A judge has imposed a fine of more than £1,000 on the owner of a cat for trespassing into a neighbour's garden – with further fines threatened for future transgressions. Dominique Valdès, who lives in Béziers in southern France, said hearing the controversial ruling about h
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Edinburgh law firm Murray Beith Murray has assets of nearly £3.2 million, the firm has revealed in its first-ever published accounts. The private client firm has more than doubled its turnover in the last decade, with revenue up by 10 per cent last year alone, according to financial informatio
Dr Corsino San Miguel delves into a landmark court ruling on generative AI and copyright law. The Getty Images v Stability AI judgment, handed down on 4 November 2025, will be remembered not for what it decided, but for what it exposed. It marked the first full test of how the Copyright, Design
A trio from Holmes Mackillop Solicitors are seeking to raise £2,500 for The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice after taking part in the John Muir Way Nocturnal Ultra Marathon. Craig Donnelly, Ross Brown and Sam Hamilton are welcoming donations via JustGiving after part in the run under cov
Amina Amin has been elected president of the Scottish Young Lawyers’ Association (SYLA), becoming its first-ever president from an ethnic minority background. Ms Amin is joined on the SYLA executive committee by vice president Heather Gibson, secretaries Kate Docherty and Kirsten Gallacher, tr
Michael Ross, director in Anderson Strathern's risk and compliance team, stresses the importance of lawyers' engagement in the UK's new Anti-Money Laundering consultation. The UK Government has confirmed sweeping reforms to how Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter-Terrorism Financing (CTF) superv
Andrew Stevenson strikes a note of caution over Parliament issuing pardons or quashing convictions. Mention has been made before in this column of the general need to preserve the separation of powers between the courts and the executive. This constitutional safeguard is there to protect the li
Solicitor Morag McNeill has been reappointed as chair of the board of Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) for a further 18-month term. Ms McNeill has over 35 years’ experience as a corporate lawyer in private practice and with Forth Ports plc.
The Sheriff Appeal Court has refused an appeal against a business tenant’s removal from shop premises in Edinburgh following an undefended irritancy action in the sheriff court after finding that a sheriff had correctly refused a reponing note lodged after the grant of decree in absence. Abo T
Our weekly round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Sudan’s brutal civil war – what has happened in El Fasher?
The Supreme Court hosted delegates from the US Supreme Court in late October.
Upcoming amendments to the UK’s immigration rules will introduce a number of significant changes affecting graduates and those applying for certain work visas, including raising English language requirements for foreign workers and reducing the period for international students to stay after g
Douglas Ross KC, who early in his career was a legal adviser at the United Nations and served in Gaza, reviews an excellent new book on the region. Gaza has been at the forefront of international news for more than two years. Coverage has focused on the deadly attacks by Hamas and other armed groups
A supposed lion spotted in the Irish countryside was in fact a partially-shaved dog called Mouse, officers have said. The country's police force shared photos of the "very friendly" Newfoundland after concerned members of the public rang the guards over what they believed to be a lion loose in Co Cl
