The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that publishers and virtual private network (VPN) providers are not liable for copyright infringement where users bypass geographical restrictions using VPN software. The judgment arose from a dispute over the online publication of Anne Frank's ma
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France has become the first European country to approve a nationwide ban on social media for children under 15 after parliament backed legislation requiring technology companies to block underage users from creating accounts. The new law, hailed by President Emmanuel Macron as a "major step forward"
TC Young has relocated its Edinburgh office to a new, modern workspace at 2 Castle Terrace. The move sees more than 30 members of staff relocate from the firm's long-standing George Street office to a vibrant, contemporary workplace designed to support collaboration, innovation and the continued exp
Bloomsbury is set to receive an estimated £14 million after a US court approved a $1.5 billion settlement resolving claims that AI company Anthropic used copyrighted books without permission to train its Claude chatbot. The publisher said 14,087 Bloomsbury titles were covered by the agreement,
The Outer House of the Court of Session has allowed the pursuers in a professional negligence claim against a Scottish firm of solicitors to amend their pleadings to seek a remedy on a joint basis, notwithstanding the firm’s claims that such an amendment was incompetent and time-barred. The pu
Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow (RFPG) has announced plans to give non-members access to its Charitable Fund for the first time. Previously, the fund provided grants to members of the RFPG – past or present – and their spouses, civil partners and dependents in need of assistance.
A Ford electrician is preparing legal action against the carmaker and catering firm Aramark after he was fired over allegations he stole a $1.95 packet of cookies. Kurt Kromm, 60, was dismissed from Ford's Kentucky Truck Plant after a self-checkout kiosk appeared to show he had not paid for the snac
A Glasgow taxi driver is suing Police Scotland after spending 10 months on remand accused of acting as a getaway driver in an attempted murder. Scott Troy, 43, claims he was wrongfully arrested after picking up four men in Pollok, Glasgow, in August 2023 as part of a routine fare.
Prison inspectors have warned of the “insidious consequences of overcrowding” at Low Moss prison, highlighting pressure on staff, delays to rehabilitation work and prisoners being held in cells below recognised space standards. His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland vis
Three teenagers who armed themselves with weapons and travelled to an Ayrshire beach gathering where they murdered a 16-year-old have been jailed. Apprentice painter and decorator, Kayden Moy, from East Kilbride, was fatally stabbed while dozens of young witnesses looked on.
The Sheriff Appeal Court has refused a party litigant’s appeal against a £2,000 decree granted by default, finding that the litigant’s repeated refusal to attend hearings on asserted medical grounds was “absolute, unilateral and self-serving” in nature. A dispute concer
Consultation for new legislation to reform legal aid is an important step in addressing the causes of the access to justice crisis with viable and sustainable solutions, according to the Law Society of Scotland. The Scottish government has today launched a consultation paper on a new Legal Aid (Scot
MJC LAW has marked its 10th anniversary with a celebration at the Lynnhurst Hotel. The Renfrewshire firm, founded by solicitor Matthew Coffield in 2016, has grown into an award-winning practice, winning High Street Firm of the Year at the Herald Law Awards.
Views are being sought on plans to reform Scotland's embattled legal aid system. The Legal Aid Reform consultation sets out wide-ranging proposals to modernise the system, paving the way for a new Legal Aid (Scotland) Bill.
Burness Paull has taken additional space at its Glasgow office at Two Atlantic Square. The firm will extend its footprint into the second floor of the grade-A building – where it already occupies the entire fourth floor – allowing for more desks, collaborative working areas, and a larger
