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Students have debated Qatar’s hosting of the FIFA World Cup during the opening round of Scotland’s premier high school debating competition. The first heats of the 24th Donald Dewar Memorial Debate Tournament concluded last night, with half of the 64 participating schools making it throu

The senior president of tribunals has announced that judges in the Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal should no longer be addressed as “Sir/Madam”, but solely as “Judge”. The announcement explains that moving solely to “Judge” uses modern and simpl

The former director of a free-range egg company has been jailed for two years and three months for animal welfare and hygiene offences which led to the deaths of approximately 2,000 hens. Peter Armitage, 41, was sentenced at Wick Sheriff Court where he was also banned from keeping animals for 15 yea

Scottish Conservative MSP Jeremy Balfour will today lodge his Disability Commissioner Members’ Bill at Holyrood. The legislation would see the appointment of an independent commissioner to promote and safeguard the rights and interests of disabled people throughout Scotland.

The second in a series of four events dedicated to supporting the FinTech Scotland Research & Innovation Roadmap will take place in Edinburgh tomorrow.

Facebook owner Meta is set to be told it cannot force users of its services to agree to personalised ads in what privacy campaigners have said will be a "huge blow to Meta's profits in the EU". The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) yesterday said it had adopted three binding decisions addressing

Martin Sinclair, a partner with Mackinnons Solicitors LLP, has been elected as the new president of the Society of Advocates in Aberdeen for the coming year. Founded by Royal Charter in 1774, the society has played an important role in highlighting Aberdeen on the legal map of Scotland.

Historical witchcraft persecution and a proposed bill to pardon convictions are the subjects of the latest episode of BBC ALBA’s current affairs programme, Eòrpa. Reporter Eileen Macdonald speaks to women’s rights activists, local groups memorialising accused witches and camp

NHS in-house solicitor Susan Murray has been named as the Law Society of Scotland’s president-elect for 2024/25. Ms Murray will assume the role of vice president in May 2023, when Sheila Webster succeeds Murray Etherington as president, before taking on the presidency herself in May 2024.

It was my first meeting with new colleagues following my law firm’s merger with a larger, international firm. The litigation partners were having an away day to develop a plan for growing the division. Any anxiety about whether the integration would go smoothly was quickly dispelled; they were

MBM Commercial has advised Fitabeo Therapeutics on its successful spin out.

For the first time, Parole Board rules will specify the failure to disclose the location of a victim’s body as a matter which can be taken into account when deciding a person’s release from prison. The move is one of a number of planned rule changes laid before Parliament yesterday, whic

Roland Smyth discusses the challenges facing the tourism industry in Scotland as a result of Covid and Brexit and suggests ways to address these issues including investment in staff training, public sector support, and a focus on ESG issues to make the industry more attractive to a wider talent pool

Dr Felicity Loughlin, lecturer in the history of modern Christianity at Edinburgh University, writes about Scotland’s last persecution for blasphemy as a criminal offence, and what this can tell us about changing attitudes towards religion and free speech in the Victorian age. In 1837, a

More than half a million pounds has been spent to care for dogs involved in court cases over the past three years. Dogs that are seized by police or other agencies may be made subject to destruction orders by sheriffs. This decision is usually made at the end of court proceedings and until then the