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Microsoft is facing a £1 billion legal action amid claims it overcharged businesses for access to its products. The lawsuit, submitted to the Competition Appeal Tribunal, claims that Microsoft is punishing thousands of UK businesses and organisations that use rival cloud computing services fro

Hundreds of official Harry Potter replica swords have been recalled in Japan after they were discovered to be illegal weapons. Over 350 swords have been sold at the Warner Bros Studio Tour Tokyo, billed as "the largest indoor Harry Potter attraction in the world", since it opened in May 2023.

A man who attempted to rape a woman and attacked another as they walked home from a university library in Dundee has been jailed for more than 10 years. Derek Lewis previously appeared at the High Court in Edinburgh on 13 November where he pleaded guilty to three charges. The court heard how the 40-

Wolves are set to have their protected status in the EU downgraded with effect from next March. A proposal to downgrade the status of wolves from "strictly protected" to "protected" has been approved by the standing committee of the Bern Convention, which governs the conservation of European wildlif

Arrested protesters in Georgia are being denied their right to a lawyer and a fair trial, Amnesty International has said. For several nights now, protesters in Tbilisi have blocked key streets to oppose the government's announcement that it will not proceed with EU accession talks until 2028.

Gillespie Macandrew has recently donated a record £51,000 to charity as part of its annual commitment to its charity partners.

Insurance and construction law firm Beale & Co has opened a new office in Glasgow. The office will be led by Lindsay Ogunyemi and Andrew McConnell, both of whom are members of the partnership.

The title of The Herald’s recent Beyond Breaking Point: Scotland’s Legal Aid Crisis series reflects the reality of legally-aided lawyering in Scotland, writes Dr Ben Christman. The concerns expressed in those articles over the bureaucracy of the legal aid system, the inadequate pay rates

Anna MacKay, a criminal defence solicitor at Scullion LAW, won the Rising Star of the Year Award at the recent Legal 500 Awards.  Kris Buchanan, head of criminal law, said: “Huge congratulations to Anna MacKay. She is considered one of the finest criminal law practitioners in the country.

The Sheriff Appeal Court has recalled an interlocutor dismissing a breach of contract action raised by a son after his father removed him as director of one of their companies and had the business wound up against an implied term of a previous verbal contract between the two. It was averred by Gerar

The Crown Office has lodged a first notice with the Sheriff Court to commence the court process for a joint fatal accident inquiry into the deaths of Francis Peter McCarthy and John Hay Angus. Francis Peter McCarthy, 59, died on 12 April 2020 in Glasgow Royal Infirmary after being transferred from H

The Damages (Scotland) Bill, appended to the recently published Scottish Law Commission Report on Damages for Personal Injury, contains some important proposed reforms which are intended to modernise Scots law and resolve certain difficulties, writes Lady Paton. The report recommends the amendment o

ESPC has announced the appointment of two new directors to the company’s board: Jill Andrew, partner at Connell and Connell, and Caitlin Keegan, residential property legal director at Gillespie Macandrew. Ms Andrew, who joined Connell & Connell in November 2024, brings 25 years of experien

Thorntons’ Edinburgh team has achieved a record annual fee income of approaching £12 million as the firm celebrates its 20th anniversary in the capital. The firm opened its doors in North Castle Street in November 2004 with just three employees. Now based at Haymarket, it boasts a team o