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Seven new members have been welcomed to the WS Society's Council. The council is a representative body of 21 Writers to the Signet, each serving a term of three years. Council has an important consultative function in providing the society’s trustees with feedback on its activities.

The Administrative Law (2nd Reissue) has just been published in The Laws of Scotland: The Stair Memorial Encyclopaedia – the first update in 23 years. The 2nd Reissue is the most comprehensive and up-to-date work on administrative law in Scotland and covers the principles of administrativ

Experts have warned that despite the removal from office of badly behaved politicians, the democratic system of the UK remains subject to challenges and exploitation. The United Kingdom Constitution Monitoring Group (UKCMG) is composed of leading constitutional experts including former permanent sec

New laws banning XL Bully type dogs have been laid in Parliament, as the UK government adds the breed to the list of dogs banned under the Dangerous Dogs Act. Under the new rules, which come into force at the end of the year, it will be illegal to breed, sell, advertise, exchange, gift, rehome, aban

Gillespie Macandrew has donated a record £48,000 to the Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity (ECHC) and Alzheimer Scotland as part of its annual commitment to its charity partners. The firm donates one per cent of its pre-tax profits each year and this year announced double digit income

The Scottish Sentencing Council’s new sentencing guideline on death by driving offences has been approved by the High Court – marking a legal first for Scotland. It is the country’s first ever offence guideline and the first time that the council has set out guidance to help courts

Police are on the look-out for a large quantity of bull semen stolen from a Co Tyrone farm. Two artificial insemination tanks with a "significant value" were taken from the farm near Clogher the weekend before last.

Burges Salmon has completed its 10th UK land acquisition for Oxygen Conservation, a company committed to protecting and restoring nature and the built environment through conservation projects. With the ambition to ‘Scale Conservation’, Oxygen Conservation tackles the climate emergency a

Law firm HF Scotland and Zurich have secured a significant judgment in which a specialist sheriff in the All-Scotland Sheriff Personal Injury Court disapplied QOCS protection due to a pursuer’s fraudulent representation and manifestly unreasonably conduct, sending a clear message that dishones

Shoosmiths' corporate legal team in Scotland recently acted for Certara USA Inc in its acquisition of Formedix Limited, a Glasgow-based biotech company which provides a clinical metadata repository and clinical trial automation software. The acquisition, for an undisclosed sum, expands US-based Cert

In 2022-23, 52 victims of homicide were recorded, two per cent (or one victim) fewer than the 53 victims recorded in 2021-22, new statistics show. This is the lowest number of recorded homicide victims since comparable records began in 1976. Over the latest 10 year period from 2013-14 to 2022-23, th

Officials in Iran have arrested a prominent lawyer at the funeral of a teenage girl who died during an incident on the Tehran metro involving the country's morality police. Human right defender Nasrin Sotoudeh was taken in by authorities during the burial of 17-year-old Armita Garavand.

Blackadders LLP has unveiled a new brand as it continues its journey to transform the 250-year-old firm. The black and yellow colours traditionally associated with the firm have been replaced by a fresh aqua and purple colour palette as well as a simpler typeface.

Clyde & Co has been recognised for its breadth of expertise following the publication of new rankings by Chambers and Partners, Legal 500 and The Times’ Best Law Firms directories. The firm, which has three offices across Scotland, maintained Chambers and Partners rankings across eight cat

A woman has successfully obtained a court order to evict her two adult sons, who declined to move out while refusing to pay rent or perform chores. The 75-year-old woman from the northern Italian city of Pavia was forced to go to court to resolve the situation with her two sons, aged 40 and 42, The