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A judge in the English High Court has set aside a 2014 judgment of the Chancery Division after the claimants, a family of Scottish dairy farmers, raised an action alleging that the decision in favour of the defendants, which upheld the appointment of the second defendant as receiver in relation to a

With Christmas fast approaching and mince pies mysteriously disappearing across the land, Santa Claus has found himself back in court. Bad Santa is back and is being charged with contravention of the ECHR*.

Hydrolysis, also known as water cremation, will be introduced under draft regulations laid at Holyrood. The regulations will, if approved, give an option for people interested in alternatives to burial or cremation for the first time in more than a century.

The Scottish government is pausing it’s proposed changes to legal aid for adults with legal incapacity (AWI) cases, following an intervention by Govan Law Centre. Last month, GLC wrote to the Holyrood's Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee to recommend rejection of a draft Scottish statut

Dentons Scotland has retained five trainees who applied for newly qualified roles in 2025. Of the five newly qualified lawyers, all have accepted full time roles in Glasgow.

A leading expert on child sexual abuse has warned that Scotland urgently needs a dedicated inquiry into grooming gangs, saying the scale and nature of exploitation north of the border remains dangerously under-examined. Professor Alexis Jay – who led the landmark investigations into abuse in R

The Law Society of Scotland has re-launched its accredited legal technologist specialisation.  First launched in 2019, the accreditation has been popular amongst experts and firms alike as it gives credibility to people with expertise in the technological field.

Lindsays has welcomed a new cohort of trainee solicitors. The seven-strong intake started work with the firm this week. They have taken up posts across a number of departments in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee. Their arrival takes the number of trainees currently with the firm to 15.

Shirley Askew has joined Matheson Lawson to support its residential property arm. The move sees her reunite with her younger sister Donna Carson, recently appointed as head of commercial property – and longtime family friend Victoria Lawson, co-founder of the firm.

Sherwen Studios, a digital agency specialising in AI, automation, and digital transformation, has published a new report to help law "confidently embrace AI" as it moves from pilot projects to core operations. The report outlines the specific steps legal firms should take before investing in an

A bill is being prepared to give councils greater flexibility over how they design and implement a visitor levy. The Visitor Levy (Scotland) Act 2024 grants councils the power to raise funds for tourist services and facilities by applying a charge on overnight stays based on a percentage of accommod

A new report published today by the Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) reveals the traumatic experiences of families whose loved ones have died in custody in Scotland. The report draws from a major ‘Family Listening Day’ attended by 33 bereaved relatives, revealing a fatal accident

An appeal against conviction by a man convicted of three rapes based on a contention that one of the complainers impermissibly referred to criminal conduct not libelled in the terms of the charges has been refused by the High Court of Justiciary after it found that nothing she had said would have me