPA), saying it has no confidence in Andrew Flanagan, the authority's chair. In a new report, the Justice Sub-Committee on Policing said it shares concerns raised by the Public Audi

The Supreme Court has refused a group of individuals referring to themselves as “The Independence Camp” permission to appeal a judgment of the Court of Session requiring them to leave the grounds of the Scottish Parliament. Permission for McFarlane and Macleod to appeal was refused in a case rel

Graham Matthews

Scott Ritchie Shepherd and Wedderburn has acted for Safestay plc, in its £18.4 million debt restructuring and refinancing with HSBC.

Kate Wyatt Kate Wyatt takes a look at the current rules on the right to work in the UK in advance of Brexit.

Millions of pounds are owed to the courts, new figures from the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) have revealed. A report released by SCTS showed that £4.3 million in unpaid penalties are owed to the sheriff courts for the period of 2013-17. A further £900,000 is owed to the Justice of

Eilidh Wiseman, president of the Law Society of Scotland 2016-17 and Adrian Ward MBE

Mungo Bovey QC The head of the Faculty of Advocates’ pro bono service, Mungo Bovey QC , has been invited to give the keynote address at a conference of student law clinics.

12 June - Sitting in Edinburgh Sadovska and Another (Appellants) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent)

A defendant who made the mistake of addressing a judge as "mate" was escorted back to the cells for his disrespect. Sebastian Stroud, 35, gave a casual response when Judge Simon Cooper asked how he was going to pay a backlog of fines.

A woman accused of smashing the windscreen of a car driven by her estranged partner has been found guilty of vandalism after a sheriff ruled that her belief that they were the joint owners of the vehicle was no defence to the statutory charge of wilfully or recklessly damaging property belonging to

Carol Anderson Scottish home buyers borrowed £1.8 billion for house purchase in the the first three months of this year, down 15 per cent quarter-on-quarter and five per cent year-on-year.

A trio of law students from the University of Aberdeen enjoyed success at a recent International competition at The Hague.The International Criminal Court Moot Court Competition is an annual large scale moot court competition, simulating the proceedings of the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Pictured (L-R): Rhona Miller from Friends of Anchor, Liane Munro from Stronachs and Carol Crowther from Stronachs. Credit: First Photographics.

Over the last week, the Law Society of Scotland has been receiving multiple calls and emails every day about attempted fraud attacks on client accounts. The callers claim to be from bank fraud teams and sometimes appear to be knowledgeable about bank processes and recent firm transactions.