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A New York high school student was suspended on her first day of school after refusing to throw away a cup of coffee, in what she described as an act of “civil disobedience”. Julie Kaputa, a senior at Beaver River Central School in Castorland in upstate New York, said she had been told t

Thompsons Solicitors has moved into larger office premises in Dundee.

Scottish writers and creators are being urged to pay closer attention to how their intellectual property is protected as AI, digital distribution and growing demand for screen and audio adaptations continue to reshape the creative industries. MFMac is highlighting the issue as it announces its spons

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) is consulting on its approach to discharging new public interest powers.  The powers – to disclose information about complaints and to make complaints in the public interest – are delivered by the Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland

A former nuclear engineer who swapped power stations for private client law has joined growing Glasgow firm Matheson Lawson. Frank McKnight has been appointed director and head of private client at the boutique practice, taking responsibility for growing the department while strengthening the leader

An international student at the University of Edinburgh has scooped £1,000 after being named the winner of the inaugural edition of the Andrew Murray Signature Prize. Sharon Mala, a Kenyan-Swiss student studying an LLB (Hons) in law and politics, was the outstanding entrant in the competition,

Aberdein Considine LLP has further reinforced its lender services division with two more senior appointments to its Newcastle office. Tahir Bashir has rejoined the firm’s Lender Services Practice Group as senior UK recoveries operations director after sharpening his skills in the broader secto

A mother of a child with additional support needs has lost an appeal against a decision that the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland had no jurisdiction to determine her complaint about a local authority’s handling of his transition from nursery to primary school. Lady Carmichael held that the tr