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Former Attorney General for England and Wales Dominic Grieve QC will be a visiting professor in law at Goldsmiths, University of London, it has been announced. Throughout his career as a barrister and politician, Mr Grieve has worked at the intersection between the law and politics and taken a parti

Running out of shows to binge-watch on Netflix? Try Terra Firma’s YouTube channel. Over the past month, Terra Firma Chambers has hosted four webinars providing vital information and updates across some of its core practice areas.

Well done to Diana Mackenzie who ran her own version of the Edinburgh Half Marathon in Aberdeen. Earlier this year, Diana, who is a solicitor in the Balfour and Manson Aberdeen office, set herself the challenge of running a half marathon in four of Scotland's cities in aid of the firm's chosen

A new book by an academic at Edinburgh Law School is to be launched at a virtual event this month. The People in Question: Citizens and Constitutions in Uncertain Times, by Professor Jo Shaw, will be launched at an event chaired by Professor Neil Walker.

In the tenth in his series on jurisprudential primers, Benjamin Bestgen looks at how the law might handle cognitive enhancements as new drugs are developed and our perceptions change. The movie Limitless deals with a struggling author who is given a drug that vastly increases his cognitive abil

A man who bought one of the world's most expensive cars, a Ferrari 250 GTO, is entitled to have its original gearbox, located years after the sale in a US workshop, a judge has ruled.

A farmer who was expelled from his family farming partnership has been granted decree of reduction of the expulsion notice. Ian Rennie raised an action against the other members and trustees of the partnership seeking reduction of his expulsion notice and interdict to prevent it being held out

A bill changing the law of culpable homicide by introducing two new offences has been introduced at Holyrood. The bill would create two different statutory kinds of culpable homicide – culpable homicide where death is caused recklessly or by gross negligence.

Criminals are exploiting the coronavirus pandemic and playing on the fears of businesses and the public, Scotland’s Serious Organised Crime Taskforce has heard. Organised crime groups are now focussing on targeting those most vulnerable at home and in the care sector, including:

Addleshaw Goddard (AG) has recruited two new partners to join its infrastructure projects & energy practice (IPE). Suzanne Moir, a former partner at DWF, joins today and will be based in Edinburgh. Martin Stewart-Smith, based in London, joined in April from the London office of Bracewell LLP.

Dear Editor, The reflections by Thomas Ross QC on William Beck's fight to clear his name rightly focused on the problematic nature of eyewitness identification evidence. The potential for miscarriages of justice inherent in this type of evidence is of concern in many jurisdictions.

Sir Nigel Knowles, the former head of DLA Piper, has taken over the reins of global legal business DWF from Andrew Leaitherland. Mr Leaitherland has led DWF since 2006, overseeing its expansion from two offices in the UK to 33 offices across four continents, including in Belfast and Dublin, as well

Nicola Ross explains the details of new legislation aimed at helping ailing businesses.  The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill was read in UK Parliament at the end of May and is likely to be welcomed by many struggling businesses which are facing potential insolvency due to coronavirus.

A campaign has been launched that aims to gain official recognition for the Scots language. Oor Vyce brings together political campaigners, academics and others to pass a law similar to the Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005.

A new member's bill introduced at Holyrood proposes to improve the welfare of puppies and dogs.