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Speedy Gonzalez has been caught with an enormous haul of stolen supermarket goods, police say. A local police department in the US state of Georgia went viral after announcing the arrest and charging of a 40-year-old man seemingly named for the world-famous cartoon character.

Morton Fraser MacRoberts (MFMac) has gained recognition in its first financial year after being shortlisted for Legal Firm of the Year category at the British Business Awards. The award celebrates legal firms that make outstanding contributions to the UK industry, based on commercial success, compan

A new service that allows individuals to verify their identity directly with Companies House has been launched. The introduction of identity verification is one of the key changes to UK company law under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023.

Inksters Solicitors has received the award for the Best Legal Email message campaign at the Internet Advertising Competition (IAC) 2025. The IAC is an international competition dedicated to recognising excellence in online advertising across various industries and formats. Entries are evaluated base

A former drama teacher who grossly abused his position of trust by sexually abusing three pupils has been jailed. Craig Smith previously pleaded guilty to three charges at Glasgow Sheriff Court on 21 March 2025.

Advocate Michael Upton FCI Arb analyses Vodafone Ltd v Icon Tower Infrastructure Ltd [2025] UKUT 58. The ‘new’ Electronic Communications Code came into force at the end of 2017. It is a schedule to the Communications Act 2003. It governs telecoms masts and other ‘electronic communi

A Belgian royal with an allowance of nearly €400,000 per year has failed in a legal bid to be recognised as a self-employed worker entitled to social security. Prince Laurent, brother of the Belgian king, asked the Brussels Labour Court to recognise him as self-employed and his princely endowme

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has determined that changes to the UK’s ‘release on licence’ regime did not amount to the retroactive imposition of a heavier penalty such as to preclude the surrender of a man alleged to have committed terrorist offences in Norther

For many lawyers, alighting on a specialist area of the profession means assessing one’s personal interests and career opportunities. When Usman Aslam immersed himself in immigration and asylum law, however, it stemmed from deeply personal reasons. Born in Pakistan, Mr Aslam had come to Scotla

As a result of the retirement of Lord Hodge at the end of December 2025, the process to appoint a new deputy president and justice to sit in the Supreme Court has begun. The UK Supreme Court and Judicial Committee of the Privy Council hear a wide range of very complex and high-profile legal cases, w

A South Lanarkshire woman has been sentenced after pleading guilty to threatening and abusive behaviour toward an elected official. Elspeth Wood, of Hamilton, was given a community payback order with three years supervision and ordered to attend counselling.

A judge has rebuked a man who tried to present his case through an AI-generated character. Jerome Dewald, 74, was granted permission to show a video to an appeals courts in New York where he was appealing a ruling in an employment dispute.

The average selling price of property in Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders was £283,912 in January-March 2025, an annual increase of 6.1 per cent. In the capital, there was a notable jump of 6.8 per cent, resulting in a new average selling price in Edinburgh of £304,064. Taki

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. US slaps sanctions on top Chinese, Hong Kong officials for rights abuses

A new article on the recent English Court of Appeal decision in King Crude Carriers SA v Ridgebury November LLC looks at Scots law's influence south of the border. "As Alexandra Braun has noted, academic consideration of Scots law has tended to focus either on whether the particular hybrid of Roman