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A French teenager has been charged with public nuisance and mischief in Singapore after allegedly filming himself licking a straw before putting it back in a vending machine and posting the footage online. The 18-year-old, who is understood to be studying in Singapore, could be jailed for more than

The Law Society of Scotland has increased its recommended pay for trainee solicitors for 2026/27 in response to inflation and changes to the Real Living Wage. From 1 June 2026, the recommended rate of pay for trainees in Scotland will be:

The Supreme Court has rejected a final appeal against a decision that furlough payments to workers during the Covid pandemic could be used as a deduction in payouts for business interruption policies, after holding that insurers were entitled to regard them as reducing the policyholders’ busin

Lord Reed has suggested that the Supreme Court should be able to take more criminal appeals from England and Wales as there is currently a risk that the Court of Appeal is "marking its own homework". Criminal appeals from England and Wales or Northern Ireland can only go to the Supreme Court if appe

The Faculty of Advocates will again host its annual “Women at the Scottish Bar” Careers Clinic, reaffirming its commitment to promoting and encouraging greater diversity within its membership. The Careers Clinic will take place on the evening of Wednesday 3 June, marking the fourth year

The Crown Office has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the death of Charles Thomas Ennion.   Mr Ennion, 76, a farmer at Little Glenshee Farm, Perthshire, died on 10 August 2024, after an accident involving a quadbike at Head of Moulin

The Lawscot Foundation has opened its 2026 round of applications offering financial and other forms of support to aspiring law students facing socioeconomic barriers. Applications have opened as the charity celebrates 10 years supporting social mobility in Scotland’s legal professions.

The success of England’s Martha’s Rule has strengthened calls for clearer escalation rights and greater patient involvement in Scotland’s healthcare system, where protections remain more limited, writes Michaela Guthrie. There has been much publicity about the positive impact of Ma

The Macdonald Henderson team completed the The Kiltwalk Big Stroll at the weekend, raising vital funds for Women's Aid.

Russia’s Supreme Court has used AI to assist in drafting a plenary resolution, according to pro-Kremlin media reports. Judge Vyacheslav Gorshkov said the technology was employed “for the collection and processing of information” in preparing updated guidelines on civil case procedu

If polling, which has broadly held steady for the last 18 months, is to be believed and the SNP is returned to Bute House as predicted, by the end of this fifth consecutive term the party will have been in power for almost a quarter of a century. The scale of such an achievement would be hard to ove

Addleshaw Goddard has announced a new partnership with the DP World Tour, becoming the first Official Legal Supporter of one of golf’s most prestigious events, the Genesis Scottish Open. The firm has signed a three-year deal with the tournament, which takes place at the Renaissance Club in Eas

The Campaign for Freedom of Information in Scotland (CFoIS) has invited candidates for the Scottish election to support its six actions to mainstream transparency by design across the delivery of public services. The six actions are the result of CFoIS work and campaigning over the last decade.