The Dementia Trust is calling on Scotland’s legal community to help families act early and put power of attorney protection in place before it's too late. The charity has launched a new ‘Planning Ahead’ campaign, fronted by Sandra McDonald, former Public Guardian for Scotland
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In this interview Aidan O’Neill KC, who acted for the appellant Daly before the Supreme Court in Daly v HM Advocate; Keir v HM Advocate [2025] UKSC 38, reflects on the decision and its implications. Q: What was the history of the Daly case prior to getting to the Supreme Court?
Art Fraud provides a very readable history of the stories behind some of the greatest controversies in modern art history: those were where artists and sculptors achieved fame, fortune or infamy almost as great as that of the artists whose work or style they copied. The comprehensive nature of the s
A Livingston sheriff who heard a preliminary proof in an action for child contact has made an ex tempore judgment finding that the father seeking the contact order had sexually abused his child once in August 2020 and then again at a contact visit in March 2021, with the action later being dismissed
US law firms have ignited a fresh City pay battle after awarding London associates bonuses that dwarf those on offer at leading English practices, in some cases tripling the sums given out by their UK competitors. Two major Wall Street firms – including one of New York’s long-established
Our weekly round-up of human rights stories from around the world. At least 94 Palestinians died in Israeli prisons in two years, human rights group says
The “golden thread” of British justice – the principle that people are innocent until proven guilty – has been exposed by the Post Office Scandal as more deeply tarnished than previously thought, a new study shows. A birds-eye view of the criminal justice system provided to r
Macdonald Henderson is once again the top legal adviser in Scotland with 23 deals this year, the latest Experian M&A report shows.
The Law Society of Scotland has launched a new scheme to help smaller law firms make better use of technology to benefit their businesses and clients. The LawscotTech Bridge Builder scheme has been developed in conjunction with Hey Legal founder Ally Thomson in response to the Law Society’s su
A Highland physics teacher exploited a position of trust to engage in sexual activity with a female pupil. David Vincent’s criminal behaviour took place over the course of 18 months after meeting the child at the high school where he worked.
The rule of law in the UK is being weakened, and everyone must take steps to protect it against further erosion, the House of Lords Constitution Committee has said. The committee’s report Rule of law: holding the line between anarchy and tyranny, published today, follows an inquiry launc
Ofcom has today issued a £50,000 fine against the provider of a 'nudifcation' site for failing to use age-checks to protect children from online pornography, while 20 more porn services are targeted for enforcement. The decision takes into account the provider’s decision to make the site
Brandon Malone has been appointed as visiting professor at Strathclyde Law School with effect from January 2026. He said: "A long time ago – I won't say when, but it wasn't this century – I completed a masters degree in construction law at the University of Strathclyde.
A wind farm worker who was secretly siphoning electricity to mine cryptocurrency has avoided jail. The man, a technical manager for Nordex in the Netherlands, admitted setting up crypto miners at wind farms in Gieterveen and Waardpolder, according to The Register.
