With the UK government’s consultation on mandating major companies and financial services firms to develop and implement climate transition plans now closed, the spotlight is turning not just on corporate strategy, but on their legal responsibilities. By 2023, more than 70 per cent of FTSE 100
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A motorist who swore he was holding a chocolate bar and not a mobile phone when he was pulled over has been given the benefit of the doubt by a judge. Daniel Fahy, 30, told Gort District Court in Co Galway, Ireland, that he was eating a Mars bar while making a handsfree phone call during the dispute
Every primary three pupil in Nairnshire has been kitted out in club colours thanks to a former Nairn resident who now heads up a real estate firm. Marking 50 years since its 1976 Highland League triumph, Nairn County Football Club recently provided pupils from Auldearn, Ardersier, Cawdor, Croy, Mill
Burness Paull has appointed Tom Usher as a senior advisor. Mr Usher was most recently a partner with Macfarlanes in London.
Footage showing an enormous fire engulfing the home of a senior US judge has gone viral on social media, amid fears the blaze could have been caused by a politically-motivated arson attack. Investigators are still working to establish the cause of the devastating fire at the home of South Carolina S
To celebrate its 150th birthday, Dallas McMillan Solicitors ran a charity fundraising campaign which concluded with a ball on 29 August.
A senior leader of a Sudanese militia has been convicted at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on 27 counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes in the early 2000s. The conviction of Janjaweed leader Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman is the first conviction in the situation in Darfur, Sudan, a
Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM) has bolstered its team with 12 new hires. Four senior associates and a further eight new faces have joined the firm, which recently combined with Davidson Chalmers Stewart.
Nearly one in 20 police officers across Scotland are unable to be deployed due to having their officer safety training expired, it has emerged. Figures released by Police Scotland show that as of August 21, 2025, there are 582 officers whose Officer Safety Training has expired. It represents 4.2 per
MJC LAW, in partnership with the Faculty of Procurators in Paisley, held the inaugural Paisley Legal Walk on 23 September in support of the Access to Justice Foundation. The walk brought together legal professionals, retired practitioners, law students, local dignitaries, and members of the Paisley
The Scottish government has committed to issuing official guidance to protect farmed fish. The announcement was made in a letter from Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon MSP to the convener of the Rural Affairs and Islands committee.
The property market across Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife, and the Borders has seen average selling prices rising steadily by 4.3 per cent year-on-year to £298,933, for the period between July and September 2025, according to ESPC. East Lothian was the standout performer, where heightened deman
Law firm Kaur Sutherland has opened a new branch on Queen Margaret Drive in Glasgow’s west end. Jus Chall, director of operations at Kaur Sutherland, said: "For too long, clients in the west end have had to look beyond their own neighbourhoods to access reliable, efficient conveyancing and pro
The Crown Office has lodged a first notice with the Sheriff Court to begin the court process for a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the deaths of Alan Brisbane, Charles Emslie, Colin Gibson, Dale Pattinson, Hugh MacPhail and James Smith. Alan Brisbane, 60, Charles Emslie, 71, Colin Gibson, 62
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