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A man who was convicted of a number of offences including robbery and dangerous driving after he assaulted a woman and stole her car has successfully challenged a sheriff’s decision to impose an extended sentence. The Criminal Appeal Court ruled that a sheriff's purported disposal was “incompete

The families of two students killed by a driver with a history of blackouts say the Crown Office could have prevented the Glasgow bin lorry crash by prosecuting him. Laura Stewart, 20, and Mhairi Convy, 18, were killed after being struck by a Range Rover in Glasgow five years ago when driver William

Amendments suggested by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) to tackle online copyright infringement would see file sharers punished by up to ten years in prison. File sharers have been threatened with criminal charges in the past – even where they did not seek financial gain or share in the cou

Emma Carr A number of Scottish local authorities have been criticised by a campaign group for their "shockingly lax attitudes to protecting confidential information".

Brandon Malone Brandon Malone, chairman of the Scottish Arbitration Centre, has been appointed to the International Chamber of Commerce UK Committee for Arbitration and ADR.

Gordon Tainton Davidson Chalmers has announced the appointment of Gordon Tainton as its new chief operating officer.

Norman Dalgleish Morton Fraser has hired Norman Dalgleish, a former senior financial planner at Turcan Connell, adding expertise and experience to the firm’s wealth management practice.

Alasdair Sutherland Terra Firma Chambers' Robert Sutherland and Alasdair Sutherland will once again participate in the University of Aberdeen’s Land Reform in Review Symposium on Thursday 20 August 2015 at The Old Senate Room, Old Aberdeen.

Yesterday's edition of Scottish Legal News misattributed comments made by Digby Brown's lawyers to Dorothy Bain QC in the ongoing Glasgow bin lorry FAI. Ms Bain did not make these comments. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Lord Carloway The Scottish Criminal Bar Association (SCBA) has responded to comments made by the Lord Justice Clerk that counsel's questioning of complainers should not be “protracted, vexatious or unfeeling” in a judgment from a case heard last year.

Cat McLean An English court judgement could pave the way for Scottish companies to win more compensation from banks who mis-sold interest rate hedging products(IRHPs), law firm MBM Commercial has said.

Caroline Levesque-Bartlett Nobody in Scotland has faced jail for failure to pay their TV license in at least half a decade, according to figures obtained under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

A “prominent” professional sportsman has been granted an injunction preventing a newspaper publishing a “kiss and tell” story about a sexual relationship he had with another woman before he was married. A judge at the High Court in London granted the application by the un-named married coupl

Gordon Bathgate Allan McDougall Solicitors is up for a total of five awards in the Law Awards of Scotland 2015.

Anne Henderson (left) and Colin Henderson