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Turcan Connell has announced 31 promotions across its legal, tax and business support teams as well as the appointment of a consultant.
The Council of Europe has issued a direct appeal to Israel’s leadership, urging them to abandon legislative proposals currently before the Knesset that would expand the death penalty. In official letters addressed to Speaker of the Knesset Amir Ohana and to the President Isaac Herzog, Co
Three survivors of IRA bomb attacks in Great Britain have withdrawn a civil case brought former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adam in the English High Court. John Clark, Jonathan Ganesh and Barry Laycock were suing Mr Adams in the High Court on the basis of his alleged affiliation with and leader
Campaigners for a public inquiry into the 1994 RAF Chinook disaster have criticised the UK government for "letting yet another relative die without answers" following the death of what is believed to be the last surviving parent of a victim. John Dockerty, whose eldest son Major Christopher Dockerty
Military action taken without UN Security Council authorisation or an armed attack on Iran risks undermining the international legal order and widening conflict across the Gulf, lawyers warn in an open letter. The International Bar Association (IBA) and the IBA’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI
The Scottish Sentencing Council’s new sentencing guidelines on rape offences come into effect today. The two new guidelines, which cover offences of rape and rape of a young child under the age of 13, were developed following "extensive stakeholder engagement and research", culminating in a fu
Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis has been charged with drugs offences after telling a podcast he once took ecstasy decades ago. The controversial left-wing politician and leader of the MeRA25 party said he had tried ecstasy in Australia in 1989 but was discouraged from doing so again a
DWF has advised Glennon Brothers, a third-generation timber processing business, on its acquisition of Pontrilas Group Limited, a sawmill and packaging businesses. The transaction represents a significant strategic expansion for Glennon Brothers and brings together two family-founded and family-owne
Artificial intelligence will be embedded across the court system as part of a sweeping programme of reform aimed at delivering “faster and fairer justice for victims”, Justice Secretary David Lammy has said. Speaking at the Microsoft AI Tour at the Excel Centre in London, Mr Lammy set ou
A flying pig caused a power outage in rural China after a farmer decided to try transporting his animals via drone. The man, who is now facing a police investigation, had sought to find a quicker route to a local slaughterhouse in the mountainous Tongjiang county area.
Russia's Supreme Court has upheld a fine imposed on search giant Google which is roughly a million times more than the combined GDP of the entire world. Judge Sergei Samuylov said there were no grounds to review the imposition of the 91.5 quintillion rouble fine (around €1.2 quintillion or &pou
The Scottish business landscape showed signs of marginal stabilisation in January 2026, with registered company insolvencies falling by one per cent compared to the previous year. A total of 74 insolvencies were recorded during the month, consisting of 42 creditors’ voluntary liquidations and
The Scottish government is considering whether the age at which young people may marry or register a civil partnership should be raised from 16 years old to 18. Writing for Scottish Legal News, Professor Elaine E Sutherland argues that how Scots law addressed the capacity and responsibility of child
