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Fans of The Lord of the Rings can now own one coin to rule them all as The Royal Mint has launched a series of 50p coins featuring the famous ring. The coins mark the 25th anniversary of Peter Jackson's Academy Award-winning film The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.

Edinburgh-headquartered Wordsmith AI has announced a $70 million Series B funding from Highland Europe and Index Ventures among others. The legal AI startup was founded by CEO Ross McNairn, CTO Volodymyr Giginiak, and COO Robbie Falkenthal. Mr McNairn is a former lawyer turned technology executive w

A growing number of Scottish businesses say trading conditions are deteriorating, according to fresh data from MFMac’s business sentiment tracker, The View. The biannual survey of Scottish corporates found that one quarter (25 per cent) of respondents said their most recent financial year had

A prosecutor has warned young people to consider the real-life consequences of arming themselves with a bladed weapon after a teenager was sentenced to life for murder. Laura Buchan, legal director with the Crown Office, warned the carrying of knives is blighting communities and destroying young liv

Six secondary school students will next week battle it out in the final a public speaking event. The pupils are due to go head-to-head for the Crown Office's national schools public speaking competition crown.

A Sheriff Principal has held that a sheriff was correct to disapply qualified one-way cost shifting in a failed personal injury claim by a retired engineer against the chief constable of Police Scotland after concluding that she was justified in finding that the evidence he presented completely unde

Govan Law Centre (GLC) is launching a new community-based energy advice service in Glasgow funded through the Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme. Our Routes from Poverty service presently consists of money, debt and welfare rights advice as well as legal representation for housing and homeless

The Court of Session ruling that the Scottish ministers were in contempt of court by repeatedly failing to timeously comply with a decision notice of the Scottish Information commissioner, highlights bigger problems with our government’s culture, practice and delivery of FoI law, writes Carole

Our weekly round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Int'l group urges Japan to respect human rights under anti-espionage law

To Dublin – a city fairly swarming with highly-paid lawyers, their salaries supercharged by big UK and US law firms locating to Ireland in search of a foothold in the European Union. New buildings are springing up on the banks of the Liffey like shamrocks after a summer shower. Our cheerful ta

In this true, but often scarcely-believable, story Neil Root explains as best can be done the personal history of Peter Rachman before the latter arrived in Britain. His mysterious background relies for the most part on Rachman’s own undocumented explanations.

CMS is joining forces with leading business groups and policy organisations to stage an event this month examining the prospect of opt-out class action law suits being introduced in Scotland. Under the opt-out proposals, currently under consultation by the Scottish government, affected individuals w

A medieval manuscript regarded as one of the earliest to tell the tale of King Arthur and the search for the holy grail is to be offered at auction for the first time after more than 700 years in private hands. Christie's will sell the richly illuminated tome in its valuable books and manuscripts sa