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A four-figure reward is on offer for the return of a life-sized bronze stag statue stolen from a London garden. 'Henry', said to be worth up to £10,000 (around €11,600), was abducted from the front garden of interior design expert Alison Cork MBE, the Evening Standard reports.

Anderson Strathern has confirmed the appointments of a new director and associate. Ellen Eunson joins the firm as an experienced legal director specialising in rural law, covering a broad remit. This includes property sales and purchases, bank security work, succession planning, partnerships, agricu

Thorntons is introducing family-friendly policies. New mothers will receive treble the existing paid maternity, which is rising to 26 weeks at full pay and 13 weeks’ half pay. People who adopt will be entitled to the same benefits.

A popular careers clinic aimed at encouraging women who are considering becoming advocates will be hosted by the Faculty of Advocates again this year. The Women at the Scottish Bar Careers Clinic received positive acclaim when it was launched by the Faculty of Advocates last year. Participants took

The lawyer who represented a police officer who won a case against Police Scotland said the force has "weaponised" its process against officers who complain. Margaret Gribbon was giving evidence to MSPs who are considering new police complaints and misconduct legislation.

When asked about the impact that artificial intelligence (AI) is having on influencer marketing, my first thought was to speak to an interested party. Seeing as I don't know any influencers personally, I decided to ask an AI chatbot, writes Steph Innes. "Write a short article on the legal issue

Carruthers Gemmill, a family-based law firm with a legacy spanning more than 150 years, will become part of BTO Solicitors LLP next month. Under the new arrangement, senior partner Tommy Gemmill, the fifth generation of the Gemmill family, and partner Stephen Watt, will join BTO as consultants in BT

Jones Whyte has announced the appointment of eight newly qualified paralegals who have completed its training academy.

Lindsays has appointed Doran Mitchell as a director in its private client team. Mr Mitchell said: “Lindsays, through its culture, expertise, reputation for quality advice and independent status, feels like the ideal fit for me. I am delighted to get started.

Last week was Mental Health Awareness Week, with its theme being “Movement: moving more for our mental health”, writes Jodi Gordon. It has long been established that physical illness and injury can impact someone’s mental wellbeing. That link has only become clearer for me ove

A law student has spoken of developing an addiction to cheese so debilitating that she had no choice but to spend around $12,000 on a two-week stint in rehab. Adela Cojab told the New York Post that she would "literally just eat a block of cheese with my hands" almost every day, because it was "the

Bruce Langlands has been appointed as the next director of training and education at the Faculty of Advocates and will take up his new post in July this year. “It is part of the collegiate nature of Faculty that we all seek to help one another,” said Mr Langlands. “My main aim in t

A new law restricting the use of AI-generated 'deepfakes' has been drafted with the use of ChatGPT. Alexander Kolodin, a Republican in Arizona's state legislature, said he relied on the generative AI tool to help him define the term 'deepfake', which generally refers to highly-convincing fake images

Following the announcement that the Lord President, Lord Carloway is to retire next year, senior lawyers have wished him well.