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Denmark is set to ban mobile phones in schools and after-school clubs following recommendations from a government commission that also advised against children under 13 having their own smartphone or tablet. The Danish government announced it would amend existing legislation to make all folkeskole (

Thailand is to deport an unemployed British man who overstayed his 30-day tourist visa – by 25 years. The man, who has not been named, arrived in the south-east Asian country as a 35-year-old in January 2000 and will return to the UK as a 60-year-old.

Graham Johnston and Elizabeth McFarlane reflect on 25 years of the Family Court in Glasgow.  The introduction of divorce into the Sheriff Court in 1984 had a dramatic effect on the number of ordinary civil cases in the court. The sudden inflow of divorce cases (something in the region of 13,000

Paul Tweed, an international libel lawyer to the rich and famous, is to speak in Edinburgh at a free event organised by the SSC Society at Parliament House on Tuesday 18 March at 6.00pm. It is a free event that qualifies for at least one hour's CPD and is open to all lawyers. Paul’s client lis

A Caithness man who subjected women to torture and degrading treatment in an underground “tomb” chamber at his remote cabin home and at other locations abroad has been made subject to a five-year Trafficking and Exploitation Order under section 26 of the Human Trafficking and Exploitatio

The Scottish Land Commission is inviting planning and housing professionals and community groups to an online briefing to hear directly from the Communities Housing Trust (CHT) about how it successfully unlocked land for housing in a remote rural community. This event will highlight the crucial role

The Aberdeen Law Project (ALP) has successfully negotiated a four-figure settlement in mediation in connection with a long-running property dispute.  Prior to engaging ALP, the client had been unable to recover compensation for damage caused to their property by neighbours. Following mediation,

The Cyber and Fraud Hub has helped hundreds of individuals protect themselves from financial loss since launching last July. The hub has assisted 228 people through its helpline and fraud triage service, been involved in £8 million worth of fraud investigations and recovered or prevented &poun

An extradited serious crime group leader who orchestrated the importation of controlled drugs from South America to Scotland has been ordered to repay more than £125,000 under proceeds of crime laws.  Paul Fleming, 40, was sentenced to nine years in prison at the High Court in Stirling in

A dim-witted lawyer is facing charges after leaving youth court without his bag – which allegedly had his personal supply of cocaine in it. The 67-year-old Pennsylvania attorney was captured on CCTV carrying his bag into a waiting room and then leaving it behind.

Weightmans has relocated its Glasgow office to The Ink Building on Douglas Street. The move represents a significant investment from the firm into its Scottish practice, as well as demonstrating its commitment to ESG. The Ink Building is an environmentally friendly space with an EPC rating of A, ref

Sexual crimes declined by two per cent in the year ending to December 2024, according to statistics released by Scotland's chief statistician. The police in Scotland recorded 298,308 crimes in total in that period. This was one per cent lower than the 302,076 crimes recorded in the year ending Decem

Elise Marshall considers a recent case from Singapore and how it might have been affected by AI.  The term “artificial intelligence” (AI) can be used to refer to advanced computer systems that perform tasks requiring human intelligence, such as problem-solving, pattern recognition,