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Donald Trump has won a legal case over the use of his name at his Scottish golf resorts. The former president has trademarked the name 'Trump' for various services linked to his Turnberry and Menie golf courses.

A parole application by a life prisoner who has continually maintained his innocence of the murder he was convicted of has had a petition for judicial review of the Parole Board for Scotland’s decision not to grant him parole refused by the Outer House of the Court of Session. It was argued by

Calls have been made for greater use of electronic monitoring for people on bail. There were 2,200 people in prison on remand awaiting trial on 1 November in Scotland – almost a third of the total number in jail. And there has been a significant increase in the time people are having to spend

Mukhtar & Co Solicitors have helped an Egyptian student in Glasgow with a rare genetic disorder win the right to stay in the UK until 2026. Youssef Mikhaiel, 28, was supposed to be deported in June, but the order was postponed following a ruling from the Court of Session.

Alasdair Hardman will be returning to practice at Themis Advocates on 1 Dec. The stable, which has welcomed Mr Hardman back after a year-long sabbatical, said: "He was an integral part of the stable prior to it becoming Themis Advocates and for the two years that followed and we thoroughly look forw

The Scottish government’s plans for new Environmental Performance Certificates (EPCs), whilst well intentioned, may in some types of property be impossible to achieve, property marketing company ESPC has warned. In the current system of EPCs, the most prominent metric is the Energy Efficiency

More than 1,070 members of the legal profession have called on the UK government to press for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the West Bank and to take urgent steps to ensure the UK government does not violate international humanitarian law or aid or assist its violation by others. The letter, or

Aberdeen house prices fell by 0.6 per cent in the most recent quarter, with a more significant annual drop of 4.4 per cent, according to the Aberdeen Solicitors' Property Centre (ASPC).

Pictured: Rachel Corsie and Robin Mitchell Rachel Corsie, Scotland Women’s National Team captain recently met Robin Mitchell, real estate partner at Shoosmiths as the Scottish FA and law firm celebrated the impact of their four-year partnership.

An Italian court has convicted over 200 people for various crimes, including criminal association, extortion, and bribery in the country's largest mafia trial in 30 years. The trial took place in a high-security courtroom in Calabria, designed to accommodate a significant number of defendants, lawye

A lawyer who began his career in Argentina has joined Lindsays. Juan Casal has been appointed as an associate in the corporate and commercial department in Edinburgh.

Police were called to a former seafood market and restaurant where they arrested a man who allegedly stole over $1,200 in air fresheners. Police in University City, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri, were called to an abandoned building that is now used for storage.

A family judge in the Court of Session has ruled that a Latvian mother and her two children aged two and four should not relocate from Aberdeen, where the mother held permanent employment, to Glasgow so that the children could be closer to their father. Both the pursuer, M, and the defender, A, held

The police in Scotland recorded 297,425 crimes in the year ending September 2023. This was three per cent higher than the 287,374 crimes recorded in the year ending September 2022, but three per cent lower than the 307,938 crimes recorded in the year ending September 2019. The recording of crime for

A state-of-the-art forensic laboratory which plays a vital role in toxicology testing has been formally opened. The purpose-built Moorepark laboratory was established with almost £6 million of Scottish government funding. It carries out toxicology tests for a wide range of substances, includin