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New legislation dealing with the legacy of the Troubles has been formally introduced to the Westminster parliament by the UK government. The new Northern Ireland Troubles Bill will make good on a promise to "repeal and replace" the previous government's controversial Northern Ireland Troubles (

A lord ordinary has granted interim possession and interdict in respect of a property forming the sequestrated estate of an elderly man in Edinburgh after finding that it was possible that there was still a risk of unlawful occupation of the property if an order was not made. The Accountant in Bankr

Two men who turned a flat into a secret £500,000 cannabis farm have been jailed for more than three years each. Ban Nguyen, 53, and Long Le, 33, both from Vietnam, cultivated cannabis inside nearly every room in the flat in Dundee.

Just Employment Law has welcomed Maria Akunna (solicitor) and Azza Hassan (trainee solicitor) to its growing team. Having recently completed her traineeship, Ms Akunna joins the team as a specialist employment lawyer to businesses, delivering practical, commercially sound advice to empower her clien

The University of Aberdeen has honoured one of Scotland's last surviving D-Day veterans with an honorary degree. Jim Glennie, who turned 100 this year, was presented with a Master of the University (MUniv) at a special ceremony at King’s College Chapel.

The Sheriff Appeal Court has refused an appeal by a landowner who was awarded £772 to repair damage caused to his land by his neighbour’s cattle after finding that the sheriff was correct not to allow him to lodge additional claim forms for more damages that had not been correctly intima

A man who murdered his girlfriend at a remote Shetland home has been jailed for life, and ordered to serve a minimum of 25 years. Canadian national Aren Pearson brutally attacked his partner – 24-year-old Claire Leveque – stabbing her multiple times, choking her and submerging her in wat

No precautions could reasonably have been taken that would have prevented the death of a baby in 2017. Baby Sophia Smith died at the Royal Hospital for Children at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Campus, Glasgow on 11 April 2017.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has written to the minister for women and equalities, urging the UK government to ensure that accurate and up-to-date statutory guidance on the Equality Act 2010 is available to those that need it.  The EHRC provides expert advice on how to comply

ProTech Legal, a remote-first law firm focused on sustainability and legal technology, has announced a transition to a strategic hybrid operational model.  The firm has secured a virtual office presence via a partnership with global workspace provider IWG, located at 1 Lochrin Square, 92 Founta

Burges Salmon has advised longstanding client Oxygen Conservation on its acquisition of the Kinrara Estate from craft brewer BrewDog. Spanning nearly 10,000 acres within the Cairngorms National Park, the site marks a significant milestone in Oxygen Conservation’s mission to Scale Conservation,

Brodies LLP has bolstered its dispute resolution and risk practice with the appointment of new partner Graeme MacLeod. Mr MacLeod brings more than 20 years’ experience in commercial disputes and professional negligence. With expertise in managing high-value, complex litigations, he specialises

An AI-generated candidate has been proposed for mayor of Tirana in the Albanian capital's upcoming election. The launch of TirANA (Tirana Algorithmic Neural Assistant) follows the Albanian government's appointment in September of an AI chatbot as a government minister.