MacAskill claims Iranians and others responsible for Lockerbie bombing

The former Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill has claimed terrorists from Libya, Syria, Iran and Palestine were behind the 1988 Lockerbie Bombing and that his opposite number at Westminster, Jack Straw, admitted oil interests were the reason for a prisoner transfer agreement with Libya, The Herald reports.

Published 16 May 2016

GRG claim against RBS: company succeeds in the first round of bad faith argument

Published 16 May 2016

Sheriff Principal Ireland

The Herald has published a full obituary for Sheriff Principal Ronald Ireland QC who passed away last month at the age of 91.

Published 16 May 2016

Personal injury partner joins Harper Macleod

Published 16 May 2016

Inksters assembles ‘formidable’ crofting team with new appointments

Published 16 May 2016

McEwan Fraser Legal opens in London

McEwan Fraser Legal has opened a new office in Marble Arch, London.

Published 16 May 2016

Commissioner to investigate road crash in Edinburgh

The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has instructed the Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) to carry out an independent investigation into the circumstances leading up to a fatal road crash in Edinburgh last Thursday.

Published 16 May 2016

New appeal court focus of solicitor advocates’ update

The Society of Solicitor Advocates has published its May newsletter, which includes commentary from the outgoing Lord Advocate, Frank Mulholland QC, Kenneth Maciver QC and Iain Paterson on the new Sheriff Appeal Court.

Published 16 May 2016

Appeal judges refuse environmental charity’s application for protective expenses order in wind farm challenge

An environmental charity which is challenging plans for a wind farm development in Invernesshire has had an application for a protective expenses order refused following an appeal.

Published 13 May 2016

Eric Clive: Brexit and family law

Writing for Scottish Legal News today, distinguished legal academic Professor Eric Clive discusses the consequences Brexit would have on family law.

Published 13 May 2016

Council creates bizarre policy allowing officials to make fake Facebook profiles and befriend ‘targets’

East Lothian Council has granted officials the power to create fake Facebook profiles in order to befriend “targets” in a new policy, the Edinburgh Evening News reports.

Published 13 May 2016

Blog: Top tips for legal firms – 7 merger pitfalls to avoid

With further consolidation on the horizon, Greig Rowand provides tips for law firms on how to ensure a smooth merger.

Published 13 May 2016

Police Scotland sells property to fill capital budget gap

Police Scotland is using the sale of cars and extra property to help fund its activities after its capital budget was slashed.

Published 13 May 2016

Lords Committee: EU anti-people smuggling operation ‘not working’

The House of Lords' EU External Affairs Sub-Committee has published a report into Operation Sophia, and says the EU naval mission to tackle people smuggling in the central Mediterranean is not working because of an inability to disrupt smugglers' business model and a lack of support from the Libyan government.

Published 13 May 2016

Solicitors sought for Law Society mentoring scheme

The Law Society of Scotland is calling for solicitors and trainees from all areas of practice to become mentors as part of its expanding mentoring scheme.

Published 13 May 2016