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Edinburgh Council has suspended a plan to charge second home owners four times the standard rate of council tax, just weeks after it came into force. The pause, which lasts six months, follows legal advice and a series of representations from affected homeowners.

Pacitti Jones is expanding its legal practice in Lanarkshire through the acquisition of Airdrie-based Bell Russell.  Pacitti Jones chief executive John O’Malley said: “We already have a strong presence and proven track record in Glasgow, Lanarkshire and Central Scotland but the acqu

The first semi-final of the 2026 edition of the Sheriff Principal's Mooting Competition will take place on Wednesday. Teams from The University of Glasgow and Glasgow Caledonian University will compete in a moot presided over by a distinguished sheriff. The teams will be made up of two first or seco

An Extra Division of the Inner House has refused an application seeking for sheriffs at Aberdeen to state a case in appeals against Interim Compulsory Supervision Orders in respect of a five-year-old child that were rejected as academic, but noted that the application raised a broader issues in resp

Our weekly round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Award-winning Iranian human rights lawyer arrested in Tehran, says her daughter | The Guardian

Two family lawyers at Harper Macleod have achieved a Law Society accreditation in child law, completing a hat trick of specialisms covering family law, child law and family mediation. Karen Gibbons and Jane Blackwood, partners in the family teams in Edinburgh and Glasgow respectively, have reached t

A man has ended a years-long legal battle seeking the return of his 12-foot-long pet alligator. Tony Cavallaro sued the state of New York after his beloved Albert was seized by local officials in March 2024, WIVB News 4 reports.

Weightmans has announced 16 promotions, including that of Paman Singh to partner in the employment team in Glasgow. Mr Singh is known for his deep knowledge of employer and public liability. He regularly represents clients in Employment Tribunal and the Employment Appeal Tribunal across the UK, advi

The death of Adolf Hitler is said to be unique in the history of modern dictators. His death occurred amid imminent regime change. The absence of a successor government meant an absence of an administration with the ability, or inclination, to perform full funeral rites. There was no national period

Oz London, No.33, back cover advertising "A Gala Benefit for the Oz Obscenity Trial" The appeal in the Oz case was heard over three days in November 1971 with the Lord Chief Justice (LCJ), Lord Widgery, chairing a bench of three judges. Going by the written judgment the hearing was as sedate as the

Two decades on from the Companies Act 2006, the UK is undergoing the most significant reform of Companies House in a generation. The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 marks a decisive shift from a largely passive registry to an active gatekeeper of corporate information. For Scotlan

Nearly £150,000 in compensation has been paid by City of Edinburgh Council for public injuries since 2024, a freedom of information request has revealed. In a recent request made by Slater and Gordon, the law firm found that the council had handled 2,109 public liability claims over the 25-mon

A man has been fined after "startling" Thailand's beloved pygmy hippo, Moo Deng, by entering her zoo enclosure. The man, who has not been named, was convicted of trespassing and fined 10,000 baht (around €267 or £233), the BBC reports.

Candidates looking to pursue a career at the Scottish bar are invited to apply for scholarships to help ease financial tensions during their training. “The Faculty of Advocates is committed to ensuring that membership of Faculty is open to all with the skill, aptitude and motivation to practis

Oz (London) No.33, February 1971. Cover image by Norman Lindsay. In part one of a retrospective on a notorious obscenity trial, sparked by a subversive depiction of Rupert Bear in the counter-cultural magazine Oz, Ronnie Clancy KC looks at how the case became a defining legal and cultural clash of t