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Pinsent Masons has appointed two Edinburgh-based partners as global sector heads. Julia Maguire, previously head of client relationships in the energy sector, takes on the global sector head role for energy, while John Maciver, formerly head of banking for Scotland and Northern Ireland, has been nam

Addleshaw Goddard (AG) has been included in The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2024. Published in partnership with Business in the Community, the annual list recognises organisations that demonstrate a commitment to gender equality and inclusivity in the workplace.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been freed from prison under a tentative plea deal with the US Justice Department, according to reports. Assange was indicted by US prosecutors on 17 counts under the Espionage Act and one count under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act in relation to WikiLeaks publ

A Dundee woman who sold jewellery and ornaments online made from illegally traded ivory taken from the tusks of elephants has been fined £1,400. Joyce Bell, 67, made money from selling the carved ivory items to customers, many in China, between 2016 to 2022.

A new law in Florida allows members of the public to use lethal force against "crack bears", which don't exist. House Bill 87, introduced while Hollywood movie Cocaine Bear was in cinemas, has been signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis.

Just Employment Law's Fiona Gorry has been appointed as the firm’s head of litigation while Lauren Wilson has been promoted to associate. Ms Gorry first joined JEL as a senior solicitor in 2020. She manages JEL’s portfolio of employment tribunal and employment appeal tribunal litigation

Axiom has announced the appointment of Gavin Walker KC as its new stable director and chairman. He takes over from Lady Ross following her appointment to the bench. Mr Walker called to the bar in 2003 and joined Axiom at its inception. He took silk in 2017.

A man attempted to murder his lawyer by stabbing him in the chest at a solicitor's office in Glasgow.

A salesman who was found guilty of being part of a £3.3 million fraud against Edinburgh University has been jailed for seven years. Aasim Johar, 54, colluded with the university’s former assistant director of estates and buildings Geoff Turnbull to mastermind a bogus procurement scheme t

The Scottish Law Agents’ Society (SLAS) has expressed its opposition to alternative business structures (ABS) ahead of the Law Society of Scotland's AGM this week. SLAS debated a motion by Michael Sheridan that the society should call upon the Scottish Parliament and Scottish government to exc

The owner of a shopping centre in a town in Clackmannanshire has been refused decree de plano that a nearby homeowner whom he averred was blocking access to part of the property has no servitude right of parking on his land. Manoj Marwaha, co-owner of the Sauchie Shopping Centre along with a company

Alison Woods examines the employment law reform proposals of the main UK parties and discusses what both employees and employers should expect. As the July general election approaches, we are seeing key differences between the main Westminster parties on the issue of employment law reform, which wil

New proposals to "improve the planning and regulation" of public processions and marches are to be introduced. An action group set up to consider how to better facilitate processions, has set out six recommendations in a newly published report, which have been accepted by the Scottish government, th

Dentons has advised the John Lewis Partnership on Waitrose's acquisition of Dishpatch, the meal-kit delivery service that provides restaurant-quality home dining in collaboration with some of the UK’s leading chefs. Dishpatch, founded in 2020, replicates a restaurant experience without leaving