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The rule of law in the UK is being weakened, and everyone must take steps to protect it against further erosion, the House of Lords Constitution Committee has said. The committee’s report Rule of law: holding the line between anarchy and tyranny, published today, follows an inquiry launc
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Brandon Malone has been appointed as visiting professor at Strathclyde Law School with effect from January 2026. He said: "A long time ago – I won't say when, but it wasn't this century – I completed a masters degree in construction law at the University of Strathclyde.
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Brodies LLP has boosted its oil and gas practice with the appointment of new partner Andy Russell. Mr Russell began his legal career at Brodies, undertaking an oil and gas-focused traineeship and qualifying in 2014. Most recently, he served as general counsel and head of the legal and governan
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His Majesty The King has approved the appointment of Lord Doherty as a justice of the Supreme Court. Lord Doherty has sat as a judge of the Inner House since 2020.
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Marcus Wright has joined Shepherd and Wedderburn as a partner in the firm’s English real estate team. Mr Wright brings over 25 years of commercial property experience and has advised investors, developers, landlords and tenants on complex property transactions and development projects. His exp
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The Scottish Land Commission has made two senior appointments. Sarah Madden has joined the commission as head of practice and advice and will be responsible for leading the commission’s Good Practice Programme, working with public and private landowners, sector professionals, community groups
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Aberdein Considine has recruited Alasdair Fraser as an associate in the firm's private client team in Glasgow. Mr Fraser brings experience across the full spectrum of private client work, including wills, powers of attorney, estate administration and tax and succession planning.
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Legal academics were among the recipients of Royal Society of Edinburgh medals awarded at a ceremony held this week.
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Following a public consultation, the Scottish government has committed to adopting anti-SLAPP legislation which will be based on a model law drafted by Professor Justin Borg-Barthet and Dr Francesca Farrington of the University of Aberdeen’s Anti-SLAPP Research Hub. Strategic lawsuits ag
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The University of Aberdeen has honoured one of Scotland's last surviving D-Day veterans with an honorary degree. Jim Glennie, who turned 100 this year, was presented with a Master of the University (MUniv) at a special ceremony at King’s College Chapel.
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The University of Glasgow’s Annual James Wood Lecture will take place on Thursday 30 October. Supreme Court justice Lady Rose will speak on the topic of 'Constitutional Rights with a Privy Council Twist'.
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Glasgow Caledonian University has introduced The Sir Geoff Palmer Memorial Prize, honouring the life and legacy of the tireless anti-racism campaigner, advocate and educator. Awarded annually, the prize recognises the best socio-legal essay by a final-year student in the Social Justice, Equality, Di
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The Law Society of Scotland has warned that proposed changes to legal aid fees for cases related to adults with incapacity (AWI) would further exacerbate the shortage of solicitors for such work. The warning is contained in a submission by the Law Society on potential changes to legal aid regulation
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Laura Simpson and Christine McKellar of Govan Law Centre raise the alarm over proposed changes to legal aid for adults with incapacity in Scotland. It is no secret that Scotland’s legal aid system is in urgent need of reform. With the increase in legal aid deserts caused by an ever-diminishing
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Tony Lenehan KC remains the top earner of legal aid fees, new figures from the Scottish Legal Aid Board detailing gross earnings show. In 2024-25, Mr Lenehan’s fees were £490,000, an increase of £40,000, or nine per cent, on the previous year. Donald Findlay KC rose from third to s
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MSPs on Holyrood’s Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee have voiced their alarm at the extent of “legal aid deserts” in Scotland. The committee has been exploring civil legal assistance, commonly known as legal aid, in response to concerns raised about access to jus
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Defence solicitors in Dundee are stepping up industrial action after what they described as “fruitless” talks with the Scottish government over criminal legal aid funding. Members of the Dundee Bar Association (DBA) have voted to withdraw from a scheme operating at Dundee Sheriff Court t
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A schoolteacher who made headlines for being struck off after selling explicit photos online has been slapped with a £25,000 fine for refusing to pay her taxes. Kirsty Buchan, 34, of Coatbridge in North Lanarkshire, was struck off in June after pupils discovered her profile on OnlyFans, where
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A wind farm worker who was secretly siphoning electricity to mine cryptocurrency has avoided jail. The man, a technical manager for Nordex in the Netherlands, admitted setting up crypto miners at wind farms in Gieterveen and Waardpolder, according to The Register.
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A crossword compiler has been hauled into court over a clue which allegedly insulted a far-right political party. The crossword, which appeared in Swiss newspaper Le Nouvelliste in November 2023, featured a clue which read: "Swiss political party – racist, xenophobic, homophobic, anti-feminist
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A prisoner in Australia is suing for his right to a Vegemite sandwich. The spread, made from leftover brewer's yeast and similar to British Marmite, is famously and bizarrely popular down under.
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Prison officials have caught an inmate who hacked into prison computers to change prisoners' sentences and bank balances. The unnamed prisoner in Târgu Jiu, in southern Romania, was caught by the prison accounting department after a suspicious level of spending, Romania Insider reports.
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