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North Carolina’s law enforcement watchdog is proposing new standards that would explicitly ban police officers from having sex while on duty, in uniform, in police vehicles, or with subordinates and trainees. The initiative, led by the state’s Criminal Justice Education and Training Stan

The UK’s new Failure to Prevent Fraud (FTP) offence came into force yesterday but many Scottish businesses remain underprepared to comply with their legal obligations, according to Dentons. Discussions with industry and informal research conducted by the firm from February through to June 2025

TLT has appointed disputes partner John Paul Sheridan as its new head in Scotland. Mr Sheridan has been with the firm since joining as a trainee in 1998 and is a respected commercial litigator, supporting clients in the financial services and real estate sectors. He is also a solicitor advocate with

The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has re-launched its policy for businesses wishing to ‘self-report’ economic crime, significantly expanding the range of offences eligible to be self-reported. The self-report initiative was originally introduced in 2011 to mark the c

A sheriff has made a joint residence order in respect of a four-year-old child due to start primary school contrary to the views of a child welfare reporter and the child herself after finding that the reporter’s conclusions failed to give adequate weight to the position of the pursuer. Pursue

The beloved costumed mascot of a popular US restaurant chain was arrested in front of bewildered children after being accused of credit card theft. Florida man Jermell Jones, 41, was dressed as the eponymous rodent mascot of Chuck E. Cheese – even wearing a giant foam head – when he was

Stronachs LLP has appointed five new trainee solicitors and retained four newly qualified solicitors. Each of the new trainees will have the opportunity to work across different departments over the two-year programme, supported by partners and senior lawyers throughout.

TLT has expanded its office at Cadworks in Glasgow, marking another milestone in a year of growth. Designed from scratch to support TLT's flexible approach to working, TLT World, the enhanced office offers 60 additional desks, more meeting rooms and new areas that "foster innovation, connection and

A court in the US has decided against ordering Google to divest its Chrome and Android business in a competition case concerning its search monopoly. The US Department of Justice launched the long-running legal proceedings during the final months of the first Trump administration in October 2020, su

Ainslie Morrison has been promoted to associate within the family team at Hunter & Robertson Solicitors. Ms Morrison joined the firm as a senior solicitor and brings over five years of experience in family law, guiding clients through some of the most challenging times in their lives with clarit

A former lord president has said that two major public inquiries that cost £25 million in total have achieved “very little”. In a letter to MSPs considering judge-led public hearings, Lord Carloway, 71, who retired this year, criticised the inquiries into tainted blood and Edinburg

Livingstone Brown has pledged its support to eight charities by signing up to Will Aid for another season.  

Glasgow and Central Scotland based estate agent and solicitors, Pacitti Jones, is expanding its legal practice in Glasgow through the acquisition of Rutherglen-based Carr Berman Crichton (CBC).  Pacitti Jones chief executive John O’Malley said: “We already have a strong presence and

When we spoke recently, Ben Kemp had been in post as the new CEO of the Law Society of Scotland for less than two weeks. On his appointment, he said he would “hit the ground running” and he was already making good on that commitment. “We are at a pivotal moment for Scotland’s