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Addleshaw Goddard, which has offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen, has announced revenue of £496 million for the past financial year, representing growth of 12 per cent. The firm's performance was driven by material investments in tech, core practices and priority sectors alongside offic

Remotely piloted aircraft, ‘RPA’, were used initially for surveillance but, increasingly and cost-effectively, are of value when armed with guided weapons for precise targeting. Apparently, ‘drone’ is a pejorative term. For generations there have been aviation lawyers but per

The Editor of the Scots Law Times was not happy in January 1947. In an early issue of his periodical he commented that statutes "descend upon us" from Westminster in "an ever-growing avalanche". Reproducing these new statutes was a part of the publication, and their quantity alone was then so large,

The Faculty of Advocates and the Law Society of Scotland will again be joint national sponsors of the Legal Walks, organised annually by the Access to Justice Foundation to raise money to fund much-needed pro bono services. The Scottish Legal Walks have gone from two in 2021 to five in 2024. This is

Proposals to introduce a strict licensing framework for canine fertility businesses have been announced. The planned licensing scheme aims to clamp down on unethical breeding practices, regulate the services offered, ensure higher standards of care and protect animal welfare.

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Palestinian rights group calls for closure of ‘Israeli torture camps’ | Al Jazeera

Victims of the infected blood scandal are to receive compensation this year, the UK government has confirmed. More than 3,000 people died because they became infected with diseases including HIV and Hepatitis C as a result of transfusions with infected blood in the 1970s and 1990s.

A star American footballer has unexpectedly come to the defence of a woman jailed for stealing $1.5 million worth of chicken wings. Chris Jones, a player for the Kansas City Chiefs, has offered to pay for the wings in order to secure Vera Liddell's release from prison, USA Today reports.

A care home has been fined £500,000 for health and safety failings which led to the death of a 54-year-old woman. HC-One Limited, who ran Arcadia Gardens Care Home in Glasgow, pled guilty to a health and safety at work breach committed in March 2017.

An Employment Tribunal sitting in Glasgow has rejected an application to strike out an employer’s response to a race discrimination claim on the basis that an English lawyer was not capable of appearing before a Scottish Tribunal. The claimant, Mr R Rohatgi, argued that his employer had acted

A judge has quashed more than 74,000 convictions which followed unlawful prosecutions for rail fare evasion in England and Wales. Four train operating companies wrongly used the 'single justice procedure' (SJP) to prosecute offences contrary to section 5(1) or 5(3) of the Regulation of the Railways

Jennifer Sturrock has joined Thorntons as a senior solicitor in the firm's private client team in Dundee. She advises on a wide range of private client matters including executry administration, wills, powers of attorney, inheritance tax planning, care home cost planning and legal rights issues.

Family members of David Maxwell Fyfe, architect of the European Convention on Human Rights, will launch their year of commemorative performances at the Fringe this weekend.