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A man who was convicted of attacking his non-binary partner cannot enrol in a domestic abuse rehabilitation scheme because it is for heterosexual couples only. The Caledonian system was established in 2009 as part of an approach to dealing with domestic abuse and is operated by Sacro.

Murray Beith Murray has announced internal promotions and a recruitment appointment within the firm’s tax group.  Laura Brown, who has been with Murray Beith Murray since 2016, has been promoted to director of tax. Ms Brown, an accountant by profession, is a tax specialist and has over 25

Justice Secretary Keith Brown has said it will take years for Scotland's courts to clear the backlog of criminal and civil cases. Mr Brown was speaking while on a visit to the new £23 million Inverness Justice Centre, which briefly opened last March but closed due to the public health risk.

The pandemic has forced changes to almost every aspect of our lives. In WPH Developments Limited v Young & Gault LLP (in liquidation) 2021 CSIH 39, the Court of Session, however, confirmed one thing which won’t change: the law on prescription. Jamie Robb examines the case. The facts

A solicitor who refused the Covid vaccine has died after becoming infected with the virus. Leslie Lawrenson, 58, said on Facebook people ought to “trust your immune system” and that he would rather develop “antibodies in my blood” than have the vaccine.

Employers should be mindful of the changing pandemic restrictions and what they mean for office occupancy and health and safety, writes Katherine Metcalfe. The First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced on Tuesday that Scotland will move “beyond level 0”, lifting most of the rema

A milkman was inadvertently arrested after police mistook him for a burglar because he was "driving around so early in the morning". The milkman had been carrying out his duties in Newton Aycliffe, in the north-east of England, when officers began following his van.

A cyclist who was injured in a road accident near the Old Course at St Andrews has failed in his appeal against a decree of absolvitor pronounced in favour of the motorist involved in the crash in the Sheriff Appeal Court. Gordon Wallace sought damages from David Roache and his i

Solicitor General Ruth Charteris QC has apologised for the delays in the investigation into the suicide in custody of Katie Allan, her family have said. Ms Charteris met the family of Ms Allan in Glasgow yesterday. 

Parking fines could be increased to as much as £120 under Scottish government proposals. A consultation has been launched on increasing the penalty charge notice (PCN) – imposed on drivers who park illegally.

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has fined KPMG £13 million for its audits of Silentnight from August 2010 to April 2011. The accountancy regulator announced sanctions against the firm and David Costley-Wood, former partner and head of KPMG Manchester Restructuring.

Scotland introduced a new private sector residential letting vehicle, known as the private residential tenancy (PRT), when the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 came into force in December 2017. As part of that regime, a legal device was made available to those who had rented a propert

Sarah Gilzean considers how Long Covid fits into the existing equality framework. This time last year, just as we were coming to terms with life in a pandemic, another concerning illness was beginning to rear its head: Long Covid.

A lawyer couple who became infamous for pointing guns at Black Lives Matter protesters marching near their luxury home last year have been pardoned. Missouri Governor Mike Parson has pardoned Mark McCloskey and Patricia McCloskey, who both practise as personal injury lawyers in St Louis, NPR reports

It was a crime that shocked early 20th century society and attracted international coverage – the apparently motiveless killing of an elderly spinster in her home. Now University of Dundee researchers are to explore one of Scotland’s oldest unsolved murders to demonstrate the vital role