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Lord Arthurson, Lord Mulholland and Lord Braid have been appointed to the Inner House of the Court of Session. Lord Arthurson has been appointed to the First Division with effect from 1 February 2026. Lord Mulholland and Lord Braid have been appointed to the Second Division with effect from 1 F

The Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) is calling for a programme of reparations for Scotland’s Gypsy Travellers, who were subjected to decades of forced assimilation and on-going harm under policies known as the ‘Tinker Experiment’. Its new report, No Man’s Land, examin

A school has been ordered to reinstate a teacher fired for reading a book about butts to his pupils. Mississippi teacher Toby Price was sacked in 2022 after choosing I Need A New Butt! by New Zealand author Dawn McMillan for Read Across America Day.

Inksters Solicitors is now offering immigration and asylum law advice to clients with Paulo de Moura joining the firm as a consultant solicitor in its Glasgow office. Mr de Moura’s practice covers personal immigration matters such as naturalisation, family visas and settlement; asylum work inc

A police-led taskforce will continue its work to tackle shoplifting and violence against staff after securing funding in the draft budget for 2026-27. The Retail Crime Taskforce was launched in April last year following £3 million investment from the Scottish government to combat a rise in ret

This year's Macfadyen Lecture will be delivered by Lord Hodge who will discuss 'Developments in the Scots Law of Contract'. The lecture will will cover contractual interpretation and ask whether there are differences emerging between Scots law and English law in this field and whether that is a good

Five recommendations have been made following a fatal accident inquiry into the suicide of a student. Kerry Ann Finnigan, a 26-year-old English literature graduate, died by suicide at University Hospital Wishaw on 21 December 2019. 

Legislation laid in Holyrood will designate ‘sex’ as a protected characteristic under the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021. There are protections in the Act for individuals’ rights in respect to freedom of expression for the new stirring up hatred offences. Hate

Solicitors who provide legal aid will receive a 13 per cent increase in fees from September this year. The fees hike is part of a wider package of support including also funding for up to 40 legal aid traineeship places and digital support to help firms purchase devices to assist trainees in their w

The Swedish government has announced plans to reduce the age of criminal responsibility from 15 to 13 for certain serious crimes in spite of opposition from the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). In a statement on Monday, Swedish justice minister Gunnar Strömmer said the country w

France’s National Assembly has approved a bill that would bar under-15s from accessing social media, a move backed by President Emmanuel Macron. Parliamentarians in the lower house voted 116–23 late on Monday to approve the core provisions of the legislation, which would prevent young te

The Scottish Housing News Podcast has taken an exciting step forward with the launch of its new YouTube channel, opening new doors for its audience to connect with the conversations shaping Scotland’s housing sector.

Intellectual property firm Murgitroyd has strengthened its senior leadership team with three appointments. The firm has appointed Camilla Jagger as its chief operating officer, David Goldsby as its chief technology officer and Russell Flanders as its commercial director.

The Aberdeen Law Project (ALP) has obtained a four-figure settlement for a client following their landlord’s failure to meet the statutory repairing standard, as well as the wrongful termination of their client’s former tenancy. Prior to ALP’s engagement in the matter, the client w

A consultation being undertaken by the Scottish Civil Justice Council (SCJC) to extend the rules governing mass legal claims has closed amid concerns that a new system will disadvantage Scottish consumers and the economy. The SCJC is considering extending the rules surrounding mass legal claims in S