The Scottish Conservatives have renewed their call for the Scottish government to make drink-spiking a specific offence, in ...

Holyrood’s Rural Affairs and Islands Committee has confirmed its support of the general principles of the Crofting and ...

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. Ronnie Clancy KC takes a look at a legal case that was ...

Over the course of 2025, Scottish Legal News published more than 240 articles in our popular And finally section – sharing ...

A valedictory court gathered at Edinburgh Sheriff Court to mark the retirement of Sheriff Alistair Noble after 39-years.

Two men have been convicted for plotting an Islamic State-inspired terrorist attack on Jewish communities in the north-west of England which aimed to kill hundreds of innocent people. Walid Saadaoui, ...

The Outer House of the Court of Session has dismissed an action for payment by a firm of solicitors against a Dubai-based law firm which required to instruct a Scottish firm for a debt recovery action ...

A judge has authorised doctors to administer a blood transfusion to a 14-year-old Jehovah’s Witness if it becomes necessary following surgery, despite the child’s stated refusal on religious grounds.

Ali Harris and Professor Shazia Choudhry have been appointed as interim commissioners at the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).  Ali Harris is chief executive of Equally Ours, a human rights ...

A crucial part of the legal framework for the free flow of personal data between the EU and the UK post-Brexit has been ...

This article looks at the main changes brought in by the Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Act 2024 began, six months on.

Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has advised private equity firm Piper on a £7 million investment in VIEVE, the British ...