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Hastings Legal has recently expanded with several new staff members, including the appointment of director Tim Taylor.

Chinese legislation aimed at tackling video game addiction by restricting the number of hours under-18s can play online video games has failed to curb "heavy gaming" behaviour, according to new research. In November 2019, China introduced a law requiring online video game providers to prevent under-

A sentencing guideline which means that rapists under the age of 25 can be spared from prison due to their reduced capacity for sound judgment is to be reviewed. The principle behind the guideline from the the Scottish Sentencing Council is that rehabilitation should be the “primary consi

Joanna Cherry KC has revealed she was ready to pursue legal action against the SNP after some of her Westminster colleagues attempted to prevent her from addressing a gender-critical charity's conference. During a talk at the Fringe, the advocate and MP expressed her belief that First Minister Humza

The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service is now in a position to start engaging with solicitor firms who wish to use the application programme interface (API) service for simple procedure claims. The service allows for bulk submissions of claims and would benefit those that do high volume simple pr

Collected property taxes in Scotland have risen almost 50 per cent in the past two years, according to recent analysis. Property firm DJ Alexander Ltd reports that revenues from the Scottish government’s Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) in June 2023 stood at £61.7 million from 8

A landlord who was ordered to pay £4,000 to two former tenants after being found in breach of tenancy deposit regulations has had the sum reduced by £1,500 on appeal to the Upper Tribunal for Scotland. Gordon Bavaird, a landlord since 2017, had originally taken a deposit from tenants Lis

John Kerry is to speak at the Signet Library on 24 August. The event will launch the WS Society's annual joint series of ‘Scottish Global Dialogues’ with Beyond Borders, to feature guests of international standing, held each year during the Edinburgh Festivals.

A fast food restaurant manager has been charged after allegedly inventing a fake employee and pocketing their wages for nearly a year. Linda Johnson, 35, a manager at a Wendy's restaurant in Los Angeles, is accused of creating a "ghost employee" named William Bright and clocking him in and out 128 t

An accused who was placed into custody in England while on bail for an offence committed in Scotland has lost an appeal against a decision to extend the 12-month time bar within which his Scottish trial required to commence. Ramel Appleby was due to stand trial for various drug-related offences in S

The initial tweet of Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, which sold for $2.9 million (around £2.26m) as a non-fungible token (NFT) in 2021, is now worth less than $2,000 (around £1,560). Iranian crypto entrepreneur Sina Estavi, who purchased the Dorsey NFT, which reads "Just setting up my tw

A Fife man who beat his partner to death with a tyre iron in the culmination of years of violence against women has been jailed for a minimum of 27 years. Unemployed Mark Campbell, 37, murdered his girlfriend through a sustained attack in the hours after inducing her to discharge herself from hospit

Pictured (L-R): Lorna Hale, David Brown and Anna Rani  Drummond Miller has announced the addition of three new partners to its immigration, litigation and conveyancing teams.

A law firm in Glasgow’s Southside is expanding as it acquires a long-established practice in the city. MacDonald Lynch, based in Mount Florida, has announced the acquisition of Archer Coyle, a family firm of solicitors located in the Muirend area of the city.

A judge in Canada has ruled that the "thumbs-up" emoji is as legally binding as a traditional signature in a judgment that ordered a farmer to pay damages for breach of contract. A court in Saskatchewan heard that a grain buyer had broadcast a text message to clients in 2021, expressing his interest