A man returning home from his allotment became the victim of police stupidity after he was arrested by armed police when a member of the public mistook his gardening tools for weapons. Manchester man Samuel Rowe, 35, is mulling legal action after accepting a caution from Greater Manchester Police fo
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The Edinburgh branch of the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT), supported by Edinburgh Tax Network and Terra Firma Chambers, will present a seminar entitled How to Manage the Tax Landscape for Landed Estates and Property Businesses in Light of Recent Tax Changes at the Mackenzie Building, Old As
Despite the construction industry recording fewer deaths than in 2023/24, the sector’s persistently high numbers highlight the ongoing danger it presents, write Vikki Watt and Stacey Fox.
An Aberdeen law academic has been shortlisted for a prestigious Society of Legal Scholars (SLS) prize. Dr Thomas Muinzer, reader in energy transition law at the School of Law, is in the running for the 2025 Margaret Brazier Prize for Outstanding Mid-Career Scholarship in recognition of his book, Maj
A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Is the international community finally speaking up about Israel?
A domestic abuser who murdered his partner in the Scottish Borders has been jailed for life. Corey Dryden killed mum-of-two Megan Hughes after violently assaulting her with weapons at their home in Chirnside, near Duns, on 9 February 2025.Instead of calling the emergency services to help Megan
House prices in Aberdeen have seen a quarterly rise of 3.8 per cent, a new report shows. The Aberdeen Housing Market Report, released by the Centre for Real Estate Research at the University of Aberdeen Business School, covers the second quarter of 2025.
Destruction in Bat Yam after an Iranian missile strike Credit: Yoav Keren, CC BY-SA 3.0
The Crown Office has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the death of Andrew Pirie. The 53-year-old Dunnottar man died after being struck with a two-metre-long section of tree trunk on June 25 2020.
In Ruby Properties (Scotland) Ltd v James Watt [2025] CSOH 61 Lord Braid applied the best evidence rule to reject four claims of breach of warranties and allow proof on quantum in respect of a fifth. Parties entered into a share purchase agreement: the defenders agreed to sell to the pursuer their s
BTO Solicitors LLP is continuing its support of the Helensburgh Art Club’s Annual Exhibition, returning as sponsor for the third consecutive year. The 72nd exhibition and sale will take place from 2 to 4 August 2025 at the Victoria Halls, Helensburgh.
Lorna Richardson, senior lecturer in commercial law, University of Edinburgh, has published a new article on error. "Error is often described as one of the most complex parts of the law of contract. The reason for this is the clash between two opposing interests. On the one hand, a will-based theory
Shepherd and Wedderburn has reported a 10 per cent increase in turnover to £78.3 million and a 20 per cent rise in net profits to £36.1m for the year ending 30 April 2025. Andrew Blain, managing partner, said: “I am pleased we have delivered another year of strong growth. Our perfo
More than 40 prosecutors have been sacked in the Trump administration's purge of the US Justice Department, including the daughter of the former FBI director who investigated Russian interference in the 2016 election. The sacking of federal prosecutors for political reasons is unprecedented in the U
Journalists are set to begin attending and reporting from family court hearings in Northern Ireland this October under a planned pilot scheme. Greater transparency in the family courts was one of the issues to be examined by a judicial working group established by the lady chief justice in September
