Search:

The Sheriff Appeal Court has refused an appeal by a landowner who was awarded £772 to repair damage caused to his land by his neighbour’s cattle after finding that the sheriff was correct not to allow him to lodge additional claim forms for more damages that had not been correctly intima

An AI-generated candidate has been proposed for mayor of Tirana in the Albanian capital's upcoming election. The launch of TirANA (Tirana Algorithmic Neural Assistant) follows the Albanian government's appointment in September of an AI chatbot as a government minister.

New legislation dealing with the legacy of the Troubles has been formally introduced to the Westminster parliament by the UK government. The new Northern Ireland Troubles Bill will make good on a promise to "repeal and replace" the previous government's controversial Northern Ireland Troubles (

Two men who turned a flat into a secret £500,000 cannabis farm have been jailed for more than three years each. Ban Nguyen, 53, and Long Le, 33, both from Vietnam, cultivated cannabis inside nearly every room in the flat in Dundee.

Chinese officials have seized tens of thousands of maps for supposedly mislabelling Taiwan. Around 60,000 maps were seized by customs officers in China's eastern province of Shandong, according to the BBC. 

The University of Aberdeen has honoured one of Scotland's last surviving D-Day veterans with an honorary degree. Jim Glennie, who turned 100 this year, was presented with a Master of the University (MUniv) at a special ceremony at King’s College Chapel.

Wright Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM) has secured the renewal of its contract with Gaelic media public body MG ALBA until 2028. MG ALBA, the organisation which delivers Gaelic media to audiences across Scotland, the UK and beyond, including via Gaelic-language TV channel and national broadcaster

A lord ordinary has granted interim possession and interdict in respect of a property forming the sequestrated estate of an elderly man in Edinburgh after finding that it was possible that there was still a risk of unlawful occupation of the property if an order was not made. The Accountant in Bankr

A man who attempted to murder his estranged wife after subjecting her to an extensive campaign of domestic abuse has been jailed for eight years. Alan Johnston, of Laurencekirk, Aberdeenshire, was found guilty of three charges on 11 September 2025 at the High Court in Dundee. Prosecutors were able t

The Faculty of Advocates Employment Law Group has announced the line-up of speakers at its forthcoming Annual Conference which will take place in the MacKenzie Building, Old Assembly Close, High Street, Edinburgh on Thursday, 13 November 2025 between 2 and 5pm. Leading figures in the field participa

The Supreme Court has begun hearings in a significant appeal in a case concerning controversial legislation on the legacy of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. The Labour government has committed to repealing and replacing the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 introduced

Just Employment Law has welcomed Maria Akunna (solicitor) and Azza Hassan (trainee solicitor) to its growing team. Having recently completed her traineeship, Ms Akunna joins the team as a specialist employment lawyer to businesses, delivering practical, commercially sound advice to empower her clien

Talented colleagues have been recognised at Aberdein Considine this autumn, with 15 employees working from Aberdeen to Newcastle upon Tyne elevated in the firm’s latest round of promotions. Two Glasgow-based private client lawyers, Fiona O’Donnell and Rebecca White, have been promoted to