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A city in Catalonia has outright banned the adoption of black cats in the run-up to Halloween over fears they could be used in satanic rituals. The move was announced last week by the city council of Terrassa, a city of nearly 230,000 people in the vicinity of Barcelona.

BTO has announced the appointment of two Glasgow-based partners, Eoghann Green and Carolyn Bowie. Mr Green brings a wealth of expertise as a highly regarded commercial disputes and insolvency litigator. Working closely with litigation partners Angus Wood and Will Cole, he will focus on both corporat

CMS will host a free-to-attend event later this month focused on key issues affecting renewable energy projects across Scotland. The Future of Renewables seminar will feature leading industry experts covering some of the major challenges and opportunities facing renewable energy developers.

McKee Campbell Morrison Solicitors (MCM) has announced the appointment of Ferga McKay as senior associate director in the firm’s commercial property team. Ms McKay brings a wealth of experience and a well-earned reputation as a trusted and highly respected commercial property lawyer.

One of Britain’s top universities has been granted anonymity in an employment tribunal over allegations that a senior professor sexually harassed a female colleague. The institution successfully applied for the order to shield its reputation and that of its staff from media scrutiny. An employ

Members of Westwater Advocates have secured 30 individual rankings across nine categories in the latest edition of Chambers & Partners and the stable has received Band 1 firm rankings in Employment Law and Family/Matrimonial. Clerk Sheila Westwater said: “I am very pleased to see that

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has been revalidated as a complaint handler. The SLCC is a complaint handler member of the Ombudsman Association (OA), a professional association for UK and other ombudsman schemes. All members of the association must meet its criteria of independ

Scotland’s sentencing watchdog has been condemned as “a monument to inertia” after new figures revealed it has cost taxpayers £4.6 million in its first decade. The Scottish Sentencing Council, established in 2015, has seen staffing costs rise by 355 per cent and overall spend

Glasgow will become the first city in Scotland where people can legally test recreational drugs for dangerous contaminants, after the UK government granted permission for a new testing facility. The move marks a major shift in UK drug policy and follows years of lobbying by campaigners who say that

James & George Collie has announced it will be supporting the 15 Mile Trail Race at Run Balmoral for the next two years. The James & George Collie 15 Mile Trail Race will play a pivotal role in Run Balmoral’s legendary ‘Devil of Deeside’ challenge – which dares compet

Dentons has introduced a domestic abuse support policy developed in consultation with the Employers' Initiative on Domestic Abuse (EIDA). The range of support measures available to all Dentons colleagues across the UK, Ireland and Middle East include:

Our weekly round-up of human rights stories from around the world. On World Food Day, Israel continues to restrict aid into Gaza | Al Jazeera

The recently published judgment in Cochrane v Harper Macleod has a number of points of interest for practitioners in relation to professional negligence claims against solicitors for loss of opportunity and the effect of certain provisions often used in solicitors’ letters of engagement. The c

Terra Firma Chambers has been hailed as a ‘highly acclaimed stable’ in the latest edition of Chambers & Partners UK Bar Guide 2026, which launched yesterday. The stable has retained Band 1 rankings across core practice areas: Agriculture & Rural Affairs; Planning and Environmenta

Arnot Manderson Advocates is delighted to report the remarkable achievement of 23 individual rankings including eight in Band 1 across 13 wide ranging practice areas in the latest announced Chambers and Partners listings.  As well as the haul of individual rankings Arnot Manderson has achieved