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The makers of the video game Grand Theft Auto are taking legal action against the BBC over a TV drama charting the rise of the series. Take-Two Interactive, parent company of Rockstar North, which is based in Edinburgh and makes the series has filed a case against the BBC over trademark infringement

Lord Davidson of Glen Clova A global cigarette and tobacco company is launching the largest corporate compensation case in history over plain packaging legislation.

Ann Logan Ann Logan, a partner at Balfour+Manson, has been accredited by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) as the first clinical negligence specialist and assessor in Scotland.

James Wolffe QC Offering protection to people fleeing persecution may be difficult, but it must be done, the Dean of the Faculty of Advocates declared in opening a conference to raise awareness of an important piece of asylum legislation.

Damages totalling £1.2 million have been awarded to celebrities against Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) for phone hacking. Actress Sadie Frost has received what is believed to be the highest ever award for phone hacking at £260,250.

JK Rowling has seen "her reputation restored" after her solicitor read out a Daily Mail apology to the author in London's High Court. The newspaper, which published a 2013 article making false claims about the author, printed an apology and paid damages in May 2014, but challenged Rowling's right to

Andrew Mackenzie Andrew Mackenzie, chief executive of the Scottish Arbitration Centre, has been appointed communications officer for the International Bar Association Access to Justice and Legal Aid Committee.

From left: Lindsay Darroch, partner, Blackadders LLP; Campbell Clark, partner Blackadders LLP; Marjory MacDonald; Johnston Clark (managing partner, Blackadders LLP  

A man who sought to a publish a book detailing the his life including details of severe physical and sexual abuse but whose first wife opposed its publication on the basis it would cause psychological harm to their child has won his appeal at the UK Supreme Court. President of the Supreme Court Lord

A man charged with a number of contraventions of the Road Traffic Act 1988, including drink-driving and driving while disqualified, has failed in a bid to have the case against him dismissed over the delay in bringing him to trial. The Criminal Appeal Court upheld a sheriff’s decision to refuse th

Retired lawyer and sheriff William Francis Lunny, born 10 December 1938, has died at the age of 77. His varied career began when he commenced as a solicitor in private practice in Glasgow in 1961.

Justice secretary Michael Matheson MSP The Scottish government has called for submissions of written evidence on the policy and practice of stop and search by police officers in Scotland.

Community safety minister Paul Wheelhouse MSP The Scottish government is consulting on proposals to shorten the timeframe in which workers must disclose previous convictions to employers.

More flexibility in the system for seeking repossession of properties in the private rented sector has been welcomed by the Faculty of Advocates. Initial proposals by the Scottish government last year had listed eight grounds for landlords to use for repossession, and each was to be mandatory – if

Lorna Jack, chief executive of the Law Society of Scotland A record number of solicitors across Scotland, England and Wales voted in this year's election to the Law Society of Scotland's principal decision-making body, the Council.