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Anderson Strathern has appointed immigration lawyer Jamie Kerr as partner, alongside 20 new trainee and newly qualified solicitor appointments across the firm this autumn. Mr Kerr, who will work across the firm’s five offices, has extensive experience advising businesses, investors and entrepr

Eleven trainee solicitors are settling in across a range of departments at Aberdein Considine LLP – the largest trainee intake at the leading law firm since 2021. The group of fledgling lawyers joined the firm earlier this summer and recently gathered at its Blenheim House headquarters in Aber

The UK's ambitions to become a global leader in data centres will depend as much on access to power as technological innovation, according to a new report published by Burges Salmon. The UK Data Centre Market in 2026: Navigating demand, power and opportunity brings together insights from industry le

The latest start-up data paints a highly encouraging picture for Scotland's innovation economy, writes Pamela Bryer. While overall UK company incorporations have moderated, Scotland has emerged as the strongest-performing region for new business formation, with start-up activity increasing by around

Four new senators of the College of Justice have been sworn in. For the first time people of Indian and Pakistani heritage have been appointed as senators, while it also marks the first time a solicitor advocate from a major firm of solicitors has been appointed directly to the Supreme Courts.

A lord ordinary has refused to quash a sheriff principal’s decision not to investigate allegations of misconduct against a curator ad litem, finding that he was entitled to assess whether the complainer had provided sufficient factual details before investigating. The petitioner complained to

A recent Scottish family law case has challenged the long-standing view that legal fees cannot form part of an interim aliment claim, potentially opening a route to funding legal representation in exceptional divorce cases, write Lucia Clark and Amy Cook. Sometimes significant turning points in the

A housing allocation policy decision by Renfrewshire Council is being challenged by Govan Law Centre as indirectly discriminatory against disabled persons – contrary to the Equality Act 2010 and the Human Rights Act 1998. The council’s website announced that its new regeneration plan for

Large quantities of bread have been illegally dumped in a trail along a road near Mount Daisen in Japan, raising concerns the food could attract wildlife. A total of 39kg of bread was dumped over four days from August 14, while 1.3kg of chicken livers was found in five piles on August 19.

Our weekly round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Amnesty International warns EU migrant return hub plans risk human rights abuses in Rwanda and Uganda

RTA Law LLP has announced the promotion of Jack Adair to associate solicitor. Brenda Mitchell, partner at RTA Law LLP, said: “Jack is an excellent solicitor and thoroughly deserves this promotion. What particularly stands out is his genuine passion for the law and for helping people.

Geoff Andrews’ Radicals traces the working-class traditions, educational movements and moral values that shaped modern Britain and the Labour Party. This thoughtful review praises the book’s erudition and sense of loss, while questioning its limited attention to nationalism and regional

Two students who sprayed paint against Glasgow’s James McCune Smith learning hub to protest the university’s association with Israeli-linked companies have had their acquittals upheld by a two-to-one majority of the Sheriff Appeal Court. Two students were acquitted at trial on charges of