Short-term prisoners due for release within the next six months are to be released early under "emergency proposals" to tackle prison overcrowding, if Holyrood agrees. The prison population has surged by more than 200 in the past three months and now stands at 8,363, one of the highest levels ever r
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NHS Fife has revised its policy on workplace facilities, instructing staff to use changing rooms and toilets aligned with their sex at birth rather than gender identity. The change follows a warning from the Equality and Human Rights Commission that it would "enforce" a recent Supreme Court decision
Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games has appointed CMS as its legal partner. The Games, which take place 23 July to 2 August 2026, will bring together 3,000 athletes from 74 nations and territories to compete across 10 sports and six Para sports, with more than 200 medals to be won in 51 medal sessions.
Usman Tariq KC has been named as the new chair of JUSTICE Scotland, succeeding Almira Delibegović-Broome KC. JUSTICE has been at the forefront of law reform in the UK since 1957, aiming to build a fairer justice system within everyone’s reach, carrying out research and generating practical, w
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 Most significantly, it repealed section 49 of the Legal Services (Scotlan
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
James Chalmers and Fiona Leverick reflect on the life of the late Sir Gerald Gordon. Sir Gerald Gordon, who died recently at the age of 96, made an extraordinary contribution to the criminal law of Scotland during his lifetime. Born and educated in Glasgow, where he graduated in philosophy and Engli
Junior lawyers at leading City firms are working far beyond standard hours, with many reporting 12-hour days as routine, new research shows. A survey of more than 2,000 trainees and junior lawyers by Legal Cheek found the longest hours at the London offices of top US firms, which are known for their
A Perth sheriff has ordered a man who drove through a motorway barrier to pay just over £8,000 after finding that the majority of the costs claimed by the highways contractor responsible for carrying out emergency repairs to the site were reasonable. Bear Scotland Ltd, which was responsible fo
A majority of a Scottish Parliament committee is unable to recommend the general principles of the Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill be agreed to. The Health, Social Care and Sport committee has highlighted a series of concerns with the bill and said it will require significant amend
The English legal press had their knives out for the Law Society of Scotland this past week. This was on the back of its announcement of a deferral of at least a further two years (to add to the existing 15 years since the introduction of the Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2010) in bringing about alt
Patience and Buchan and Thorntons, have announced a merger that will strengthen legal services in Aberdeen and beyond. Patience and Buchan’s two partners, Lorna Buchan and Ashley Simpson, and four employees will transfer to the merged firm, which will be known as Thorntons, on 1 October.
Solicitors in England and Wales could be banned from advertising their services on a "no win, no fee" basis under plans being considered by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA). The SRA today invited views on the regulation of high-volume consumer claims, including those related to housing disr
Police Scotland have backed Ash Regan MSP's plan to criminalise buying sex. Ms Regan’s members bill would make buying sex a criminal offence, with those convicted facing fines of up to £10,000 and possible jail sentence.
