Holyrood has supported a motion calling for the formal transfer of energy policy to Holyrood. Energy Minister Stephen Gethins said such powers would enable the Scottish government to lower the cost of energy and set policies that work for households, communities and businesses by reducing bills, tac
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An Aberdeen University academic has won a prestigious tax law award.
Thousands of Scots whose personal data was stolen in the 2023 Capita cyber attack now have a clear legal route to compensation after the Court of Session this week granted permission for group proceedings to go ahead. Lord Lake granted permission for Philip Mark Bull, as the representative par
The Law Society of Scotland has published a new guide offering "practical and evidence-based advice" on retaining staff. The Guide to Retaining Talent in Smaller Law Firms outlines the financial and organisational cost of losing talent, along with changes that can be made to improve staff retention
A hitman who backed out of a plot to murder a high-profile gangland figure at the last minute has been sentenced. James Richards, 36, was hired by Glasgow-based gang leader David Nisbet to travel from Liverpool to carry out the shooting of crime rival Ryan Carvil for between £70,000 and £
Despite full legal protection, Scotland’s birds of prey continue to be shot, poisoned and trapped by criminals across the country, according to a new report. The new Patterns of Persecution report documents that between 2015 and 2024, there were 182 confirmed raptor persecution incidents in Sc
A personal injury sheriff has granted decree of absolvitor in an action by a retired boiler fitter seeking damages from his former employer for alleged hearing loss after determining that his loss of hearing was attributable to age and not to any injury suffered during his employment. John Pollock r
Ofcom has today fined pornography provider Youngtek Solutions Ltd £500,000 for not having age checks in place, plus £100,000 for failing to respond to a formal request for information from the regulator. Under the UK’s Online Safety Act, sites that allow pornographic material must
A lord ordinary has varied an order awarding a separated couple shared residence of their three children to require them to be returned to the United States at the instance of their two older children after finding that the previous decision not to allow their return with the pursuer had had a sever
A man whose home contained more than £2 million worth of controlled drugs has been sentenced. Police officers found the large haul of cocaine and heroin when they searched 44-year-old Paul Clark’s flat in Glasgow in February 2025.
Scottish Legal News can reveal that a contract worth £300,000 to conduct studies on real juries has been awarded to Ipsos MORI by the Scottish government. A notice available on Public Contracts Scotland details that the the Scottish government "wishes to commission a research project that expl
Peter Murrell, formerly one of the most influential figures in Scottish politics, faces prison after admitting to embezzling more than £400,000 from the SNP over 12 years and using the money to buy everything from a luxury car to the video game Grand Theft Auto V. The hit series, which origina
Three men with links to serious organised crime who smuggled counterfeit cigarettes and tobacco worth millions of pounds into Scotland from Europe have been sentenced. Damian Rapacki, 36, Michal Zynda, 40, and Marek Nadzieja, 31, ran the supply-chain operation from a warehouse in Glasgow and a stora
