The European Union (EU) has moved significantly closer to adopting laws regulating artificial intelligence. The European Parliament has approved regulations meant to set a worldwide benchmark for the technology, which covers a broad spectrum from automated medical diagnoses to certain types of drone
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Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie's (WJM) team of advisors provided legal services to long-standing client Gordon & MacPhail during the development of their new distillery – The Cairn – a distillery on the Spey.
A 21-year-old woman who pretended to be a man to seduce a teenager into a relationship has been found guilty of sexual assault. Georgia Bilham, from Alpraham, Cheshire, was convicted of sexual assault, by kissing, at Chester Crown Court after approximately three hours of deliberation.
An appeal against a Lands Tribunal decision imposing an agreement allowing the installation of a mobile phone mast on top of the Marks and Spencer store on Princes Street, Edinburgh, has been refused by the Inner House of Court of Session. Marks and Spencer plc argued that it would be unjust to allo
Figures have revealed that Tasers were used on 41 children over the past year by police officers, sparking demands for a ban on the devices in situations involving under-18s. The use of the weapons on children rose by 17 per cent from the previous year, a new report shows.
Police officers resolved a "perfume miscommunication" after a man reported that he was threatened with a gun after complimenting a woman on her perfume. The man called police to a restaurant in Ontario, Canada and said he had tried to start a conversation with the woman by complimenting her perfume,
An English barrister who asked two of his clients to supply him with drugs has been jailed for 14 months. Disgraced lawyer Henry Hendron, 42, represented prominent figures including Conservative MP Nadine Dorries and the Earl of Cardigan during a decade-long legal career, according to ITV.
A former lawyer at Gowling WLG has been struck off the roll for engaging in a "fantasised" sexual relationship with an 18-year-old female colleague whilst in a senior role. It is believed to be the first instance of a solicitor being struck off for non-criminal sexual misconduct at work, The Law Soc
A man convicted in the High Court in Glasgow of two rapes, one of which was committed while he was on bail relating to the first offence, has lost a challenge to a cumulo sentence of 10 years’ imprisonment. Dorel Simion argued that the cumulo sentence was excessive despite the serious nature o
A woman who took abortion pills beyond the 24-week statutory limit has been jailed for 14 months, sparking fresh calls for the decriminalisation of abortion in England and Wales. Carla Foster, a 44-year-old mother-of-three, pleaded guilty to the offence of administering poison with intent to procure
Former Edinburgh solicitor Paul Cannavan left behind his career in the courts to start a new hospitality venture, The Dell at Glenlivet, in the scenic region of Speyside.
There will be more support for unaccompanied asylum seeking and trafficked children arriving in Scotland, following the introduction of a new statutory guardianship service. The Scottish government has provided £1 million for the Guardianship Scotland service in 2022-23, and a further £1
A bill which would see most 16 and 17-year-olds in Scotland referred to the Children’s Hearing System, rather than the adult justice system, could help address underlying issues and stop young people from reoffending, according to a Holyrood committee. This is one of the findings from a report
The Court of Session has granted a vexatious litigant order against a man who had continually alleged his former solicitors of fraud since 2017 following an application by the Lord Advocate. Forbes Bruce Sime, a private hire driver, had instigated multiple actions against McCash & Hunter LLP sin
The Franco-British Lawyers Society is inviting practitioners to join its visit to the Court of Justice in Luxembourg, which will take place on 3 and 4 July. The visit will start with a hearing at the General Court, to be preceded by a short introduction to the case from one of the réfé
