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British restaurateur, author and TV personality Nisha Katona MBE and former first minister, Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale, will be among the guest speakers at CMS Scotland’s business conference next month. Hosted by broadcaster Kirsty Wark, CMS’s annual On Point conference takes place

Keir Starmer has been urged not to replace the previous UK government's Rwanda scheme with a new Albania scheme. The prime minister met yesterday with his Italian counterpart, Giorgia Meloni, who has struck a deal with Albania for asylum seekers to be processed there.

David J Black traces the highs and lows of the Edinburgh Festivals in the second part of his prolonged lament on their decline. Read the first here. The chemistry between the official Festival and the Fringe was, at times, diplomatically awkward, yet the relationship had benefits for both. With bril

Nearly half of the UK's biggest law firms last year saw their best revenue results since the financial crisis of 2008. Only 11 firms in the top 100 failed to grow last year, new research shows, with 44 firms recording revenue increase of 10 per cent or more.

The last vestiges of 'brat summer' have brought forth a treasure in the form of Professor Nicholas Grier appearing on film to offer us a tour of his institution – in the idiom of Gen Z. The commercial law professor at Abertay University, sorry Aber-slay, formerly of Edinburgh Napier, said "I h

A judge has refused an application made by a man accused of committing sexual offences against his wife in which he sought to lead evidence that they had a sexual relationship prior to their marriage. Applicant MJ appeared on an indictment of 15 charges of alleged sexual offending to which section 2

A former police officer has admitted stealing £2.50 from an arrestee to pay off a paltry debt at the police station tuck shop. James Tillcock would have been sacked for gross misconduct had he not already resigned, Thames Valley Police (TVP) said following a misconduct hearing.

To mark the Edinburgh Foundation for Women in Law's 10th anniversary, join co-founders Professor Lesley McAra and Karina McTeague for the EFWiL Reflections Lecture 2024 on Thursday, 24 October. They will discuss the past, present and future of EFWiL’s work to break down barriers, promote equal

Vice-Dean of Faculty, Tony Lenehan KC, responds to the latest endorsement by the Lord Justice Clerk, Lady Dorrian, of her plan for a pilot of juryless trials and points out that – experimental or not – the casualties will be real. I read with dismay the article in Saturday’s T

Edinburgh Law School's Private Law Blog has published an article by Professor Laura Macgregor entitled ‘Incorporation of Terms and Conditions: Modern Law for a Digital Age?’ "The English Court of Appeal case, Parker-Grennan v Camelot UK Lotteries Ltd, provides a useful and authoritative

Stronachs LLP has welcomed its latest intake of trainees and announced the recruitment of three solicitors who will qualify in September.

Barriers faced by unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC) in accessing local authority support is the subject of a new report published by JustRight Scotland. In 2023, more than 3,400 UASCs arrived in the UK seeking protection. Beyond this statistic, there is a growing number of unaccompan

Judicial salary increases have been revealed in new figures from the Ministry of Justice. The President of the Supreme Court, Lord Reed and Lord President, Lord Carloway's salaries rose from £263,256 in 2023-24 to £279,051 this year.