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The Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB) could be liable for as much as £10 million following a landmark decision at Edinburgh Sheriff Court this week in a case that may prove to be one of 'PPI for lawyers' and could lead to an avalanche of late payment claims from Scottish solicitors.

The three-month time limit for raising judicial review proceedings begins on the date when the decision under challenge is made and not when the party seeking to bring the action is notified of the decision. A judge in the Court of Session ruled that the time limit under section 27A of the

Blackadders saw turnover decline by three per cent from £11.9 million to £11.55m for the year ending March 31 2019, its latest accounts show. The accounts lodged with Companies House also reveal that the firm's operating profit fell from £3.3m in 2018 to £2.7m across the same

Edinburgh's housing market closed the decade with activity between buyers and sellers at its highest level – with the rate of transactions soaring, Warners Solicitors and Estate Agents has revealed. Warners has released its latest market report which show the final months of 2019 as havin

Dentons has advised Charles Ritchie's Testamentary Trust, the majority shareholder of global energy services engineering business Score Group, on its £120 million sale to private equity firm SCF Partners. Founded in 1982 by Charles Ritchie, Score is headquartered in the Aberdeenshire town of P

Blackadders Solicitors has announced the promotion of Pamela Gaffar to legal director with immediate effect. Ms Gaffar, who heads the conveyancing team in Dundee, joined Blackadders as a trainee back in 2009.

A survey by the Scottish Young Lawyers' Association (SYLA) on changes to the admissions regulations for solicitors has received mixed responses. In November 2019 the Law Society of Scotland's admissions regulations were updated. One of the biggest changes affecting trainees is expected to be th

A team of researchers including Dr Lachlan Urquhart of the Edinburgh Law School has been awarded an international project co-funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and Japan Science & Technology Agency. The project, which is titled 'Emotional AI in Cities: Cross Cultural

Work as part of the redevelopment of Cornton Vale women's prison could begin next month. Documents in the planning process for the jail show that the Scottish Prison Service and contractor Morrison Construction aim to start in February.

The SYLA Spring Ball will return to Edinburgh on Saturday 29 February 2020. It is one of the most popular social fixtures in the Scottish legal calendar, with over 200 people attending annually.

Police responding to reports of a woman screaming for help were relieved to find the screams were coming from a parrot. A woman called police after hearing screams of "help, help, let me out!" from inside her neighbour's house.

A man who admitted a domestic assault charge after being released from prison on licence following a previous conviction for housebreaking has had his sentence for the latest offence reduced from 27 months to 17 months on appeal, in a new guideline judgment on how to take into account time spent on

The surfeit of 'awards' ceremonies has devalued many of the honours bestowed on recipients and we can all feel a tad award-weary from time to time. But when The Herald declared Ms Joanna Cherry QC 'Best Scot at Westminster', few would have demurred. Last year began with her skewering the government

A prosecutor who threatened to have a beautician deported because she intended to leave his husband's business has been fined £700. At Aberdeen Sheriff Court, Sheriff Ian Duguid said it was likely David Wilkie-Thorburn, 52, would lose his job as an assistant procurator fiscal.

BTO Solicitors has seen a drop in profits after investing in its IT infrastructure, new accounts show. The firm's profits before partner remuneration and profit shares were nearly £5.1 million in the year to March 31, down from £6.4m. Turnover at the firm rose from £18.1m to £