Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, is under criminal investigation for Holocaust denial. Public prosecutors in Paris launched an investigation after Grok appeared to verify false claims made on X by a French neo-Nazi previously convicted of Holocaust denial offences.
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Jonny Seddon shares some insight from the recent Interlaw Global Meeting in Edinburgh, which sparked discussion around how developers and investors are navigating uncertainty in the Scottish real estate market. After years of political shifts, rising costs and funding pressures, Scotland’s rea
US legislation making strangulation a serious criminal offence has been linked to reduced intimate partner homicide rates, with 14 per cent fewer women killed and 27 per cent fewer male victims in the 18-49 age group. Strangulation statutes are a relatively recent development in criminal justice, wi
Ireland is in breach of its obligations under EU water protection law, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled. In a judgment handed down last Thursday, the court identified serious non-compliances with the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD), introduced in 2000.
An Elvis-loving judge has agreed to resign from the bench after disciplinary action for taking his love of the King too far – including by wearing an Elvis wig in court. Judge Matthew Thornhill, from Missouri, said he was trying to "help relax litigants" through his light-hearted antics, but n
Europe has entered the next phase of the AI–copyright debate, writes Corsino San Miguel. On 11 November, the 42nd Civil Chamber of the Munich Regional Court delivered the first European judgment to hold an AI developer directly liable for both training and outputs involving copyrighted works.
Clifford Chance is cutting around 10 per cent of its business services staff in London, with the firm citing increased use of AI and shifting operational demands as key drivers. About 50 roles across finance, HR and IT are expected to be made redundant, with a further 35 roles potentially re-scoped
After years of inertia, Scotland is now the only part of Great Britain where non-lawyers cannot own or invest in law firms – a situation that a growing coalition of legal professionals is aiming to change. The ABS Scotland Group, officially launched today with 18 members, is spearheading effor
Scots lawyers may be celebrating the national team's success in the World Cup qualifiers – but they are licking their wounds after a bruising defeat by the Bar of Northern Ireland.
UK government ministers will meet next month with the families of those killed in the 1994 Chinook helicopter disaster, who are campaigning for transparency and a judge-led public inquiry. A total of 29 service personnel died when the helicopter crashed on the Mull of Kintyre en route from Northern
Police in the Philippines unlawfully targeted protesters with unnecessary and excessive force during anti-corruption marches in September, according to new testimony gathered by Amnesty International ahead of fresh protests planned across the country this weekend. Ten people interviewed by Amnesty I
For the past 10 years the Faculty Christmas Collection has been a lifeline for vulnerable families across Fife – and in 2025 the need is greater than ever. This annual initiative supports families facing isolation, bereavement, disability, mental health challenges, and poverty – helping
Tom Lawrie, lecturer in law at Glasgow Caledonian University, reflects on changes in how law is taught. Teaching law in a Scottish university long meant gathering students in their hundreds in lecture theatres and explaining complex substantive legal concepts in a structured and consistent way. Smal
A schoolteacher who made headlines for being struck off after selling explicit photos online has been slapped with a £25,000 fine for refusing to pay her taxes. Kirsty Buchan, 34, of Coatbridge in North Lanarkshire, was struck off in June after pupils discovered her profile on OnlyFans, where
