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The first reported decision in the UK on the central plank of the rules that allocate jurisdiction in divorce cases within the UK was issued by Lady Tait on 22 August, writes Rachael Kelsey. The decision dealt with whether it should be the Scottish or English courts divorcing the couple – and

Casting has been announced for new BBC legal drama Counsels, with filming now underway in Glasgow. A Balloon Entertainment production, the series is co-created by Scottish writers Bryan Elsley (The Crow Road, Skins) and BBC Writers’ Drama Room graduate Gillian McCormack. 

A 17th-century painting stolen by the Nazis from a Dutch Jewish art collector briefly resurfaced this week in photographs of a house for sale in Argentina – a Nazi haven – before disappearing once again. The work, thought to be Portrait of a Lady by Italian baroque painter Giuseppe Ghisl

Prosecutors are investigating the death of a young woman seven years after she contracted a hospital-acquired infection while undergoing treatment as a teenager. Molly Cuddihy, 23, died on Tuesday at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) in Glasgow. She had previously described to the Scott

The Upper Tribunal for Scotland has allowed an appeal against a decision of the First-tier Tribunal’s Housing and Property Chamber to dismiss an eviction application because the notice to leave prepared by the landlord’s letting agents was one day off when it specified the date on which

Family-owned businesses in Scotland face increased challenges in the coming months, as the clock ticks down to "seismic" tax changes in April 2026. According to figures from BDO LLP, more than three quarters of Scottish businesses (78 per cent) say they will be impacted by changes to Business Relief

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. The Trump administration is reversing long-established US human rights discourse

The Supreme Court held the inaugural meeting of the UK Association of Black Judges on July 1. Described as a “foundation of change for those who will come after”, the event was attended by Lady Simler, Lord Lloyd-Jones, Lord Sales, Lord Richards, Lord Stevens and the court’s f

Small scale, unsubsidised, borne along on a wave of bookish enthusiasm, the ‘Writing Worth Reading’ cluster of 12 events at the Royal Scots Club can hardly be described as a competitor to the big literary beast which, not long past, was licking its wounds in a venue oddly described as th

Women and girls will have greater protection against "hate crimes" under plans being consulted upon by the Scottish government. Draft regulations have been laid in Parliament to add ‘sex’ as a characteristic to the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021 despite the fact thi

The Scottish government faces the prospect of a legal challenge if the proposed assisted suicide bill going through Holyrood is approved by MSPs. That is the opinion of a barrister who believes the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill, promoted as a members’ bill by Lib Dem

The president of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has been urged to investigate bizarre remarks about Israel attributed by a newspaper to the court's vice-president. Ugandan judge Julia Sebutinde, who has served on the court since 2012 and as vice-president since 2024, is alleged to have spo