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Michael Ross, director in Anderson Strathern's risk and compliance team, stresses the importance of lawyers' engagement in the UK's new Anti-Money Laundering consultation. The UK Government has confirmed sweeping reforms to how Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter-Terrorism Financing (CTF) superv

Andrew Stevenson strikes a note of caution over Parliament issuing pardons or quashing convictions. Mention has been made before in this column of the general need to preserve the separation of powers between the courts and the executive. This constitutional safeguard is there to protect the li

Solicitor Morag McNeill has been reappointed as chair of the board of Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) for a further 18-month term. Ms McNeill has over 35 years’ experience as a corporate lawyer in private practice and with Forth Ports plc.

The Sheriff Appeal Court has refused an appeal against a business tenant’s removal from shop premises in Edinburgh following an undefended irritancy action in the sheriff court after finding that a sheriff had correctly refused a reponing note lodged after the grant of decree in absence. Abo T

Our weekly round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Sudan’s brutal civil war – what has happened in El Fasher?

Draft plans to cut emissions have been published by the Scottish government. The draft Climate Change Plan to 2040 sets out actions designed to reduce Scotland's greenhouse gas emissions and meet its first three carbon budgets.

The Supreme Court hosted delegates from the US Supreme Court in late October.

The procurator fiscal has lodged a first notice to commence the court process for a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the deaths of Philip Quinn, Richard McCormick and Alexander Morgan, all of whom died in hospital after contracting the Covid virus while in legal custody. A preliminary hearing will

Upcoming amendments to the UK’s immigration rules will introduce a number of significant changes affecting graduates and those applying for certain work visas, including raising English language requirements for foreign workers and reducing the period for international students to stay after g

Douglas Ross KC, who early in his career was a legal adviser at the United Nations and served in Gaza, reviews an excellent new book on the region. Gaza has been at the forefront of international news for more than two years. Coverage has focused on the deadly attacks by Hamas and other armed groups

The Law Society of Scotland has published new guidance for solicitors on accepting instructions and advising on non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) and confidentiality clauses. While recognising that NDAs are a legitimate way of protecting commercial interests, reputation, and confidentiality, the guid

A supposed lion spotted in the Irish countryside was in fact a partially-shaved dog called Mouse, officers have said. The country's police force shared photos of the "very friendly" Newfoundland after concerned members of the public rang the guards over what they believed to be a lion loose in Co Cl

The English court ruling in a dispute between Getty Images and Stability AI is "the most impactful legal decision yet on the nature of artificial intelligence and copyright law". Mrs Justice Joanna Smith DBE handed down her long-awaited 205-page ruling in Getty Images v. Stability AI [2025] EWHC 286

A fatal accident inquiry into the death of a transgender woman prisoner by self-inflicted plastic bag asphyxia has concluded that the Scottish Prison Service had unlawfully isolated her while deciding how to proceed with her custody arrangements and made 12 recommendations for improvement of SPS pr