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The UK Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by the company that supplies referees and other match officials in top-level UK football competitions against an Upper Tribunal decision that parts of a dispute between it and HM Revenue and Customs required to be re-heard before the First-tier Tribunal.

Lesley Johnston, Laura Mundell, Garry Sutherland and Paul Ralph have been appointed as sheriffs. The new sheriffs will serve the Grampian, Highland and Islands, North Strathclyde, South Strathclyde, Dumfries & Galloway and Tayside, Central & Fife sheriffdoms from 28 October 2024.

Lord Clark has been appointed to the First Division of the Inner House of the Court of Session. The Lord President, Lord Carloway, and the Lord Justice Clerk, Lady Dorrian, recommended the appointment to allow court business to continue to be dealt with efficiently and effectively.

Catherine Smith KC was sworn in as advocate general for Scotland at a ceremony at the Court of Session.

Facebook and Instagram owner Meta has been slapped with a €91 million fine after inadvertently storing some users' passwords in plain text. Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) on Friday announced its final decision in an inquiry launched in April 2019.

A man has been charged with stealing a vehicle in order to drive to his trial for theft of a vehicle. Police say Oklahoma man Kody Adams approached a number of people at a petrol station to ask for a lift to his trial more than 30 minutes away, but couldn't find anyone willing to take him.

A new partner heads an 11-strong field of lawyers promoted at Lindsays. Kirsty Preston’s appointment is her second promotion in a year – having made the step up to senior associate 12 months ago.

Stronachs LLP has announed two appointments. Joining the firm in 2014, Annika Neukirch has been promoted from senior associate to partner. Ms Neukirch advises on all aspects of contentious and non-contentious employment law services across various sectors. She also works closely with the corporate t

VMH Solicitors has announced the appointment of Katie Macdonald as property sales director. Ms Macdonald has been working in property sales for over 24 years and has an extensive knowledge of the property sector.

The minimum price per unit of alcohol has increased by 15 pence. MSPs previously voted to continue the public health measure which had been scheduled to end automatically on 30 April as part of a sunset clause when minimum unit pricing (MUP) legislation was introduced in 2018.

An employment tribunal has awarded a man over £21,000 after finding he was unfairly dismissed from his employment with the Royal British Legion Scotland’s Arbroath and District Branch after making a protected disclosure about health and safety concerns at the bar he worked in. It was fur

Keeper of the Advocates Library Neil Mackenzie KC recently returned from a successful training course in Zimbabwe.

BTO Solicitors LLP has announced the appointment of Ramsay Hall as a partner in its regulatory & criminal defence team. He is a recognised expert in white collar crime, with significant experience advising on anti-bribery and corruption, fraud and tax evasion. He regularly advises on corporate c

Burness Paull has appointed Mark Ellis as its new managing partner, working alongside Peter Lawson who will continue as chair. A highly-regarded corporate lawyer who specialises in private equity transactions and mergers and acquisitions, he trained with legacy firm Burness before spending five year

The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor is to consider investigating Belarus for alleged crimes against humanity carried out against the country's civilian population. Belarus has not ratified the Rome Statute but has been referred by Lithuania, which argues that "part of the elemen