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Addleshaw Goddard has completed its move to a landmark building in the heart of Glasgow city centre as it targets continued growth in Scotland.

The Access to Justice Foundation (ATJF) has announced a new £3.9 million grants programme that will support free legal advice organisations in Scotland. This is the first programme in the UK that redistributes unclaimed class action funds and is based on a grant-making strategy designed to ens

President of the Supreme Court, Lord Reed has announced his intention to retire from the court on 10 January 2027.  Lord Reed became a Supreme Court justice in February 2012. He became deputy president in June 2018 and then president in January 2020. 

Westwater Advocates has welcomed Linzi McQuade to the stable. Ms McQuade called to the bar in 2024 and, having established a busy practice in both criminal and civil work with Optimum Advocates, is now looking to concentrate on civil work.

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has updated its guidance on international transfers of personal information, making it quicker for businesses to understand and comply with the transfer rules under UK General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).   The updated guidance sets out ke

The International Bar Association (IBA) has condemned Iran for breaches of its obligations under international law, following an intensifying state crackdown on nationwide protests.  The suppression has resulted in thousands of deaths and a near-total shutdown of internet and telecommunications

A waste management company has lost a Court of Session action in which it sought over £50 million following the postponement of the deposit return scheme for single-use drink containers in Scotland after it was ruled that a letter of assurance requested by the intended scheme administrator cou

Sam Jones has joined Shepherd and Wedderburn and will be based in the firm’s Aberdeen office.

Thorntons has appointed two new construction law partners in Aberdeen. Jennifer Young and Sarah Stuart join from Ledingham Chalmers, where Ms Young has been both chair and managing partner and Ms Stuart has been a partner for almost 20 years.

Alan Roughead has joined Kerr Stirling as a partner. Mr Roughead joins the firm from Thorntons, where he was a partner in the firm's private client team.

A bill that would recognise certain digital assets as property in the eyes of the law has been supported by a Holyrood committee.  In a report out today, the Economy and Fair Work committee recommends the Scottish Parliament agrees the general principles of the Digital Assets (Scotland) Bill. T

Reduced to its basics, in the style of an exam question, the issue in this small but important book is that A is charged with the death of B by shooting him, but a trial is yet to take place.

Our weekly round-up of human rights stories from around the world. ‘Shoot to Kill’: Accounts of Brutal Crackdown Emerge From Iran