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A Canadian man has been convicted of felony and misdemeanour animal cruelty after stealing a flamingo from a Las Vegas hotel while drunk. Mitchell Fairbarn, from rural Ontario, took 27-year-old Peachy from the Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel and Casino’s wildlife habitat in the early hours of 3 March

The latest UK House Price Index showed Scottish house prices remained ahead of the UK average. Average house prices in Scotland saw a monthly increase of 0.9 per cent from July to August 2026 and annual increase of 2.9 per cent, with the average house price at £198,397. 

Samantha McPhillips, an LLM student at the University of Edinburgh, has won the postgraduate category of the Mason Institute’s 2025/26 Student Essay Competition. Her winning essay, From Risk to Capacity: The Limits of Fusion Law in Reforming Involuntary Treatment, was recognised in the competi

The number of people dying in custody or in the care of the state in Scotland rose by 6.5 per cent in 2025, according to a new report. Figures published by the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research (SCCJR) show that 261 people died last year, compared with 245 in 2024 – an average of

Representatives from across Scotland's legal and advice sectors will come together in November for an evening focused on strengthening collaboration, expanding pro bono support and improving access to justice. Hosted by the Faculty of Advocates on Wednesday 4 November 2026, the event will bring toge

When the allied victors surveyed in the 1940s and 50s the rubble of a European continent – and world – ravaged by the breakdown of the rule of law they sought to draw up a charter of universal human rights and freedoms designed to guard against a slip back into the abyss. It might be sur

A Sri Lankan asylum seeker has failed in a judicial review challenge to the Upper Tribunal’s refusal of permission to appeal after the Outer House held that alleged inadequacies in its reasoning did not amount to a fundamental breach of natural justice. Lady Tait held that section 11A of the T

The handling of a solicitor complaint has raised questions about undisclosed evidence, investigator accountability and the independence of the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission’s decision-making process, writes Mohammed Sabir. Complaints against solicitors are inevitable. The important ques

Complaints against solicitors are inevitable, but confidence in the complaints system depends on how they are investigated and whether decisions are subject to meaningful independent scrutiny. Who investigates the investigators? And what purpose does an independent Determination Committee serve if i

Florida governor Ron DeSantis has pledged to make Tesla’s new 'flying' Roadster legal in the state, joking that it could "leapfrog golf carts in The Villages". "We will make sure that it's legal," DeSantis wrote on X, following Elon Musk’s unveiling of the long-awaited vehicle at a Space