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A final reckoning by organisers of the Tumbling Lassie charity events has shown that £17,000 was raised for the fight against human trafficking at home and abroad. A seminar and a ball were held and the proceeds will go to two charities, International Justice Mission (IJM) and Trafficking Awareness

Gerlind Wisskirchen New labour and employment legislation is “urgently needed” before the impending AI revolution, including in the area of liability for autonomous cars, according to a report by the International Bar Association (IBA).

A man disallowed from pleading the reasonable belief defence after having sex with a 14-year old girl because he had previously been charged with other sexual offences has had his appeal, that the clause of the Sexual Offences Act 2009 providing for this is incompatible with his article 8 rights and

Louise Crawford Researchers from Robert Gordon University’s (RGU) Business School have presented their findings following an investigation into new European Union directives aimed at improving the transparency of payments made to governments by companies engaged in extracting natural resources.

Roddy Dunlop QC The newest Faculty of Advocates office-bearer is Roddy Dunlop QC, who has been elected to the post of treasurer.

The Law Society of Scotland has said that increased scrutiny of Scottish Limited Partnerships’ (SLP) anti money laundering processes could help deter criminal activity. In its response to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s call for evidence on limited partnership law,

Gordon Keyden Clyde & Co and Simpson & Marwick were chosen as "Scottish Law Firm of the Year 2017" at the Scott + Co Scottish Legal Awards.

Pictured: (L-R) Megan MacInnes, Prof David Adams, Andrew Thin, Bob McIntosh, Dr Sally Reynolds and Lorne MacLeod

Robert Carr (left) and Dominic Scullion

Thousands of pounds have been recovered from drivers who failed to pay fines across Scotland after 29 non-payers had their vehicles clamped in less than a month. Enforcement teams targeted persistent non-payers during March in a number of areas including Glasgow, the Lothians, Dunbartonshire and Lan

David Young QC Two members of the Faculty of Advocates are among a raft of appointments to the Parole Board for Scotland.

Emma Boffey A ruling made last month by the Court of Session shows that betting does not always pay, even when the outcome you wagered on is realised, writes Emma Boffey.

A man who was seriously injured when shards of glass struck him on the face after another man punched the glass door of a take away is to be awarded damages. A sheriff granted summary decree after ruling that that the defender, who pled guilty to “culpably and recklessly” punching through the gl

Scotland’s law firms have among the best profit margins in the UK, according to an annual report. In its Legal Benchmarking Report, the Royal Bank of Scotland found that profit as a percentage of fees was 27 per cent in Scotland and that firms had increased their fees by an average of three per ce

An artificial intelligence expert "married" a robot of his own creation in a simple ceremony on Friday. Zheng Jiajia, 31, married his robot Yingying after failing to find a human wife, the Qianjiang Evening News reports.