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Harper Macleod has exceeded 500 people for the first time, reaching a headcount of 501 across Scotland.

University of Dundee researchers have unveiled two new aids in the fight to protect the integrity of the criminal justice system. Experts from the Clarus Project, led by experts from Dundee’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science, and Faculty of S

A father has failed in an attempt to replace a long-standing equal shared care arrangement for his two daughters with an unequal division in his favour after a sheriff held that the existing arrangements remained in the children’s best interests. Sheriff J Speir held that the father had not pr

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) is consulting on draft updated rules. The SLCC is required to make and publish rules about its practice and procedure. The Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2025 makes changes to the SLCC’s powers and functions. These updated rules resp

The UK’s onshore wind fleet – one of the country’s greatest energy success stories – is approaching a critical juncture. Recent discussions featuring developers, consultants, energy analysts and legal practitioners at industry showcases have underlined the growing case for re

A new Scottish government paper has put fresh evidence and practical proposals behind the argument that an immigration system designed around UK-wide averages cannot adequately respond to Scotland’s economy, geography or communities, writes Kelly Hardman. If the next phase of UK politics is ge

An Arizona man sentenced to 10 years for manslaughter must be resentenced after an appeal court found that an AI-generated video depicting his victim addressing him and the judge was unreliable. Gabriel Paul Horcasitas was convicted over the 2021 shooting of Christopher Pelkey during a road-rage enc

Nations should do more to reduce the uncertainty about the legal value of their positions on cyber activities, a new study says. National positions set out governments’ views on how international law applies to cyber activities. These statements can help interpret international treaties and id

Plans to introduce juryless trials south of the border in many Crown Court cases have been abandoned following strong opposition from lawyers, although measures to tackle the growing backlog of cases remain in place. Almost 81,000 cases are currently awaiting trial in the crown courts, with that fig

The Crown Office has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident inquiry into the death Richard Stevenson. The 69-year-old, a prisoner within HMP Barlinnie, died at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary on 16 May 2023.

A registered childcare practitioner has failed in an appeal against a Scottish Social Services Council fitness to practise decision despite a sheriff finding that the panel erred in its handling of its only eyewitness after she refused to complete her evidence. Sheriff Gregor Murray held that the Fi

Shakespeare Martineau has strengthened its Scotland team with the appointment of two solicitors and a trainee, alongside the qualification of an existing team member, as it continues to grow its presence. Based in the firm’s Edinburgh office, Sinead Pow has qualified into the litigation team a

Two decisions handed down within a month of each other have brought the permission stage in Scottish group proceedings into much sharper focus, write Mark Gibson and Paola Sproul. In McKenzie v Covidien LP [2026] CSOH 48, Lady Haldane granted both permission to bring group proceedings and authorisat