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The Afghanistan Independent Bar Association in Exile (AIBAIE) has been granted membership of the International Bar Association (IBA). AIBAIE was formed after the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan in 2021 following a two-decade war with the United States and its allies.

Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC has unveiled a plaque to mark the official opening of new office accommodation in Dundee for the city’s Crown Office staff. Around 80 COPFS staff moved into the new office, in Compass House on Riverside Drive, in March after relocating from the previous COPFS prem

A Justice in the High Court of England and Wales has found a man to be in contempt of court after finding he had repeatedly lied under oath and attempted to have another man pose as him during remote proceedings. Tesco Stores Ltd raised a claim against Shahin Mouradi alleging acts of dishonesty in a

Ledingham Chalmers has invested in new premises in Inverness. All teams based in York House, Church Street and Kintail House, Beechwood Business Park, have moved to Ord House in nearby Cradlehall Business Park.

German police urged English football fans to consider swapping beer for cannabis to keep them in a "chill mood" during the Euro 2024 tournament. Tens of thousands of England supporters descended on Gelsenkirchen for their team's opening match against Serbia yesterday, which England won 1-nil.

Meta has delayed plans to train AI tools on content published by Facebook and Instagram users in the EU following a request from the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC). The social media giant said last Monday that its generative AI features need to be trained on European data to reflect "the div

Paul McNaughton has been sentenced to life imprisonment at the High Court in Glasgow for the murder of retired Edinburgh schoolteacher Peter Coshan in August 2022. The punishment part of the sentence is 22 years and will be backdated to August 18, 2022. McNaughton, 29, pled guilty to both charges at

The government of Honduras is to build a “mega-prison” to deal with gang violence in a move similar to its neighbour El Salvador. President Xiomara Castro announced the new project along with other emergency measures such as giving the military a greater role in tackling organised crime

Secondary school pupils had the opportunity to practise their advocacy skills by taking part in a mock trial at the University of the West of Scotland using materials from the MiniTrials initiative. The fifth and sixth year pupils from St Andrews Academy, Clydebank High School and Lesmahagow High Sc

Two recent decisions of the Sheriff Appeal Court provide further guidance on the approach to awarding legal expenses depending on the outcome in potentially fraudulent claims, writes Julie Fisher. In James Nelson v John Lewis Plc, the pursuer was on a nightshift, stacking shelves at Waitrose in Edin

Lord Chancellor Alex Chalk is being taken to the High Court by lawyers who say legal aid fees are so low they cannot provide representation to thousands of people. The case revolves around access to legal aid for immigration and asylum lawyers and is being brought by Duncan Lewis solicitors.

An Aberdeen sheriff has ordered a property developer to discharge a £1.15 million standard security granted in his favour by another developer after ruling that all the conditions of discharge had been complied with. Pursuer David Booth and defender Daniel Donald had previously agreed to form

The taxpayer has footed a legal bill of £400,000 for the case of former sheriff Jack Brown, who was sacked over alleged sexual misconduct. It was announced last month that the 64-year-old would be removed from office after an independent tribunal report found that his misbehaviour rendered him