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A sex offender who travelled to Scotland to rape a child after messaging her on Snapchat has been given an order for lifelong restriction. Wayne Phillipson was found guilty of attacking the victim following a trial at the High Court in Livingston in August 2024. The 48-year-old, from Durham, sent th

The Crown Office has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the death of Thomas Hein. The 25-year-old German national, an HGV driver for Josef Schnell, died on the A74(M) Glasgow to Carlisle Road near Moffat, around Junction 15, in the afternoon of F

Celebrities A$AP Rocky and Rihanna have promised to name their next child after the lawyer who successfully defended the award-winning rapper on assault charges. A jury in Los Angeles this week found the rapper, legally named Rakim Mayers, not guilty of firing a semi-automatic weapon at a former fri

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. I’ve never seen a more worrying moment, says European human rights chief

So-called 'sex-for-rent' arrangements are being widely offered to international students in Ireland, according to new research. A report launched by the Irish Council for International Students (ICOS) says one in 20 students are being exposed to proposals of rent-free accommodation in exchange for s

Addleshaw Goddard has announced its entry into the Polish market through the agreement with Linklaters for the transfer of its Warsaw office. The Warsaw office will comprise a number of Poland’s most respected Polish and internationally qualified lawyers. The team has been building a full-serv

West Fraser Europe Limited, previously known as Norbord Europe Limited, has been fined a total of £1,068,000 after pleading guilty to charges under health and safety legislation related to two separate incidents that occurred in 2020. The charges stemmed from an employee's severe leg injury an

Magic circle firm Linklaters is testing artificial intelligence by giving it law exams to determine whether it can reliably perform legal tasks. The firm has created the LinksAI English law benchmark, designed to “test the ability of large language models to answer legal questions.” The

Gilson Gray has appointed experienced solicitor Sandra Teall as a new legal director for its conveyancing division in Dundee. Ms Teall was previously a solicitor at the Chamber Practice, specialising in commercial and residential conveyancing, equity release and remortgages, as well as offering priv

The 'big six' regional office markets across the UK – Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Bristol – are experiencing a significant rise in the number of law firms looking for premium real estate to drive talent attraction and retention, according to Savills. Demand for

Brodies LLP has announced the election of a new chair, with partner Iain Rutherford to take on the role from 1 May 2025. Mr Rutherford will succeed Christine O'Neill KC, who steps down as chair on completion of her fourth, three-year term. Regarded as one of Scotland's leading litigators and an expe

New moveable property reforms are due to come into force in Scotland in April, brought about in response to widespread concerns that the current legal framework was outdated and inhibited economic growth, writes Ahsan Mustafa. The Moveable Transactions (Scotland) Act 2023 was enacted on 13 June

Mexico will sue Google if it continues to label the entire Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America", the country's president has warned. One of Donald Trump's first acts on his return to the White House was to sign an executive order purporting to rename the body of water.

Professor Gillian Black has been reappointed as a commissioner of the Scottish Law Commission. Professor Black has held a ministerial appointment as commissioner of the Scottish Law Commission since 22 April 2020. 

Harper Macleod has been named the Scottish Firm of the Year 2025 at the inaugural Chambers UK Awards at a ceremony in London. The Chambers UK Awards honour “the finest legal teams” and is based on rigorous research, including that of the legal profession itself, and is conducted by Chamb