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Michael Matheson The interests of Scotland’s unique justice system must be protected as part of the UK’s negotiations with the EU, according to Justice Secretary Michael Matheson.

Pictured (L-R): Thomas Ross, Kerim Faud QC and Michael Polak

In the circumstances of a personal injury case where the claimant already owes money to the defender, what is the mechanism by which a defender can include the entirely unrelated debt within the proceedings to avoid becoming liable to make payment to a person who already owes them money? In England

Stephen Trombala Shepherd and Wedderburn and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati acted for FanDuel in its proposed conditional merger with fellow fantasy sports technology company DraftKings.

The Burness Paull Foundation, the charitable trust of Burness Paull, has donated more than £20,000 to charities and causes chosen by its employees in its first 12 months.

Liz Truss A former Lord Chief Justice has warned that the present incumbent has caused a “constitutional breakdown” and may even have broken the law by failing to defend judges over the Brexit case.

Cat Maclean assesses the new RBS’ compensation scheme for SMEs who were victims of the bank’s Global Restructuring Group. In a perfect illustration of the maxim “pick a good day to bury bad news”, on the day of the US Presidential Election, RBS issued a press r

A former procurator fiscal within the east federation division of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service describes an "incredibly over-zealous, intrusive and counter-productive approach" towards domestic abuse cases within Scotland's justice system.

R (on the application of Miller & Dos Santos) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union 5 – 8 December 2016

Fifteen per cent of employees in Scotland’s prosecution service and 11 per cent in the Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service (SCTS) said they have experienced bullying or harassment, according to the annual People Survey The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service has come under the scrutiny of

of third parties. The body must be prepared within a very short time of death, ideally within minutes and at most within a few hours. Arrangements then have to be made for it to be transported by a registered funeral director to the premises in the United States where it is to be stored. “Evident

Six members of the Faculty of Advocates are among a group of new appointees to the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland. In all, eight new legal members and 19 new medical members were appointed by legal affairs minister Annabelle Ewing MSP. She said the new members brought “a wealth of skills and

Angela Constance The Scottish government is to consider enshrining a right to access to food in Scots law.

The Investigatory Powers Bill has been passed by the House of Lords and awaits Royal Assent. The so-called Snoopers' Charter allows the state to use electronic snooping tactics to deal with crime and terrorism, including the widespread gathering of data.

Roseanna Cunningham The Scottish government has not ruled out legislation to protect mountain hares but any changes in law must be evidence based, Land Reform Secretary Roseanna Cunningham MSP said.