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A commercial judge has determined that a reporter instructed to provide an opinion on the reasonableness and cost of repairs to an office building in Edinburgh following the end of a commercial lease had not fully discharged his remit and issued directions for further investigations. Rutland Court R

Judge Iwasawa Yuji of Japan has been elected as president of the International Court of Justice. His appointment follows Judge Nawaf Salam’s resignation from the presidency on 14 January 2025.

A new book by a Scots lawyer examines comic legal fiction and the role it plays in the public’s understanding of the justice system. Retired judge and professor of law, Peter Robson, has produced a study of all the comic fictional lawyers over the past century, including the most famous, Old B

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. UN human rights chief ‘deeply worried by fundamental shift’ in US

The Crown Office has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the death of 36-year-old James Stevenson.   Mr Stevenson died on 11 October 2021 at HMP Shotts. He was in legal custody and in the care of the state at the time of his death.  

Legislation has been proposed to reverse a court ruling that held boneless chicken wings could have bones in them. A bill currently before the Ohio Senate would effectively reverse the Ohio Supreme Court's ruling in a headline-making case where a restaurant was held not to be liable for injuring a m

A serial rapist who sexually abused multiple women and girls over the course of nearly a decade has been jailed for 15 years. Stuart Harding was found guilty of 12 charges on 5 February 2025 following a trial at the High Court in Edinburgh. The 35-year-old's offending involved five victims and

The average selling price of property in Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders saw a notable year-on-year increase during December 2024 - February 2025, rising six per cent annually to £286,443, ESPC reports.  This significant annual rise highlights strong demand in the Scottish h

Scullion LAW senior solicitor Stephanie Grieve has won the Military Values in Business Award at the Scottish Forces in Business Awards 2025. The awards ceremony took place in Glasgow last week, uniting veterans, reservists, family members, and Forces Friendly employers to celebrate their remarkable

MPs have overturned a 336-year-old law, allowing Catholics to represent the King at the Church of Scotland’s General Assembly. The unanimous decision means Lady Elish Angiolini KC will become the first Roman Catholic lord high commissioner to the Church of Scotland since the Claim of Right Act

The Scottish Sentencing Council has welcomed Dr Jay Gormley as its newest lay member. Dr Gormley brings with him a wealth of knowledge in criminal law and sentencing across Scotland and beyond.

The American Bar Association (ABA) has accused the Trump administration of undermining the courts and the legal profession by attacking and intimidating judges, lawyers and firms. In a blistering statement issued this week, the ABA said there was a "clear and disconcerting pattern" of "escalating go

In a bid to speed up the global pace of achieving gender equality, this year’s theme for International Women’s Day (IWD) is ‘Accelerate Action’, write Emma Brown and Megan McNicoll. Part of the campaign is encouraging individuals to step forward in solidarity and "strike the

The Scottish Arbitration Centre (SAC) and the Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC) have entered into a cooperation agreement.  Through their agreement, SAC and VIAC will cooperate to promote international arbitration in each other’s jurisdiction and recommend, where relevant, each

Ensuring committees are structured and equipped to deliver their key role in holding the Scottish government to account is being considered by the Scottish Parliament’s Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee. The inquiry will look at issues such as the size of membership, remi