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Legal academics were among the recipients of Royal Society of Edinburgh medals awarded at a ceremony held this week.

Dear Editor, During debates on the Victims, Witnesses and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill, Justice Secretary Angela Constance cited research indicating that the odds of a jury convicting were “40 per cent lower” in a three‑verdict system, as compared with a two‑verdict system.

The Dementia Trust is calling on Scotland’s legal community to help families act early and put  power of attorney protection in place before it's too late. The charity has launched a new ‘Planning Ahead’ campaign, fronted by Sandra McDonald, former Public Guardian for Scotland

In this interview Aidan O’Neill KC, who acted for the appellant Daly before the Supreme Court in Daly v HM Advocate; Keir v HM Advocate [2025] UKSC 38, reflects on the decision and its implications. Q: What was the history of the Daly case prior to getting to the Supreme Court?

Art Fraud provides a very readable history of the stories behind some of the greatest controversies in modern art history: those were where artists and sculptors achieved fame, fortune or infamy almost as great as that of the artists whose work or style they copied. The comprehensive nature of the s

A Livingston sheriff who heard a preliminary proof in an action for child contact has made an ex tempore judgment finding that the father seeking the contact order had sexually abused his child once in August 2020 and then again at a contact visit in March 2021, with the action later being dismissed

Our weekly round-up of human rights stories from around the world. At least 94 Palestinians died in Israeli prisons in two years, human rights group says

Macdonald Henderson is once again the top legal adviser in Scotland with 23 deals this year, the latest Experian M&A report shows.

A Highland physics teacher exploited a position of trust to engage in sexual activity with a female pupil. David Vincent’s criminal behaviour took place over the course of 18 months after meeting the child at the high school where he worked.

Ofcom has today issued a £50,000 fine against the provider of a 'nudifcation' site for failing to use age-checks to protect children from online pornography, while 20 more porn services are targeted for enforcement. The decision takes into account the provider’s decision to make the site

A wind farm worker who was secretly siphoning electricity to mine cryptocurrency has avoided jail. The man, a technical manager for Nordex in the Netherlands, admitted setting up crypto miners at wind farms in Gieterveen and Waardpolder, according to The Register.

The average price of a property in Scotland reached £194,000 in September 2025, an increase of 5.3 per cent when compared to a year earlier, the latest House Price Index figures have revealed.

The backlog of Employment Tribunal claims waiting to be heard has increased by more than a quarter over one year, according to data released by His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunal Service (HMCTS). The backlog has significant implications for the Employment Rights Bill, which the House of Lords h

A man who tried to kill a woman and two children has had his sentence increased following an appeal by the Crown. Steven Phillipson was found guilty of four charges, including attempted murder, following a trial at the High Court in Edinburgh earlier this year.

A crossword compiler has been hauled into court over a clue which allegedly insulted a far-right political party. The crossword, which appeared in Swiss newspaper Le Nouvelliste in November 2023, featured a clue which read: "Swiss political party – racist, xenophobic, homophobic, anti-feminist