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Solicitors and estate agents McEwan Fraser Legal has been named “Scotland Agency of the Year” at The Negotiator magazine awards where judges praised the firm as “outstanding”.

A wealthy student at Stirling University had his Maserati confiscated yesterday after he was caught drink-driving for the second time. Chenao Li, who is studying English at the University and is believed to come from a “prosperous” Chinese family had his car confiscated by Sheriff Gillian Wade Q

Michael Matheson Justice Secretary Michael Matheson has announced a further £450,000 of funding to provide extra training staff for the Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) Scotland programme.

Caryn Penley CMS has been announced as the latest office occupier to take space in 1 West Regent Street, a newly completed grade A property in Glasgow city centre.

Simon Murphy The Law Society of Ireland will work to make adequate funding for the justice system a key issue in the Irish general election, incoming president Simon Murphy has said.

The Edinburgh Tax Network, in conjunction with Terra Firma Chambers, will present a seminar entitled "Share Schemes, Employee Ownership and Share Incentives: A Lawyer's Perspective" on Thursday 26th November 2015 at the Mackenzie Building, Old Assembly Close, Edinburgh. At this event, James Keith, S

The 21st Century Bar Conference has proved as popular as ever, and only applications to join a waiting list are now being taken for next month’s event. A customary diverse programme has been drawn up by the Faculty of Advocates and the Law Society of Scotland’s In–House Lawyers’ Group (ILG)

The House of Commons has passed the Scotland Bill amid criticism from it has not delivered on the Smith Commission proposals. It will now be passed to the House of Lords for consideration and will need approval in the Scottish Parliament before being given royal assent in spring next year – before

Derek Penman Police Scotland has been admonished in a report on its failure to follow up on a car crash which resulted in two deaths.

Pictured (l-r): Ewan Stafford, Emma Linn and Karyn Mackay

A French comedian who appealed against his conviction for making public insults against Jews has had his application to the European Court of Human Rights declared inadmissible on the basis it was not protected by his article 10 right to freedom of expression and was instead anti-Semitism and Holoca

David Gourlay David Gourlay provides an update on data sharing agreements following the demise of Safe Harbor in the wake of the ECJ's Schrems ruling.

Lesley McAra Women are being held back in the legal profession according to a new group aimed at getting women into the top posts The Herald reports.

A legally enforceable ban on smoking in parts of hospital grounds has been supported by MSPs on the Health and Sport Committee in its stage one report into the Health (Tobacco, Nicotine etc. and Care) Bill. In the bill, the government is proposing to set a legally enforceable no-smoking area the sam

Edward Snowden A federal judge has affirmed his previous ruling that the National Security Agency's ( ) telephone collection programme was unconstitutional and has ordered it to stop gathering the phone records of a man and his business.