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Via Jamie Kerr: "Packed day today at the annual Red Mass in Edinburgh to celebrate the opening of the new legal year. A great turnout with all branches of the profession represented as well as a delegation of lawyers and judges from the USA."

Shepherd and Wedderburn is legal advisor to the newly formed Cask Whisky Association (CWA), a new organisation established to create a safer environment for whisky enthusiasts and customers to buy and sell casks for investment.

The Law Society of Scotland has rejected proposals for a single UK-wide anti-money laundering (AML) supervisor, saying a one-size fits all approach would be a “regressive step” in efforts to combat economic crime. The Law Society has said a number of proposals in the HM Treasury consulta

Martin Walker, a partner at Balfour and Manson, has been accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in regulation of professional conduct law. He acts for a wide variety of professionals referred for a broad range of disciplinary and regulatory matters.

Hunter Street Health Centre in the east end of Glasgow is to be the site of Scotland's first drugs consumption room. The facility is supported by the Scottish government as a way to address the country's drugs deaths crisis.

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Congress Wants to Hold Sri Lanka’s Feet to the Fire on Human Rights

A new series follows solicitor Aamer Anwar and his team of lawyers.

A 21-year-old man has admitted killing his grandparents in a knife attack. Tobyn Salvatore appeared at the High Court in Glasgow after pleading guilty to a charge of culpable homicide due to diminished responsibility.

On Thursday 5 October, the Lord President, Lord Carloway, will be chairing a virtual information session that will provide an insight into the working life of a senator for now and the future and demystify what the role involves. The Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland application process will

A journalist recently tested the limits of baby naming in Australia by calling her son "Methamphetamine Rules". Kirsten Drysdale submitted the name to the New South Wales Births, Deaths and Marriages registry as part of national broadcaster ABC's new show What the FAQ.

Rape complainers and children face "outmoded" practices in court, Scotland's most senior judge has told the BBC. The Lord Justice General, Lord Carloway, said the system was not yet good enough at dealing with rape complainers and children.

Harper Macleod has extended its longstanding partnership with Scottish EDGE. The collaboration, now in its tenth year, has helped to support hundreds of young and growing Scottish businesses.

Police Scotland is gearing up to launch a specialist unit focused on hate crimes, ahead of new legislation set to take effect next year. The unit is specifically tasked with probing cases where there are violations of the new law, which broadens protection for certain groups under the novel offence

John Joyce has announced he will stand down as managing partner of Addleshaw Goddard next April, a year ahead of the end of his current term, 10 years after he was first elected and at the end of his 25th anniversary as a partner in the business. Mr Joyce became managing partner in 2014, and was re-

11 October – Reading Room, Parliament House Research into the use and popularity of litigation crowdfunding in Scotland will be outlined by a senior law lecturer at an upcoming event in Edinburgh next month.