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In a significant judgment handed down on 10 June 2025, the Court of Session has clarified the complex relationship between insurance policy avoidance and insurers’ rights to recover settlement payments, writes Robyn Coates. The case of Ian Whyte v David Arthur and UK Insurance Limited [2025] C

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined genetic testing company 23andMe £2.31 million for failing to implement appropriate security measures to protect the personal information of UK users, following a large-scale cyber attack in 2023. The penalty follows a joint investigat

Burges Salmon has advised Blackfinch Energy on its acquisition of Muirhall Wind Farm Extension.  The site is surrounded by several other turbines and stands out for its impressive scale and production capacity.

A museum has appealed for two tourists who broke a crystal-encrusted chair by sitting on it to come forward and apologise. CCTV footage shows the couple taking turns posing for photos with the artwork at the Palazzo Maffei in Verona, Italy before the man accidentally sits on and breaks it.

A man who raped a 15-year-old girl after following her on a street in Falkirk has been jailed. Sadeq Nikzad was found guilty on 5 March 2025 following a trial at the High Court in Edinburgh.

A law firm in Coatbridge has raised £3,180 for Will Aid. 

Raeburn Christie Clark and Wallace has announced the addition of Debbie Donaldson as a solicitor in the firm’s Banchory office. Having studied at both Abertay University and the University of Aberdeen, Mrs Donaldson joins the firm from the public sector, where she carried out conveyancing work

Average property prices in Scotland's housing market rose to £191,000 in April 2025, marking a 5.8 per cent increase compared to April 2024, new figures from the latest UK House Price Index (HPI) have shown.

Police representatives have formally complained to Glasgow museum authorities over part of an exhibition at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum which they allege presents a biased portrayal of policing in connection with slavery, colonialism and the death of Sheku Bayoh. The Scottish Police Federatio

Justice Secretary Angela Constance has chaired a roundtable with partners including Police Scotland, football authorities, football clubs safety officers, fans’ representatives, local authorities and others on football-related disorder. The attendees were: the Scottish Professional Footba

A lord ordinary has ruled that a UK motor insurer could not recover a sum of money it paid to settle an action by a man injured in a road accident from another passenger in the same vehicle, who was the named policyholder in respect of an avoided policy in respect of the car. Pursuer Ian Whyte origi

The Faculty of Advocates has still not published new disciplinary rules, despite being encouraged to do so 18 months ago by the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC). In December 2023, the SLCC made three recommendations to Faculty: to improve the clarity of its disciplinary rules; write a com

A survey of Scottish legal aid solicitors has revealed further evidence of a deepening crisis in access to justice, with 41 per cent of respondents either planning to stop legal aid work within two years or unsure whether they will continue. The findings come from a Law Society of Scotland survey of