Dear Editor, It is surprising that Kenneth Norrie attacks alleged "mendacity" on the part of others ("Kenneth Norrie: New trans law? What new trans law?") while asserting that the Scottish government's Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill was "killed by a UK Secretary of State".
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A City law firm has said it will pay some junior lawyers up to $2 million each over three years. Partners at Pogust Goodhead recently made a $550m investment deal with an American fund manager – the biggest investment ever in an English law firm.
A police force has apologised for an advert modelled after the video game Call of Duty. The ad, from police in Peoria, Illinois, copies the look of the game in order to attract recruits.
Turcan Connell has announced the appointment of a hat-trick of female partners, leading 26 legal and tax promotions. Jenny Younger, Simran Panesar-Saggu and Alice Warne have all been promoted to partner.
If UK legislation quashing the convictions related to the Horizon scandal does not include Scotland then similar legislation will be introduced at Holyrood, Justice Secretary Angela Constance has said. Ms Constance said: “We, along with the Northern Ireland Executive, urged the UK government t
Murray Beith Murray partner and head of rural property Andrew Linehan has been appointed as vice-president of the Scottish Agricultural Arbiters and Valuers Association (SAAVA). SAAVA provides advice to valuers, arbiters, auctioneers, surveyors, solicitors, accountants and others having professional
An externally-led review into the Scottish government’s use of mobile messaging apps and non-corporate devices is to be led by former Channel Islands data protection commissioner Emma Martins. The review, which was commissioned by First Minister Humza Yousaf, will also explore if updates are r
Florida has passed a new law that bans children under the age of 14 from having social media accounts in an attempt to shield minors from harmful content. The new law, which is one of the most restrictive in the US, will force social media companies to delete the accounts of children under 14 when i
An environmental scientist who spent a year campaigning for the banning of disposable vapes, is working with MPs and MSPs to develop new laws. Laura Young, a PhD student jointly supervised by the University of Dundee and Abertay University, is part of a group working to develop new legislation aroun
London South Bank University has become the first in the UK to guarantee LLB students professional work experience as part of their degree. Every LLB student at the university will be given the opportunity to work in one of five clinics through what it calls its 'Law Clinic Guarantee'.
The "black sheep" of a German brewing dynasty is suing his sisters because he was allegedly tricked out of his inheritance while hungover. Carl-Clemens Veltins, 61, claims that he is entitled to a stake in the 200-year-old Veltins brewery company in North Rhine-Westphalia, which produces one of Germ
Thorntons is introducing family-friendly policies. New mothers will receive treble the existing paid maternity, which is rising to 26 weeks at full pay and 13 weeks’ half pay. People who adopt will be entitled to the same benefits.
Scotland's prison population has reached its highest since 2020. The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) confirmed the new figure was 8,100 as of yesterday.