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A comprehensive ban on glue traps comes into force next month. Glue traps do not distinguish between target and non-target animals, and any creature that crosses their path can become trapped, meaning other species such as songbirds can suffer prolonged unintended distress or death.

A senior JPMorgan Chase executive has been fired after being identified as the woman seen in a viral video emptying and apparently taking a commemorative New York Knicks-themed rubbish bin.

Scotland’s prisons are already breaching international standards on prisoners’ rights because of chronic overcrowding, the country’s chief prisons inspector has warned. Appearing before Holyrood’s Criminal Justice Committee yesterday, Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland S

A man who imported almost £4 million worth of high-branded counterfeit goods from the Far East and Turkey during a 17-month period has been sentenced. Ian Jones, 65, of Paisley, sold fake designer clothes from three industrial units in Glasgow and Lanarkshire between June 2021 and November 202

The Law Society of Scotland has reappointed insurance broker Lockton to administer and broker its master policy for professional indemnity insurance from 1 January 2027. The master policy covers all Scottish solicitors working in private practice, providing indemnity of up to £2 million for an

Michael Sheridan has been welcomed to andersonbain in a consultancy capacity. Mr Sheridan has spent the past 50 years running his own firm, Sheridans Solicitors. Alongside being secretary of the Scottish Law Agents Society, he is a tribunal judge and has run the Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasg

Victoria Weldon, head of communications and engagement at the Scottish Sentencing Council, shares her experience of visiting the Female Offender Court at Glasgow. “You should be proud of yourself.”

Real Estate:Scotland, the new collective voice of the Scottish real estate industry, was formerly launched at Edinburgh’s W Hotel, part of St James quarter development, following the merger of the Association of Real Estate Funds (AREF), Scottish Property Federation (SPF), and Investment Prope

Two people were arrested after police discovered suspected narcotics inside a bag labelled “definitely not a bag full of drugs”. A detective with the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office in the US state of Kentucky was investigating a suspicious vehicle parked in an employee area of a lo

Lindsays is to merge with Glasgow legal practice Dallas McMillian. The deal, which will take effect on September 1, will see Dallas McMillan partners and staff transfer to Lindsays, with their clients gaining access to the broader range of legal services available across the enlarged firm.

Macdonald Henderson has advised Ardgowan Distillery Company Limited, a growing Scotch whisky producer, on the conversion of Distil plc’s £3 million convertible loan note into equity, resulting in Distil acquiring a 10.5 per cent shareholding and board representation. The transaction form

StubHub UK must refund more than 50,000 customers and pay a fine close to £900,000 after concealing costs. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) found that StubHub UK did not show fans the total price upfront when purchasing tickets – as required by law. 

There was a small reduction in the proportion of people reconvicted within 12 months compared with the 2021-2022 cohort, new figures from Scotland’s chief statistician show.  Of all the offenders released from custody or given a non-custodial sentence in 2022-2023, 26.1 per cent were reco

Govan Law Centre (GLC) welcomed guests and partner agencies to the launch of its pilot Family Rights Project in Glasgow this week.

In the latest episode of the University of Aberdeen’s School of Law Podcast, Neil Weightman speaks with Dr Rossana Ducato and Professor Dinusha Mendis about deepfakes, synthetic media, and the legal challenges created by rapidly developing AI technologies. What are deepfakes, and why are they