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A personal injury sheriff has disapplied Qualified One-Way Costs Shifting in an action arising from a road traffic accident after finding that the conduct of the pursuer’s solicitors in serving an initial writ including fictitious heads of claim without first checking them with their client ha

Thousands of Scots whose personal data was stolen in the 2023 Capita cyber attack now have a clear legal route to compensation after the Court of Session this week granted permission for group proceedings to go ahead.  Lord Lake granted permission for Philip Mark Bull, as the representative par

Digby Brown Solicitors has confirmed four lawyers are to be appointed partner following a year of record-breaking growth. Catherine Hammond earned her promotion following years of compassionate client care while securing results for vulnerable abuse survivors with the firm’s non-accidental tea

An independent legal profession and an independent judiciary are central to the rule of law. So said the Lord President and Lord Justice General, Lord Pentland during the opening address at the annual Four Jurisdictions Conference, hosted this year in Edinburgh by the Faculty of Advocates. 

Ledingham Chalmers has continued its growth drive with the appointment of employment law specialist, Terence Merck, as a partner in its Edinburgh office, alongside 18 senior promotions across the business. Before joining Ledingham Chalmers, Mr Merck built a strong reputation in employment law at the

New research led by Trinity College Dublin in collaboration with Edinburgh University and other institutions pinpoints the growing threat posed by the influence AI companies have over the rule of law and people's lives. The international team behind the work, which comprised researchers based in Ire

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Bank of England and HM Treasury have issued a joint warning that frontier AI models now pose a materially heightened cyber threat to regulated firms, and have set out expectations on how the sector should respond. The authorities said the cyber capabilities of

Edinburgh Council has reached an out-of-court settlement with DLA Piper over legal advice provided during the capital’s troubled tram project. The council had originally sought £200 million in damages, alleging “negligent legal advice” given to TIE, the arms-length company re

Dorothy Bain KC has informed First Minister John Swinney that she intends to leave office. Ms Bain, who was appointed by Nicola Sturgeon in 2021, is expected to depart as Mr Swinney prepares to form a new government following next week’s swearing-in of the Scottish Parliament.

Lady Wise is to deliver this year's Sir Henry Brooke Lecture, hosted by the British and Irish Legal Information Institute (BAILII). The hybrid event, which takes place on 9 July, will be held at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP in London.

Scottish solicitor Yousif Ahmed has been named Entrepreneur of the Year at the Club Hub Awards 2026, the UK's national awards programme recognising excellence in the UK children’s activities sector. Mr Ahmed, who co-founded Renfrewshire-based Tots United in May 2022 while maintaining his legal

The UK government has, over the past year, taken a notably more deliberate approach to mobilising private capital and philanthropy for social good, writes Mark McKeown. From a Scottish perspective, however, it exposes a familiar fault line in UK policy. Devolution means that, in its current form, th

A Glasgow sheriff has deserted proceedings pro loco et tempore in the first prosecution raised in Scotland for a contravention of abortion buffer zone legislation after finding that the complaint failed to libel two necessary elements of the offence and in consequence constituted an unlawful interfe

His Majesty The King has approved the appointment of Lord Justice Snowden as a justice of the Supreme Court.  The King made the appointment on the advice of the prime minister and lord chancellor, following the recommendation of an independent selection commission.

The success of England’s Martha’s Rule has strengthened calls for clearer escalation rights and greater patient involvement in Scotland’s healthcare system, where protections remain more limited, writes Michaela Guthrie. There has been much publicity about the positive impact of Ma