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McDonald Johnson Lawyers, a full service law firm based in Newcastle, Australia, has joined DWF, which has offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh. The deal will see 16 people, including eight lawyers join DWF in Australia. With over 100 years of practice, McDonald Johnson Lawyers specialises in insurance,

A Moroccan rapper is facing up to two years in jail in connection with a song allegedly insulting the police. Mohamed Mounir, widely known as Gnawi, was arrested at the start of the month and charged with "offending" public officials and public bodies.

A motorist who was jailed after being found guilty of causing “serious injury by dangerous driving” has had his custodial sentence reduced following an appeal. Twenty-one-year-old Kyle Stewart, who was 19 at the time of the offence, claimed that his sentence of two years’ impr

New specialised evidence facilities in Glasgow have been formally opened. The Glasgow Evidence and Hearings Suite provides facilities to let child witnesses pre-record their evidence and for vulnerable witnesses to give evidence remotely. The suite also provides hearing rooms for the Additional Supp

Cryptoassets should be treated in principle as property under English law, lawyers have recommended. Legal statement on cryptoassets and smart contracts details how English law would accommodate these new commercial phenomena.

The value of Scotland’s property market is on course to top £18 billion for the second consecutive year – despite rising homeowner anxiety over Brexit. New housing figures from Aberdein Considine show that sales hit £5.3bn during Q3 2019, up by £100 million on the same

A Scottish lawyer has become the first in the UK to be officially recognised as leader in legal technology. Sam Moore, innovation manager at Burness Paull, has been awarded ‘Accredited Legal Technologist’ status by the Law Society of Scotland.

A study into youth crime is launching a new phase to better understand how experience of offending in childhood impacts later life. More than 4,000 people who took part in the Edinburgh Study of Youth Transitions and Crime 20 years ago will be asked to join new research aimed at shedding light on ri

The British military could be subject to investigation by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for the first time following allegations that soldiers have been protected from prosecution for murdering civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan. Former detectives from the Iraq Historic Allegations Team (IHA

Lindsay Kirkwood and Samera Ali, solicitors at Tayside-based solicitors and estate agents Miller Hendry, have both achieved the STEP Diploma in Trusts and Estates (Scotland). STEP is a worldwide professional body for practitioners in the fields of trusts, estates and related issues.

Ewan McIntyre is a consultant to Burness Paull and expert in professional negligence and financial services litigation with over 25 years’ experience. He is currently enjoying a secondment with Racine, one of the main independent French law firms, in its Lyon office. There are risks to keeping

SCIAF (Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund) is hosting a reception for members of the legal profession in February next year. Join the charity for an evening of discussion on the topic of Syria with guest speaker former International Development Secretary, Douglas Alexander and host Kaye Adams.

A sharp rise in the price of tomatoes has led to farmers in Pakistan hiring round-the-clock guards to watch over their crop. The price of tomatoes sky-rocketed to 350 rupees (£1.75) per kilogram, more than five times the previous price, after Pakistan banned tomato imports from Iran, India and

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has opened an investigation into the alleged ethnic cleansing of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. Myanmar's generals and Aung San Suu Kyi, a Nobel peace prize winner, could face prosecution in the court for crimes against humanity as well a

A man accused of rape and other historical child sexual offences against his sister as well as allegedly raping his former fiancée will face trial on the charges after prosecutors successfully challenged a judge’s decision to uphold a “no case to answer” submission. The tria