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Apple has incurred a fine of €1.8bn (£1.5bn) after an EU investigation found it limited competition from other music streaming services such as Spotify. The fine is almost four times higher than was expected, as the European Commission aims to show it will take stringent action against te

A Moray wind farm must pay £5.5 million into a fund to help vulnerable customers after regulator Ofgem found it overcharged the grid. Dorenell Windfarm Limited (DWL) began charging “excessive prices” when it was asked to reduce its output.

Dear Editor, In his article in yesterday's SLN, Alistair Bonnington correctly attacks the concept of witnesses being coached. Such a practice is illegal and could amount to perversion of the course of justice.

Donald Trump will be permitted to appear on the ballot in all 50 US states after the Supreme Court ruled he was wrongly removed from Colorado's primary ballot last year. The decision of the court, which was unanimous, overturns a 4-3 rulung from Colorado's Supreme Court that the former president cou

Spain's government has told restaurants to close earlier as it attempts to enforce a 35-hour working week. “It’s madness to carry on extending opening times; that a restaurant is open at 1am is not reasonable,” Yolanda Díaz, the labour minister, said.

The property market across Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife, and the Borders has shown encouraging signs, marked by increased confidence among homeowners and a surge in property sales volumes, according to the latest ESPC House Price Report.

Morton Fraser MacRoberts has made two new appointments to its management board. Jenny Dickson has been elected as the firm’s chair, and Ian Steele has been appointed as a non-executive. They join CEO Chris Harte and COO Neil Kennedy on the board, which is responsible for the overall governance

A review of Community Rights to Buy will begin this summer to look at how effective current powers are in allowing communities to acquire land or buildings. Community Right to Buy has now been in use for 20 years. During that time, there have been several additions and amendments to the original rig

The Scottish Arbitration Centre has been nominated by the Equal Representation in Arbitration Pledge leadership for the Global Arbitration Review ERA Pledge Award at the 2024 GAR Awards. The nomination is in recognition of the centre launching all-female initial panels of domestic and international

Govan Law Centre (GLC) has accepted instructions from a service user of Milldale Day Opportunities – a day care centre for adults with learning disabilities and/or autism in Linwood, Renfrewshire – to challenge the proposed closure of the service. A petition for judicial review was lodge

An English university lecturer with ADHD who was repeatedly refused promotion to a higher lectureship grade has lost an appeal against the decision of the Employment Tribunal to dismiss the substantial part of his claim against his former employer. Simon Pipe, a former BBC journalist and grade 6 lec

A Dundee lawyer has been found guilty of defrauding a client out of nearly £3,000.

A Conservative peer has agreed to pay substantial damages as part of a settlement with a PhD student who she baselessly accused of spreading antisemitism while appearing on University Challenge. Baroness Jacqueline Foster made absurd claims on X, formerly Twitter, about a toy octopus chosen as the m

Freeths has established a new commercial dispute resolution team in Scotland with the appointment of director Alan McDonald, who joins from CMS. Mr McDonald will head up the new litigation service based in the firm’s Glasgow office. He has over 12 years’ experience advising on contentiou