The Lawscot Foundation is celebrating a major milestone in its mission to support aspiring solicitors facing socioeconomic barriers, as 2026 marks the charity’s 10th anniversary. Established by the Law Society of Scotland in May 2016 as part of its work to ensure fair access to the legal profe
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Meta is facing EU action after being told that excluding third-party AI assistants from WhatsApp while promoting its own Meta AI breaches EU competition law. The European Commission is proposing to impose interim measures on Meta in relation to the change to its WhatsApp Business Solution Terms, whi
A fire-juggling unicyclist who performed in the middle of a busy intersection has impressed police, who said his act "was both quite good and quite illegal". Drone footage shared on Facebook by Commerce City Police Department, located in the US state of Colorado, shows the skilled performer entertai
The Committee of Heads of Scottish Law Schools responds to an article in Scottish Legal News last year on the use of AI in their institutions. In early December 2025, Corsino San Miguel wrote an article for Scottish Legal News in which, drawing on selected examples from law firms and certain law sch
The Scottish government been accused of an “abject failure” to tackle Scotland’s drugs problem after paramedics were forced to deal with a record number of overdoses in 2025. Figures obtained by the Scottish Conservatives, via freedom of information laws, show that ambulance crews
Scientists have been told they cannot describe the sexual reproduction of snails and worms under Russia's "LGBT propaganda" laws. Viktor Kovylin, editor of Russian scientific journal Batrachospermum, said the launch of an upcoming book on the sexual life of animals has been complicated followin
‘Inducing Intimacy: Deception, Consent and the Law’, by Professor Chloë Kennedy of Edinburgh Law School, has been shortlisted for the Socio-Legal Theory and History Prize by the Socio-Legal Studies Association (SLSA). The prize recognises outstanding contributions to socio-legal the
The Law Society of Scotland has launched a new series of roadshow events to provide smaller law firms with free business support in areas such as technology and regulatory compliance. The first half-day conferences will be held in four key regional centres – Dumfries on 2 March, Perth on 19 Ma
Although we consider the lone mass killer as a recent spawning of the 20th century in western society, as Professor Mullen’s research indicates, it was an established “piece of Eastern exotica” when pengamuk – individuals who committed mass public killing – were first
Dallas McMillan has recently added Natalia Rogolska and Jennifer Kerr to its private client team, taking the total number of fee earners in the team to seven. The team covers all aspects of private client work for clients throughout Scotland. Managing partner David McElroy said: “Everyone is d
Our weekly round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Trump-led abuses amid ‘democratic recession’ put human rights in peril
The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) has expressed grave concern over escalating incidents of human rights violations committed by public authorities in the United States, including violent attacks on protestors and the absence of independent investigations. Rece
Pinsent Masons is expanding its European footprint into Poland, announcing plans to open in Warsaw in mid-2026. The office will strengthen the firm’s pan-European offering and establish its presence in Central and Eastern Europe.
Glasgow University mourns the loss of beloved colleague and friend, Professor Emilios Christodoulidis, who passed away at the age of 62 in the early hours of Tuesday, 3 February 2026. Emilios was a leading scholar in legal theory and the philosophy of law. He held the chair of jurisprudence at the S
