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The first evidence hearings in the public inquiry into disgraced brain surgeon Sam Eljamel are expected to begin in September after delays caused by safety concerns at the inquiry’s Edinburgh venue. Inquiry chair Lord Weir said the Scottish government was working to resolve building safety iss

The captain of a fishing vessel who treated foreign crew workers ‘like slaves’ has been sentenced over a breach of maritime health and safety regulations. Evidence gathered by prosecutors showed Tom Nicholson, 38, imposed arduous working conditions on five migrant sailors.

More than 500kg of cocaine has been discovered concealed inside frozen tuna at the port of St Petersburg, according to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB). The agency said the drugs were found in a shipment of legally imported whole frozen tuna that had arrived from Ecuador. Officers used

An Aberdeen climate law expert has taken part in key United Nations negotiations that will help shape discussions at this year’s global climate summit. Dr Mitchell Lennan, co-director of the Centre for Energy Law at the University of Aberdeen, attended the 64th sessions of the United Nations F

Great Britain continues to be one of the safest places in the world to work, according to new analysis published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).  The analysis comes alongside the annual release of HSE’s statistics for work-related fatalities for 2025/26, which show that 126 work

Dentons has advised Zenobē on the Coalburn battery energy storage system project in Scotland, supporting the development of one of the UK’s most significant next-generation energy storage assets. The Coalburn project will comprise a 200MW battery energy storage facility with approximately 800

Our weekly round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Sudan's RSF committed crimes against humanity in el-Fasher, Amnesty says

A police officer who raped two women and carried out a campaign of domestic abuse against a third has been jailed. Cameron Ross was convicted on 25 May 2026 following a trial at the High Court in Edinburgh.

Lindsays' Ian Beattie has been recognised for his achievements in athletics and as a passionate advocate of the role sport plays in improving health and wellbeing. He received the honour during a ceremony at Glasgow’s Royal Concert Hall.

The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) must urgently improve the quality of its casework after an independent review found investigations were often unfocused, resources were wasted and the work of legal interns was not properly supervised. The review by HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorat

An Aberdeen lawyer could face jail after admitting an 18-month course of abusive behaviour towards a woman he assaulted, stalked and harassed, while also repeatedly demanding sex. Alexander Hutcheon, a 70-year-old property solicitor based in the north-east, appeared at the High Court in Glasgow afte

The UK Supreme Court has dismissed a London-based investment manager’s appeal against HMRC’s decision to treat the preponderance of its partners as employees for the purposes of tax and national insurance contributions pursuant to “salaried members” legislation. The appellant

Thursday 29 April 2027 marks the hugely anticipated return of The Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow’s popular talent showcase: Creativity in the Law. Set to be the largest iteration of the exhibition yet, a call for entries from creative legal professionals and law students is underway.

To Edinburgh for lunch with our ace reviewer and resident legal historian. La Bruschetta is the venue of choice. Right opposite Haymarket station, it is so convenient. On the hottest day of the year, the restaurant is pleasingly cool and what a joy – white linen tablecloths, gleaming silver an