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Dr Deborah Russo examines a recent FAI following the death of a prisoner. Numerous failures are identified by Sheriff Jonathan Guy in a recently published determination from the fatal accident inquiry into the death of Michael Charlton, who died by suicide at HMP Barlinnie in October 2019. 

Levy & McRae’s media team has advised Candle True Stories during the production of its hit documentary series Should I Marry A Murderer? The show aired on Netflix on 29 April and has become the number one show streaming on the platform in the UK.

A Glasgow sheriff has reduced a deceased’s 2019 homemade will purporting to disinherit two of her children after an action for production and reduction was raised by her son, having found that another of her children had obtained the second will by facility and circumvention in light of the de

The Financial Conduct Authority has launched a market-wide review into claims management companies (CMCs) and law firms, citing mounting concerns that consumers are being let down by aggressive marketing, misleading advertising and unfair exit fees.

An army cadet who threatened to "ruin prom" and had bomb-making videos and a terrorist manual has been jailed for four years and six months for terrorism, stalking offences and for making indecent images of children. Dihan Rahman, 19, was driven by extremist ideologies and had incel, misogynistic, p

High street practice offers early responsibility, strong client relationships and deep community ties – but Scotland’s smaller firms should do more to persuade young solicitors that a rewarding career exists beyond the central belt, writes Robert S Macduff-Duncan. Back in March, I attend

Lindsays has strengthened its commercial property team with the appointment of Philip Sim as a consultant. Mr Sim has spent the past eight years running his own legal practice - Sim Legal - having previously been a partner at Ledingham Chalmers, McClure Naismith and Harper Macleod.

A global study of venture capital investors and tech developers active in the low-carbon space found that 99 per cent of UK respondents have invested in or already developed a Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project, with 79 per cent saying they plan to do so in the next year. The research conducte

Eventus Law Limited, a boutique corporate law firm based in Glasgow, has advised on a business succession project for Curtainwise (Scotland) Limited, culminating in a vendor-initiated management buy-out (VIMBO) by Curtainwise Soft Furnishing Limited. Eventus Law provided support from legal structuri

Actors created using AI will not be eligible for Oscars under new rules introduced by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, as the organisation moves to curb the technology’s growing influence. The changes stipulate that only human performers can be recognised, while screenplays mus

A reclaiming motion by the owner of a shopping centre in Arbroath against the refusal of its judicial review petition challenging a decision that it was liable to pay non-domestic rates on premises it claimed to have let for religious purposes has been refused by the Inner House after it found that

An Aberdeen academic has been awarded almost £300,000 by The British Academy to examine how artificial intelligence is governed in outer space. Dr Maria Manoli, lecturer in space law at the University of Aberdeen, will lead an international and interdisciplinary team of scholars. She is a lead

The number of new technology companies incorporated in Scotland the first quarter of 2026 surged, despite geopolitical tensions and uncertainty, according to RSM UK. RSM’s analysis shows there were 687 new tech incorporations in Q1 2026, up 70 per cent from 405 the same quarter last year, and

Conveyancing solicitors and payroll teams in Scotland are among local professional advisers who may find themselves on the wrong side of the law from this month – with penalties of up to £10,000 for compliance breaches. They must, under the wide definition of ‘tax adviser’, m