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What is our legal heritage? The question arises from the legal career of one Scot who left Scotland and then succeeded in another legal jurisdiction, writes Dr Robert Shiels. Perhaps another way of considering the question suggested is to ask: whose legal heritage is it anyway? The free movement of

All legal businesses listed on the London Stock Exchange saw their share prices fall last year — with one tumbling by as much as 85 per cent. There are six listed legal services businesses, all of which performed poorly despite the broadly stable overall market, The Times reports.

A couple is set to go to court in defence of a rooster who has racked up thousands in fines for crowing too loudly. Jackie and Drew Tanenbaum, from Maryland, have been fined $4,800 (around £4,000) over Wilbur the rooster's crowing following a neighbour's complaints, local TV channel WTKR News

Compass has welcomed David McNaughtan KC back to practice after a period as a full time advocate depute in Crown Office. During his time as Crown counsel, he prosecuted High Court trials across Scotland in charges of rape, domestic abuse, historic sex abuse and attempted murder.

DWF has announced 15 promotions across its Glasgow and Edinburgh offices. Among those promoted to the Scottish leadership group are commercial litigator Lauren Rae in Edinburgh and personal injury expert Lynne Macfarlane in Glasgow, both of whom are solicitor advocates and have been promoted to part

Politically and economically, 2022 was a tumultuous year. Despite an encouraging start, by the third quarter it was clear that Scotland’s property sector was being impacted by spiralling inflation, soaring energy costs and increasing interest rates, writes Barry McKeown. Yet, let me recall som

Scottish justice has become “contaminated” by the malicious prosecution scandal and should be scrutinised by a judge from another jurisdiction, an MSP has said. Russell Findlay's appeal followed reports by The Times that the Rangers-supporting sheriff, Lindsay Wood, who granted numerous

Two former employees at a residential school have been jailed for a second time for multiple charges of physical and sexual abuse of former pupils. Matthew George, 73, and John Muldoon, 69, both from Ayrshire, were found guilty after a six-week trial at the High Court in Glasgow.

The Law Society of Scotland has expanded its accreditation programme for paralegals with a new accreditation in immigration law. Accreditation is offered to paralegals who can demonstrate experience and knowledge in their chosen field as well as meeting a set of competencies.

A lord ordinary hearing a judicial review petition by Scottish fishing groups challenging a variation of the economic link licence in relation to Scottish sea fishing has refused a motion for interim interdict seeking to prevent the Scottish Ministers from implementing the decision. The Scottish Fis

Home Secretary Suella Braverman has doubled down on her use of inflammatory language after being confronted by a survivor of the Holocaust at a meeting in her constituency on Friday. Joan Salter, 83, told Ms Braverman that her language reminded her of that used by the Nazis to justify murdering her

The Faculty of Advocates hosted a reception to celebrate the work of Scottish lawyers who are supporting their Ukrainian colleagues seeking refuge from the war in their homeland.  Dean of Faculty, Roddy Dunlop KC, welcomed Ukrainian lawyers and many members of the Scottish legal community who h

As 2022 drew to a close, Allan McDougall Solicitors bid farewell to David Nicol, who retired from the firm at the end of December. Having joined the firm in 1984, he became a partner within a couple of years. After 32 years in this role, he stepped down from it in 2017 but remained with the firm in

Six bands from the Scottish legal profession are to battle it out to be crowned Lex Factor Champion 2023 later this year.

The sheriff who held shares in Rangers FC and who granted numerous warrants as part of the botched police investigation into the club is to retire, The Times reports. David Grier, 61, a consultant with the financial firm Duff & Phelps, had lodged a formal complaint against Sheriff Lindsay Wood w