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A Hamilton sheriff has allowed for a personal injury action by a woman who sought damages from her husband on the ground that he raped her to proceed despite it falling outside of the normal three-year time limit on such actions. Pursuer AM sought permission for the action under section 19A of the P

A desire to succeed despite adversity motivates people to pursue a legal career, but barriers caused by finances and careers advice are obstacles, a new study suggests. Those who have become solicitors and barristers said experiencing difficult circumstances in their lives and their personal qualiti

Balfour and Manson has announced it will pay staff a £1,000 pre-Christmas bonus payment to support them with the rising cost of living. All 86 employees in the business, which also has 22 partners, will receive the discretionary payment in their salary on 28 November.

Pinsent Masons has advised space flight company, Orbital Express Launch Limited (known as Orbex), on securing the land rights needed to build and run the UK’s first spaceport in Scotland. Pinsent Masons advised Orbex on all aspects of its negotiations and leasing agreements with Highlands and

The Scottish housing market continues to weaken, with last month bringing another decrease in buyer demand and agreed sales, according to the October 2022 RICS Residential Market Survey. Prices though were still increasing according to respondents.

Brandon Malone has stepped down as chairman of the Scottish Arbitration centre, passing the chairmanship to Lord Glennie, who was vice chairman of the centre. During his time in the role, Mr Malone spearheaded an energy arbitration project with CEPMLP at the University of Dundee. He was also appoint

A man who helped smuggle £450,000 worth of cocaine from England to Scotland has been jailed for three years and nine months. Football scout Jordan McKinlay, 30, was handed the sentence by Lord Scott at the High Court in Glasgow after having earlier pleaded guilty to supplying drugs.

The Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill does not solve existing tensions (which remain unresolved in the courts) between the Gender Recognition Act 2004 (GRA) and the Equality Act 2010 (“the EqA”), writes barrister Amanda Jones. The bill will introduce new conflicts with the EqA. T

A plane passenger has failed in a bid to conceal a gun inside an entire raw chicken. Security officials at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport took to Instagram yesterday to share photos of the "personal fowl".

Morton Fraser has been named one of the Top 15 Best Law Firms to Work For in the UK in the Best Companies to Work For 2022 lists.

The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission (SCCRC) has referred the cases of former subpostmasters (SPMs) to the High Court of Justiciary. The convictions of Aleid Kloosterhuis, Anne Quarm on behalf of William Quarm (deceased), Susan Sinclair, Colin Smith, Judith Smith and Robert Thomson have bee

The Scottish government has lodged a legislative consent memorandum recommending that the Scottish Parliament withholds its consent for the UK government’s Retained EU Law (Reform and Revocation) Bill. The bill seeks to revoke over 2,400 pieces of EU legislation that were included in the UK st

The High Court of Justiciary has refused an appeal against conviction by a man sentenced to 30 months’ imprisonment on various charges of lewd and libidinous practices towards three children. Appellant JH argued that in respect of the sixth charge against him, for which he was sentenced to 18

The University of Aberdeen Law School has strengthened its long-standing reputation as a centre for space law with a new academic appointment. Dr Maria Manoli, who received her PhD from the Institute of Air and Space Law in the Faculty of Law at McGill University, Montreal, Canada, where she was als

Digby Brown raised a landmark £102,101 for Spinal Injuries Scotland at its 19th Winter Dinner Dance last week.