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Former Supreme Court President Baroness Hale delivered a powerful defence of the European Convention on Human Rights in the latest episode of a podcast hosted by Baroness Chakrabarti, warning that leaving it would be “a disaster for Europe” and “wrong in so many ways". Her comments

With a projected £50 billion shortfall in public finances and a pledge not to raise income tax, national insurance or VAT, speculation is mounting that Chancellor Rachel Reeves may turn again to Inheritance Tax (IHT) reform when she makes her autumn budget statement on 26 November, writes Emma

The Inner House of the Court of Session has refused an appeal by the mother of a child of dual Nigerian-Italian nationality against the grant of an adoption order sought by another Nigerian national living in England in respect of her now nine-year-old son, having found that there was no merit in an

Edinburgh has welcomed more than 200 senior international lawyers from across 80 countries as the city hosts the Interlaw 2025 Annual Global Meeting. Interlaw is an international network that connects leading independent law firms, each among the most respected in their jurisdiction. The gathering i

Lindsays is extending its support for grassroots athletics across Scotland. The firm’s partnership with scottishathletics is already one of the longest-running sponsorship agreements in Scottish sport.

Beverley Atkinson, a professional indemnity partner at Clyde & Co, has been accredited for the third time by the Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in professional negligence law – a distinction held by only 10 experts across Scotland. The firm said: "Her sharp focus on defending clai

Balfour and Manson has promoted both Martin Lavery and Robin Grace to associate. The new announcement follows a raft of new appointments in August to manage a rising workload in the firm's private client department.

A judge was shot dead inside a courtroom in Albania on Monday for the first time in the country's modern history. Judge Astrit Kalaja, 53, was shot multiple times shortly after handing down a ruling in the Tirana Court of Appeal.

Mysterious objects which violated Lithuanian airspace and delayed flights for hours turned out to be balloons carrying thousands of packs of cigarettes. The incident on the weekend came as Lithuania and other European countries are on high alert following alleged Russian drone and jet intrusion

Burges Salmon has advised AlphaReal, the specialist real assets investment manager, on a bespoke £40 million lending solution to Highland Broadband, enabling the substantial expansion of its fibre network across rural Scotland. The Scottish National Investment Bank is also supporting the initi

Kate Bradbury reflects on the Scots family law bible as it turns 40. Built to last… and that it was. 2025 marks the 40th anniversary of the Family Law (Scotland) Act 1985. To this day, it remains the legislative bible for Scottish family law practitioners advising clients on separation and di

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has allowed an appeal by a London firm of solicitors against a finding that it had unlawfully deducted just over £7,800 in wages from a newly qualified solicitor by failing to make a commission payment due under his contract of employment, after finding that it w

Legislation that aims to reduce the number of domestic abuse-related homicides and suicides in Scotland and also update the criminal justice regime has been passed unanimously at Holyrood. The Criminal Justice Modernisation and Abusive Domestic Behaviour Reviews (Scotland) Bill will legally require