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The Sheriff Appeal Court has quashed an order for the destruction of an XL Bully dog after finding that there was insufficient information to establish that the dog presented a risk to the public or that his owner, who received the dog from her son in unknown circumstances, was not a fit and proper

Anyone who followed the 2026 Winter Olympics will probably have noted the cheating controversy in curling in the men’s game: Sweden’s Oskar Eriksson accused Canada’s Mark Kennedy of deliberately double-touching his stones, writes Benjamin Bestgen. For those unfamiliar, curling is a

Shepherd and Wedderburn will return as headline sponsor of the All-Energy exhibition and conference. The event, now in its 25th year, is essential for everyone in the low-carbon and renewable energy community.  Last year over 13,000 people walked through the doors of the SEC to network, share k

Sexual crimes in Scotland were 10 per cent higher compared to the year ending December 2024, new figures from Scotland’s chief statistician show. In the year ending December 2025 the police in Scotland recorded 308,532 crimes. This was three per cent higher than the 298,306 crimes recorded in

A man who admitted smuggling drugs into Mexico has been given the benefit of the doubt after saying he didn't mean to bring them back to Canada. Daniel Jacob Cluett was charged with three counts of importing substances into Canada after border officials found cocaine and MDMA in his luggage.

The EU has said it is seeking clarity from the US on its policy intentions after the country's top court ruled many of Trump's flagship tariffs to be unlawful. The Supreme Court of the United States appeared to catch the president off-guard by ruling 6-3 that he cannot rely on the International Emer

A sheriff has refused a request for contact by the father of a 10-year-old boy whose mother separated from him following two instances of assault in 2018 after finding that it would not be in the child’s best interests for contact to resume. Pursuer G sought a residence order in respect of the

The Law Society of Scotland granted extended rights of audience to 15 new solicitor advocates in two ceremonies held this week.

The Lord President, Lord Pentland, has appointed new employment judges in Scotland. The new salaried judges in the Dundee Office of Employment Tribunals are:

Pinsent Masons has announced a partnership with legal AI platform Legora, following an extensive pilot programme across its corporate, commercial and property groups.  Legora is an AI workspace built to streamline everything from research to drafting and review.

Liam McArthur’s bill cannot include any effective protection for those who wish to opt out of involvement in ‘assisted dying’. Professional bodies must now formally oppose it, writes Dr Mary Neal. It was reported this week that several organisations representing the health professi

Dundee University has won the Lord Jones Intervarsity Mooting Competition on the occasion of its 10th anniversary. Hosted by the University of Dundee Mooting Society at Dundee Law School, the competition follows the format of the Inner Temple Inter-Varsity Moot in London.

A flying pig caused a power outage in rural China after a farmer decided to try transporting his animals via drone. The man, who is now facing a police investigation, had sought to find a quicker route to a local slaughterhouse in the mountainous Tongjiang county area.