“This budget invests in public services, lifts children out of poverty, acts in the face of the climate emergency, and supports jobs and economic growth.” That’s according to the finance secretary, Shona Robison, in the Scottish government’s 2025/26 budget statement, wri
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Macdonald Henderson is the top legal adviser in Scotland, having advised on 29 deals last year, the latest Experian M&A report shows.
Just prior to the Christmas break, the Employment Rights Bill was finally approved and given royal assent. The UK government plans to phase in the majority of the changes over the next two years, writes Catriona Aldridge. Here are some of the key headline changes that will impact employers under the
Saudi Arabia carried out 356 executions in 2025, the highest number recorded in a single year in the kingdom. Observers have linked the sharp rise to Riyadh’s intensifying “war on drugs”, with many of those arrested in earlier years being executed following the conclusion of legal
Three individuals who have dedicated their lives to helping others have been named finalists for the Robert Burns Humanitarian Award 2025 (RBHA). Supported by South Ayrshire Council's Destination South Ayrshire service, the RBHA celebrates exceptional courage, commitment, and hands-on humanitarian w
TLT has reported an 11 per cent increase in turnover to hit £110 million as announced a new strategy to 2025. The new four-year roadmap will see the firm accelerate the development of its UK offer and its wider international network as it continues to build on a decade of rapid growth, targeti
A replacement for Glasgow's Barlinnie Prison is expected by 2025, the Scottish Parliament’s justice committee has heard. Justice secretary Humza Yousaf and Colin McConnell, chief executive at the Scottish Prison Service (SPS), told the committee yesterday that a deal to buy the land is “
Security staff at Aberdeen Sheriff Court confiscated more than 100 bladed items during 2025, along with an imitation firearm, according to new figures. Data provided by the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) for the first 10 months of last year reveal that staff at Aberdeen Sheriff Court a
Compass Chambers is delighted to have once again been recognised as a leading set by Chambers UK in the latest edition of the directory which was published yesterday. Compass has received 52 individual rankings in 6 practice area categories. Compass is also ranked Band 1 as a set in 5 categories &nd
Ampersand Advocates has once again demonstrated its exceptional standing in the Scottish legal landscape, securing top-tier rankings across multiple practice areas in the newly published Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide 2025. The stable has been recognised as a Band 1 set in Clinical Negligence, P
Body-worn cameras will be not be rolled out across Police Scotland until March 2025, according to reports. David Kennedy, general secretary of the Scottish Police Federation, told a fringe meeting at the SNP conference in Edinburgh over the weekend that officers had been told they would be waiting "
Solicitor Pat Thom has been nominated as president-elect 2025/26 of the Law Society of Scotland. Ms Thom's career has spanned criminal and civil legal work in both Canada and Scotland and she has worked in-house and in private practice for several years. She has been a Law Society Council member sin
This month may prove to be the “most challenging time of the pandemic”, according to the head of the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service. Eric McQueen has warned that the increasing level of positive Covid cases and need to self-isolate are likely to cause further case delays and that
The average price of a property in Scotland in November 2025 was £193,000, an increase of 4.5 per cent when compared to November 2024, the latest House Price Index published by Registers of Scotland reveals.
