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The first woman to be made crown agent and chief executive of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, Catherine Dyer, has been awarded a CBE for services to law and order. Ms Dyer, an experienced solicitor and graduate of Glasgow University has held her current position since 2010.

A child counsellor with convictions for offences of dishonesty whose application to be the kinship carer for her teenage niece and nephew was refused following a disclosure check has successfully appealed against a decision to include her name on the children’s list. A sheriff allowed the appeal a

SLN assistant editor Kapil Summan looks back at some of the biggest stories in Scots law this year. The past year has been one of reform and change in the Scottish legal profession. In January, the then Lord President, Lord Gill, announced the timetable for the commencement of provisions of the Cour

Mark Gibson DWF has advised US-based electrical manufacturer Leviton on its acquisition of network infrastructure provider Brand-Rex Ltd.

Graeme Bruce CMS Scotland has advised intermodal logistics supplier InterBulk Group PLC (AIM Listed) on its recommended cash acquisition by Den Hartogh Holding B.V. (Netherlands).

Leonie Donald A litigation partner at Aberdein Considine has become one of only a handful of lawyers in Scotland to secure a coveted legal title.

Two men have been sentenced to a total of 13 years and four months after pleading guilty to their role in the management and operation of one the UK’s largest drugs networks. At the High Court in Glasgow, Roy Dunstance, 39, pled guilty to directing serious organised crime in relation to drug traff

Fiona Davidson Fiona Davidson discusses an early Christmas present from Lord Tyre for those looking to challenge public procurement decisions.

The Scottish Civil Justice Council’s (SCJC) winter tour has now finished with nearly 80 people attending sessions held at the sheriff courts in Aberdeen, Inverness and Glasgow. Presentations, delivered by council members and lawyers from the Lord President’s Private Office, provided information

The Faculty of Advocates is to help give judges from Brazil an insight into the Scottish legal system. The Association of Brazilian Magistrates (AMB), which represents all levels of the Brazilian judiciary, has chosen UK as the venue from 23 May to 2 June, 2016, for its second International Congress

A worker at a scaffolding firm who was injured when a manager threw a claw hammer which accidentally struck him on the head has had a claim for damages dismissed after a court ruled that his employers were not “vicariously liable”. A sheriff principal upheld a sheriff’s decision that the emplo

There are now more female solicitors than male according to the latest statistics from the Law Society of Scotland. For the first time, 51 per cent of Scotland’s 11,000+ practising solicitors are female following an influx of women entering the profession in recent years.

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled theScottish government's minimum unit alcohol pricing plans are contrary to EU law as other tax options exist. Instead, the ECJ has recommended the introduction of alternative tax measures to achieve the same effect.

An oil company has been fined £1.125 million for causing one of the biggest ever gas leaks in the North Sea. Total's Elgin platform, which is located 150 miles east of Aberdeen, began leaking in March 2012 for 51 days.

Michael Matheson Psychological and emotional abuse could be made a crime in Scotland in a major reform of domestic abuse law.