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Rachel Hayes, Leo Moore and Aoife Keenan – of Irish law firm William Fry – explain the key features of the EU's Digital Identity Wallet. The Regulation (EU) 2024/1183, which establishes the European Digital Identity Framework (EUDI Regulation), came into force in May 2024 and will take l

Thomas Ross KC examines the collapse of the Bayoh inquiry. The resignation of Lord Bracadale from his position as chair of the Sheku Bayoh inquiry after 122 days of evidence – followed by the mass resignation of all the counsel to the inquiry three days later – no doubt led the public to

Gibson Kerr has welcomed Phil Bonnar as a senior associate in the family law team, Emma Kennie as a purchase & sale negotiator and appraiser in the property team, and Faye Lipton as a senior solicitor in the family law team. Briege Valentine has also been promoted to senior solicitor in the firm

The Scottish Sentencing Council has detailed amendments to its draft sentencing guidelines for rape offences in a response to a public consultation. The response, set out in a report published today, "focuses on addressing those matters of most interest to respondents and explains how the guidelines

Harper Macleod has welcomed 23 new trainee solicitors, a record intake for the firm, making it one of the largest employers of legal graduates in Scotland.

For those of us who live in or commute to Scotland’s major towns and cities to work, our encounters with the countryside are often brief – and usually recreational.  Of course, the rural and agricultural sector has been crucial to the country’s economy for centuries, with 80 p

Balfour and Manson has strengthened its family law and personal injury teams with the promotions of Katie Albiston, Iona Campbell, Emily Deans and Alannah Jones to associate. In Aberdeen, Ms Albiston has become an associate in the family law team while Ms Campbell has been promoted to associate in p

Dunblane legal firm Bartys, a branch of Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM), is preparing to take part in Will Aid again, having raised over £66,000 to date. The firm has been a part of the Will Aid scheme since 1996, helping raise vital donations every November by writing basic Wills a

Homicide numbers in Scotland have fallen to their lowest level since comparable records began in 1976, according to official figures. Cases recorded by Police Scotland fell to 45 homicides in 2024-25, down 12 on the previous year.

Ross McDowall urges Scottish businesses to familiarise themselves with new environmental rules ahead of a looming deadline. Businesses that currently hold environmental consents for water, waste and industrial activities in Scotland should check if they will need new or amended environmental authori

Albania's AI minister is "pregnant" with 83 children, the Albanian prime minister has announced. Edi Rama appeared on stage with "Diella", the AI chatbot appointed as Albania's minister of state for artificial intelligence, at the Berlin Global Dialogue on Saturday.

Jack Boyle takes a look at the thorny issue of Employment Tribunal fees. Employment Tribunals date back to 1964, when they were known as Industrial Tribunals. The system has always been one which is “free” to access, in the sense that (unlike other legal jurisdictions, such as courts) th

In the fourth of a series of interviews undertaken by the Scottish Ethnic Minorities Lawyers Association (SEMLA) for Black History Month, SLN spotlights Brianella Scott, a Scottish government solicitor born in South America and raised in the Highlands. Brianella's story is one of breaking barriers a

Lord Richards is to retire from the UK Supreme Court and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in June next year. His retirement brings to an end a 52-year career in law spanning company law and corporate insolvency, as well as time spent as a judge at both the High Court and Court of Appeal i