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Athletes have complained that gold medals handed out at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics are falling apart. Chinese athletes Zhu Xueying and Wang Shun said on social media that material was flaking off their medals, The Times reports.

The number of sexual crimes reported to police in Scotland reached a six-year high in the second quarter of 2021 as lockdown restrictions eased. According to new figures, a total of 3,720 sexual crimes were recorded, a 25 per cent increase on the previous year, with reported rapes up by over a third

A man who was convicted of assaulting his friend and ex-partner and of attempted murder of the former has had his sentence reduced by 3 years after an appeal to the High Court of Justiciary.  Colin Marshall was sentenced in cumulo by the trial sheriff to 18 years’ imprisonment with a cust

The Scottish Young Lawyers' Association (SYLA) has announced three events to take place in September. Beyond the Basics: Effective Enforcement Solutions – Thursday 2 September at 5.30pm.

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has made a preliminary ruling that workplace rules preventing the wearing of religiously mandated clothing do not of themselves constitute direct discrimination based on religious belief.  The question was referred to the CJEU by the Labour Cour

International travellers to Scotland will be able to use private sector Covid tests when arriving from green or amber list countries under a change to international travel restrictions. People will soon be able to choose from a list of approved providers when booking the tests they need to take afte

Commercial law firm Burness Paull recorded profits of £33.3 million in 2020/21, a staggering rise of 39 per cent on the previous year, in spite of the economic upheaval of the Covid-19 pandemic. The firm attributed its strong revenue performance to an intense programme of client listening and

Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has appointed oil and gas specialist Bruce McLeod as a partner based in its Aberdeen office. Previously a partner with a Scottish-based firm for 17 years, Mr McLeod has an extensive track-record advising on oil and gas infrastructure and M&A negotiations, an

US authorities have awarded over $200 million to the FIFA Foundation in compensation for the losses suffered by FIFA and other football governing bodies as a result of corruption. The money, totalling around $201m, was seized from the bank accounts of former official who were involved in, and then p

Douglas Roberts, partner at Lindsays, discusses the economic benefits of employee-ownership in Scotland. By 2030, the Scottish Government hopes the country will be home to 500 employee-owned companies. It’s an ambitious target which requires sustained focus, but I’m in no doubt achieving

Former justice secretary Kenny MacAskill has called on Police Scotland to cease all involvement in training police in Sri Lanka following concerns about human rights abuses. Mr MacAskill's intervention comes after Human Rights Watch, Freedom from Torture, the Sri Lanka Campaign for Peace and Justice

The Edinburgh property market has benefited from some of the strongest house price growth in the UK, but the city has also witnessed the largest increase in inheritance tax bills (IHT). According to new figures published by law firm Boodle Hatfield, Edinburgh residents had the biggest increase in in

A couple have been ordered to pay over £22,000 to their son after they binned his massive porn collection. An expert in porn valuation told a court that the destroyed collection was probably worth $30,441.54 (around £22,139), MLive.com reports.

Aberdeen businessman Joseph Bowie has been appointed as chief operating officer at Esson & Aberdein, the legal start-up launched earlier this year by Joni Esson and Rob Aberdein. Mr Bowie joins his former mentor from Aberdein Considine, where has has spent 10 years building up a successful debt

Advocate and former Labour MP Mark Lazarowicz examines the new SNP-Green deal and assess how radical an impact its commitments could have on the natural environment in Scotland. The ‘co-operation agreement’ between the SNP Scottish Government and the Scottish Green Party includes, as one