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Gordon Jackson KC is appealing a professional misconduct ruling against him for revealing the names of former first minister Alex Salmond's accusers on a train journey. Mr Jackson, 75, who was counsel for Alex Salmond during his High Court trial, had previously been instructed to apologise to t

Celtic legend Henrik Larsson has found himself in a legal dispute with a businessman over the use of his name. James Dear, 64, has been accused by Mr Larsson of “exploiting” his reputation by trademarking his name for a range of branded clothing.

Morton Fraser's Bethany Reed, Kirsty McArthur, Gregor Page, Ailsa Cameron, Kyle Dillon, Erda Kollovozi, Rachel Cooper and Sarah Patrick participated in the Edinburgh Kiltwalk's 'Mighty Stride' to support the firm's charity of the year, Shelter Scotland.

Sheriff Philip Mann sitting in Aberdeen Sheriff Court has just handed down a landmark decision (Mrs Susan Gordon, Petitioner, [2023] SC ABE 26) which, if followed by other courts, will open a new door in commissary practice across Scotland, writes Justin Reid. The deceased, Mr Thomas Nicol Rae,

An artist who was given nearly €70,000 in cash for an art project but then returned two blank canvasses he called Take the Money and Run has been ordered to repay the sum. Danish artist Jens Haaning was expected to physically incorporate the banknotes totalling 500,000 kroner (nearly &euro

Celtic FC is looking to settle legal claims of historical abuse at Celtic Boys Club, BBC News reports.

The Edinburgh Tram project was £400 million over budget and five years late due to a "litany of failures", Lord Hardie has found. The former judge has today published the findings and recommendations of the Edinburgh Tram Inquiry, nine years after it was established and at a cost of &poun

A former Scottish political leader and the chief economist of Natwest are among the guests at an Edinburgh conference being hosted by CMS next month. 'On Point: Doing Business in Scotland in Challenging Times' takes place on 5 October in the National Museum of Scotland.

The police in Scotland recorded 292,702 crimes in the year ending June 2023. This was two per cent higher than the 285,974 crimes recorded in the year ending June 2022. The recording of crime for the year ending June 2023 remains at one of the lowest levels seen for a 12-month period since 1974.

Harper Macleod has advised on the sale of Glasgow-based Calcluth & Sangster (Insurance Brokers) Ltd to Greenwood Moreland Insurance Brokers, part of the JMG Group. Calcluth & Sangster, initially founded by Ronnie McGregor, specialises in personal and commercial insurance broking services. Th

Post Office workers who have had their convictions for theft and false accounting reversed will be offered compensation of £600,000 each, the UK government has said. There are suspicions that evidence from defective accounting software might have influenced approximately 700 prosecutions of br

Edinburgh Sheriff Court will be open to the public this Saturday as part of Edinburgh Doors Open Day. The court is a modern building which opened to the public in September 1994. It is the largest of the courts within Lothian and Borders serving a population of approximately 450,000 and, after

The owner of a surfing python has been fined after breaching the strict conditions of his animal permit. Higor Fiuza was filmed longboarding with three-year-old carpet python Shiva off Australia's Gold Coast in footage which went viral on social media this month, ABC reports.

Ten new 'export champions' have been appointed for Scotland in a UK scheme that was launched just under a year ago. In October last year the first ever export champions for Scotland were selected and tasked with promoting the benefits of exporting.

California has filed a lawsuit against major oil and gas companies, alleging that they misled the public regarding the dangers associated with fossil fuels in one of a deluge of climate cases being brought around the world. The legal action also calls for the establishment of a fund, underwritten by