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A former drug lord has launched a bid to be elected as mayor of his hometown on an anti-drugs platform. Rolan "Kerwin" Espinosa is seeking to be elected as mayor of Albuera, a town of around 50,000 people in the Leyte province of the Phiippines.

The Law Society of Scotland has added its voice to the growing criticism of US government actions targeting lawyers both within the US and overseas. The Law Society’s governing Council, at its meeting on 28 March, unanimously agreed to support calls made by the Law Society of England and Wales

New sentencing guidelines for England and Wales that would mean differential treatment for different races and religions will be blocked under new legislation, Lord Chancellor Shabana Mahmood has announced. The UK government will work with Parliament to fast-track the Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sent

Celtic Plc has agreed compensation payouts for survivors of sexual abuse at Celtic Boys’ Club. Thompsons Solicitors confirmed that around 70 per cent of cases have now been settled for a seven-figure sum, with further settlements expected in the coming weeks.

Turcan Connell has announced the promotion of 27 legal and tax professionals, including the promotion of Sarah Jackson to partner and Heather Burnett and Jillian Bynoth to the role of legal director. Ms Jackson joined Turcan Connell as a trainee in 2007. She then qualified as a solicitor and notary

Mitchells Roberton has elected Ronald Inglis, 52 to be its new chairman. He replaces his sister, Morag Inglis, who has been chairman since 2021 and was managing partner for 24 years before that. Mr Inglis, a property law specialist who has been with Mitchells Roberton for 30 years and was made a par

As stage one of the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill concludes at Holyrood, legal experts – Dr Mary Neal (Strathclyde), Dr Murray Earle (Edinburgh) and Dr Michael Foran (Glasgow) – raise concerns about the bill’s legislative competence, arguing that the bil

Macleod & MacCallum has announced a series of promotions. The firm has appointed Aidan Grant and Laura McCarthy as senior associates and Elizabeth Wilson and Gemma Johnston to the position of associate.

As Edinburgh’s property market continues to thrive, homeowners looking to move are being encouraged to consider letting their property instead of selling. With increasing demand for rental homes, strong yields, and rising property values, Nicky Lloyd, head of ESPC lettings, highlights the fina

Holmes Mackillop has today acquired the private client and property business of D&J Dunlop, introducing a full-service law firm to Ayrshire. Husband and wife team Peter and Pauline McNamara join the expanded team from Ayr-based Lockharts Law as director and head of the Ayr office and executry pa

Recently we saw a Pizza Hut franchisee (Glenshire Group) in Scotland publicly come under fire after workers staged a protest over alleged “wage theft” and the implementation of blanket changes to terms and conditions regarding leave and breaks. While the employer disputes the allegations

John Sturrock KC considers how the skills associated with mediation can help professionals. Over the past several months I have worked with many different professional people across the health and social care sectors, government, sport, higher education and others. I have been struck by the commonal

CMS has announced that Duncan Turner, a partner in the firm’s technology and media team, has been appointed as its new Edinburgh office managing partner. He takes over from Darren Craig, who held the role for the past decade. Mr Turner specialises in information technology, intellectual proper

A commercial judge has dismissed an action by a former company director seeking over £500,000 from the accounting firm instructed to value his shares for compulsory sale after finding that the firm did not act negligently in carrying out the valuation. Mark Coulter raised the action against An