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The Scottish legal market stands at a crossroads. Earlier this year, the Scottish Parliament passed the Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2025, a landmark piece of legislation that promised to reshape the profession. Most significantly, it repealed section 49 of the Legal Services (Scotlan

Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM) is saying farewell to partner Andrew Wilson who has announced his retirement following nearly four decades of service. Mr Wilson has been with WJM since 1988, becoming a partner in 1992, and serving the firm for 37 years.

Asylum seekers are to be offered greater financial support of up to €2,500 per person or €10,000 per family to voluntarily leave Ireland sooner, the government has announced. People who have no legal status in Ireland, or whose application for international protection has been either withd

A police team was left stumped after pulling over a car for an illegal manoeuvre only to find out that it had no driver. Police in San Bruno, California said they were at a loss for what to do after spotting a self-driving car making an illegal U-turn.

Public bodies are failing to deliver on their duties of advancing equality of opportunity and fostering good relations between different groups, according to a new report from Holyrood’s Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee. The Public Sector Equality Duty is a legal requiremen

A sheriff has awarded £3,216 in damages to a lorry driver who was injured when a learner motorcyclist collided with the back of his lorry and he fell from the steps outside the cab after he rejected an argument that the force involved in the crash was too small to cause any injury. Pursuer Joh

An act that aims to promote the use of British Sign Language (BSL) in Scotland has significantly improved the daily lives of BSL users, according to a report by MSPs on Holyrood’s Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee. Stakeholders told the committee that the British Sign Langua

The Crown Office has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident inquiry into the death of 47-year-old Darren Brownlie. Darren Brownlie died on 6 January 2020 within HMP Low Moss from injuries he received after being assaulted by three prisoners.

A Kirkcaldy man has been sentenced for sexually assaulting a woman who had given him shelter in her home.  Unemployed Adrian Kolczak, 35, had been thrown out by his girlfriend in the early hours of the morning and was shivering in his car when she noticed him. 

NHS Fife’s legal team acted negligently in handling a legal argument in the board’s tribunal battle with nurse Sandie Peggie, a panel has ruled. The case, already running for two months at a cost of at least £220,500, was thrown into further wrangling earlier this month when the bo

Holmes Mackillop Solicitors director Robert Stewart, head of its busy Giffnock office, is set to retire at the end of this month. A familiar face to generations of home buyers and sellers within Giffnock and beyond, Mr Stewart’s retirement marks the end of an era – as well as the culmina

Digby Brown is continuing to grow the business with two new partners joining its personal injury departments and a new location in the south of Scotland. Hannah Bennett is joining the firm as a partner in the serious injury team, with Craig Smillie promoted to partner in Network two years after he j

Dentons is celebrating another year of championing social justice and giving back to the community through the firm's Scottish offices. Activities conducted as part of the Dentons Responsible Business programme for the UK, Ireland and the Middle East (UKIME), which published its 2025 report this mon