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An Aberdeen sheriff has granted the trustee in sequestration of the estates of a married couple authority to sell their family home after they failed to engage with the sequestration process for over five years. Richard Bathgate, who became the trustee in sequestration following the retirement of th
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Plans to boost and encourage the use of Gaelic and Scots have been passed by the Scottish Parliament. The Scottish Languages Bill will enable parents to ask for a Gaelic school to be established in their area. Local authorities would then be required to assess if the request was practical and afford
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A new course providing an introduction to the law and practice of commercial activity in rural Scotland will be run this autumn. In 10 sessions and a masterclass it will bring together a wide range of legal and practical topics that lawyers, land agents and accountants working with businesses
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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined genetic testing company 23andMe £2.31 million for failing to implement appropriate security measures to protect the personal information of UK users, following a large-scale cyber attack in 2023. The penalty follows a joint investigat
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A man who raped a 15-year-old girl after following her on a street in Falkirk has been jailed. Sadeq Nikzad was found guilty on 5 March 2025 following a trial at the High Court in Edinburgh.
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Average property prices in Scotland's housing market rose to £191,000 in April 2025, marking a 5.8 per cent increase compared to April 2024, new figures from the latest UK House Price Index (HPI) have shown.
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Police representatives have formally complained to Glasgow museum authorities over part of an exhibition at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum which they allege presents a biased portrayal of policing in connection with slavery, colonialism and the death of Sheku Bayoh. The Scottish Police Federatio
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A lord ordinary has ruled that a UK motor insurer could not recover a sum of money it paid to settle an action by a man injured in a road accident from another passenger in the same vehicle, who was the named policyholder in respect of an avoided policy in respect of the car. Pursuer Ian Whyte origi
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The Faculty of Advocates has still not published new disciplinary rules, despite being encouraged to do so 18 months ago by the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC). In December 2023, the SLCC made three recommendations to Faculty: to improve the clarity of its disciplinary rules; write a com
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A seagull took a sip of a man's coffee before flying off with his mug. Darren Pardoe, a maintenance worker, was bird-proofing houses in Porthleven, Cornwall, when he took a coffee break at a local pub on 3 June.
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A man who stabbed a police officer and attempted to set fire to a police station has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 21 years after it was found the incident was connected to terrorism. Alexander Dighton, 28, admitted 11 offences relating to a violent attack at Talbot Green P
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Independent market research by Progressive Partnership has confirmed that ESPC is the number one property portal of choice for local sellers in Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife, the Scottish Borders and Dumfries & Galloway. “This recognition is a direct reflection of the hard work we’ve
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A Syrian doctor has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a German court for committing crimes against humanity, including murder and torture, during his time working in military hospitals and detention centres in Syria. Alaa Mousa, 40, was found guilty by the Frankfurt Higher Regional Court of par
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A Turkish national due to be deported from the UK following a criminal conviction has lost a legal challenge against a decision of the Home Secretary that he had no right to a fresh appeal based on his marriage to a Lithuanian national after the refusal of his first claim. Veysel Erturk, aged 23, wa
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The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is still accepting feedback on changes it has made to its Code of Practice for services, public functions and associations in the wake of the Supreme Court judgment in For Women Scotland v Scottish Ministers. Last year it ran a 12-week consultation on
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