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A police force has defended spending nearly £13,000 on a coffee machine after criticism from auditors. Police in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia spent a total of €4.66 million on a new "innovation lab" which was originally set to cost just €250,000.

Perth-based Eden Legal has welcomed Susan Harrison as an associate solicitor. Ms Harrison brings a wealth of experience in private client matters, dispute resolution, family law, and contract negotiation. 

Sheriff Graeme Watson has been appointed as a specialist to hear cases in the All-Scotland Sheriff Personal Injury Court. He was designated by Sheriff Principal Nigel Ross, Sheriff Principal of Lothian and Borders, as a specialist in actions of damages for personal injury with effect from 1 August 2

Elon Musk's social media platform, X, played a central role in spreading misinformation and hate which fuelled racist riots across England and Northern Ireland last summer, according to a new report. Amnesty International says the platform's content-ranking algorithms enabled toxic, racist, and fals

A former foster carer abused at least four vulnerable children in her care over a 16-year period. Gillian Murray was found guilty of using cruel and unnatural treatment towards the young victims following a trial at Edinburgh Sheriff Court.

The Law Society of Scotland has expanded its paralegal accreditation scheme with a new category recognising practitioners who have high-level skills and experience. General accreditation will be available for high-performing paralegals whose work does not meet the requirements for any of the existin

The Scotsman has published an obituary of William Berry WS DL, who passed away on June 25 at the age of 85. "A man of wit and wisdom. A nationally respected Independent Director and similarly respected senior partner of Murray Beith Murray and Writer to His Majesty’s Signet. A skilled land man

Shakespeare Martineau has welcomed its first-ever summer interns in Scotland. Charlie Phillips and Iona Robertson have each spent two weeks at the firm’s Edinburgh office, gaining valuable insight into life at a law firm.

Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM) has bolstered its commercial property team with the appointment of a new associate. Stuart Dickie has joined the team based in Edinburgh’s Hope Street office.

A care home provider has been fined more than £50,000 after an elderly patient died in the early hours of Boxing Day in 2022. Hugh Kearins, 77, had managed to leave the Chester Park Care Home in Glasgow via a series of stairways and fire doors. An inspector from the Health and Safety Executive

Extended rights of audience have been granted to five new solicitor advocates in a ceremony held at the Court of Session. Law Society of Scotland president Patricia Thom invited Lord Summers to administer the Declaration of Allegiance to the solicitor advocates as they joined the five solicitor advo

Indonesia's human rights minister has called for a crackdown on the flying of a straw-wearing skull-and-crossbones flag from a popular Japanese anime. An online protest movement has encouraged members of the public to raise the pirate flag from TV series One Piece in place of the Indonesian flag, Th

A Law Society of Scotland review of law firm websites has revealed that less than a third included information about pricing. A total of 109 out of the 381 legal firms across Scotland which were included in the review sample had pricing information available on their website in line with Law Society

A Scottish charity specialising in post-adoption support and advice has been fined £18,000 by the Information Commissioner's Office after it destroyed approximately 4,800 personal records – up to 10 percent of which may be irreplaceable – because it was running out of space in its

The Scottish Council of Law Reporting has created a live index enabling users to search Session Cases data online. The Index to all Session Cases from 1821 to date is provided to aid swift identification of relevant cases. It is searchable by case name as well as by catchwords and phrases.