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Holmes Mackillop Solicitors has signed up as a Gold Sponsor of Ayrshire Hospice’s Road to the World Cup fundraising dinner. The event taking takes place on Friday 8 May at Ayr Racecourse to celebrate the Scotland men's football team qualifying for the World Cup for the first time in 28 years a

John MacLaren Barclay (1811-1886) – Hugh Barclay (1799–1884), LLD, Sheriff Substitute Credit: Perth Art Gallery

Social landlords in England are largely meeting the requirements of Awaab’s Law once hazards are identified – but the first two months of implementation reveal growing pressure around interpretation, capacity and unintended operational consequences, according to early data from Housemark

The Einstein murders were listed as number 2,550 of the total of 5,884 incidents in the Atlas of Nazi and Fascist Massacres in Italy. The place of the crimes was the Villa Il Focardo, 15 miles southeast of Florence, in 1944. German soldiers arrived at the home of Robert Einstein and his family. He w

The membership body for UK lenders, UK Finance, is to delay implementation of its new Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook. The introduction of the updated handbook, which will be hosted on a new, sign-in platform, has been postponed from 2 March until the end of June 2026. The current handbook will con

An athlete who defrauded a teammate has now also beaten her victim to a gold medal at the Winter Olympics. Julia Simon came first in the women's 15km biathlon – which combines skiing and rifle shooting. Her victim and teammate, Justine Braisaz-Bouchet, came in 80th place.

The family of murdered Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane has criticised the UK government over delays to the beginning of a long-awaited public inquiry. Mr Finucane, who co-founded Madden & Finucane Solicitors, was murdered in his home in north Belfast on 12 February 1989 by loyalist paramilit

Gillespie Macandrew LLP has appointed Gavin Merchant as its new CEO, with effect from 1 March. Mr Merchant succeeds Robert Graham-Campbell, who retires after eight years in the role. Having studied law at the University of Edinburgh and subsequently qualified as a Chartered Accountant, Mr Merchant b

The "sale of solicitors' practices to investment companies" was a danger posed by the Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2025 a seminar in Glasgow heard yesterday. The seminar, 'Key Changes, Implications and Next Steps' of the Act, and was held at the Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow

The Faculty of Advocates has welcomed a significant new addition to its historic art collection with the acquisition of a portrait of the late George William Penrose, Lord Penrose (1938 - 2025). The portrait was unveiled at a reception held at Parliament House last week.

Scullion LAW has announced two appointments. Scott Smith has been promoted from administrator to trainee solicitor, while Ailidh Ballantyne has been appointed executive director alongside her existing role leading the wills, powers of attorney and bereavement team.

An oat drink company has lost a Supreme Court battle over whether the word “milk” can feature in the branding of its plant-based products, in a ruling likely to influence how dairy alternatives are marketed across the UK. In a unanimous judgment, the court held that Swedish oat drink com

Surveyors reported a busy start to the year for the Scottish housing market as both demand and supply levels increased.

The Sheriff Appeal Court has refused an appeal against the grant of a residence order without a proof in favour of the mother of two children raised by the father on the grounds of judicial bias and systemic procedural failings after ruling that there was no merit to any of his substantive complaint