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A judge was shot dead inside a courtroom in Albania on Monday for the first time in the country's modern history. Judge Astrit Kalaja, 53, was shot multiple times shortly after handing down a ruling in the Tirana Court of Appeal.

Balfour and Manson has promoted both Martin Lavery and Robin Grace to associate. The new announcement follows a raft of new appointments in August to manage a rising workload in the firm's private client department.

Edinburgh has welcomed more than 200 senior international lawyers from across 80 countries as the city hosts the Interlaw 2025 Annual Global Meeting. Interlaw is an international network that connects leading independent law firms, each among the most respected in their jurisdiction. The gathering i

Burges Salmon has advised AlphaReal, the specialist real assets investment manager, on a bespoke £40 million lending solution to Highland Broadband, enabling the substantial expansion of its fibre network across rural Scotland. The Scottish National Investment Bank is also supporting the initi

Lindsays is extending its support for grassroots athletics across Scotland. The firm’s partnership with scottishathletics is already one of the longest-running sponsorship agreements in Scottish sport.

With a projected £50 billion shortfall in public finances and a pledge not to raise income tax, national insurance or VAT, speculation is mounting that Chancellor Rachel Reeves may turn again to Inheritance Tax (IHT) reform when she makes her autumn budget statement on 26 November, writes Emma

Beverley Atkinson, a professional indemnity partner at Clyde & Co, has been accredited for the third time by the Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in professional negligence law – a distinction held by only 10 experts across Scotland. The firm said: "Her sharp focus on defending clai

Mysterious objects which violated Lithuanian airspace and delayed flights for hours turned out to be balloons carrying thousands of packs of cigarettes. The incident on the weekend came as Lithuania and other European countries are on high alert following alleged Russian drone and jet intrusion

Denovo have unveiled LawY - Scotland’s first AI legal assistant built exclusively for Scots Law. Developed to serve as a firm’s trusted digital colleague, LawY instantly answers complex legal questions with AI-generated insights that are verified by qualified Scottish solicitors. This AI

The Inner House of the Court of Session has refused an appeal by the mother of a child of dual Nigerian-Italian nationality against the grant of an adoption order sought by another Nigerian national living in England in respect of her now nine-year-old son, having found that there was no merit in an

McKinnon Forbes Solicitors has merged operations with Cullen Kilshaw LLP in a move designed to protect the long-term future of clients and staff while expanding access to a wider team of legal and estate agency experts across the south of Scotland. Founders Yvonne McKinnon and Susan Forbes will cont

A third of Scotland's school roll has parents who live separately. Some, by agreement or by court order, share the parenting of the children on an equal, 50:50 basis. For others, the children will reside exclusively with one parent and may have little or no contact with the other. The likelihood is

Up to 1,200 Italians born in Rome appear to have misidentified themselves as Roma in Scotland's latest census, according to statisticians. The 2022 census marked the first time that "Roma" was included as an ethnicity option in the Scottish census, instead of just "Gypsy/Traveller" as in 2011.

McKee Campbell Morrison (MCM) Solicitors has appointed Mairi Kennedy as a senior associate director within the residential property team. Ms Kennedy is a highly experienced residential property specialist who brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the firm. Having worked extensively across Gl