The Law Society of Scotland has granted extended rights of audience to 11 new solicitor advocates at a ceremony held at the Court of Session. In the first ceremony of its kind in 2025, Law Society president Susan Murray invited Lady Haldane to administer the Declaration of Allegiance to the solicito
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A pharmacist who abused a position of trust to sexually abuse two women during medical examinations has been jailed. Tauqeer Azam was found guilty of two charges on 16 January following a trial before a jury at Glasgow Sheriff Court. The 41-year-old, from Glasgow, was working in the Boots Pharmacy a
A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Trump risks ICC arrest warrant being issued for him, says human rights lawyer | The Independent
A new bill has been introduced in the House of Commons to lift the ban on Catholics serving as the King’s representative at the Church of Scotland’s annual general assembly. Lady Eilish Angiolini KC, a practising Catholic and former lord advocate, has been appointed as the lord high comm
House prices in Scotland began 2025 in 'growth mode', according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey, and they are expected to continue rising into the three months ahead. A net balance of 45 per cent of respondents in Scotland reported a rise in ho
From Burns to Mackintosh to Capaldi: Scotland has been home to some of the world's most celebrated poets, artists and musicians. Here at the Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow, we are aware of many members who practise their creativity with brush or plectrum with the same prodigious flair as they do
DLA Piper is returning to 2025 with more networking events for next generation professionals – the latest of which is taking place on 26 February in Edinburgh.
More than 100 organisations across Scotland working to tackle violence against women and girls will share in a funding uplift of £2.4 million. The funding boost will bring the total Scottish government investment in Delivering Equally Safe, which funds projects to prevent violence and support
There is "at least an arguable case" that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, former Supreme Court justice Lord Sumption has said. The judge, an outspoken figure who served on the court from 2012 to 2018, told The Guardian in a new interview that he "thought – and I still think – that
Ed Sheeran was forced to end an impromptu performance on the streets of Bangalore after being shut down by police for illegal busking. A member of the public complained to police after the singer, one of the world's best-selling musicians, started performing in the southern Indian city over the week
Members of the Scottish Human Rights Commission are travelling again to the Highlands and Island in February and March to deliver a series of community empowerment events. The purpose of these new engagements is to share findings and enable those working locally to use human rights to advocate for c
A pilot granting access to free transcripts for complainers in High Court sexual offence cases has been extended for 12 months. Justice Secretary Angela Constance confirmed the extension of the pilot to March 2025 in a letter to Holyrood's Criminal Justice Committee.
A man who carried out a campaign of violence and control towards women while moving around the country has been jailed for 14 years. Chef David Robertson, 28, from Cumbernauld in North Lanarkshire, was found guilty of two charges of attempted murder as well as two counts of rape involving women he k
A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Sudanese people are ‘starving to death’, Human Rights Watch says
The average selling price of property in Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders experienced a significant increase from November 2024 to January 2025, rising 4.6 per cent annually to £287,184. ESPC saw an increase in the average selling price across the majority of areas covered i
