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Businesses across Scotland are being encouraged to strengthen their cyber resilience at a forthcoming joint event hosted by BTO Solicitors LLP and Net-Defence. Taking place on Thursday 2 April 2026 at the AC Marriott Glasgow, the event, “Strengthening Cyber Resilience”, will bring togeth

International media lawyer Paul Tweed has reached a settlement with an author who made false and defamatory allegations about him in a book and on social media. An apology from Dr Andreas Krieg was read out in Northern Ireland's High Court yesterday, concluding legal proceedings which began in Febru

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A small French town has gone viral for its mayoral contest between Hittler and Zielinski. Voters in Arcis-sur-Aube, in north-eastern France, will decide Sunday whether to re-elect their mayor, Charles Hittler.

Solicitor General Ruth Charteris KC is urging professionals to share advice on safer sleeping for babies. This follows a review of deaths of babies reported over the last two years. In 2024, the Crown Office received reports of 65 deaths of babies. Of those, it has been identified that 15 babies die

Raeburn Christie Clark & Wallace has appointed Lindsay Anderson as an associate solicitor within the firm’s private client department. Ms Anderson brings significant experience in private client work, having advised clients across rural Aberdeenshire for many years. Qualifying as a solicit

As Scotland’s incorporation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child begins to take effect, early cases are exposing tensions between children’s rights, data protection law and parental involvement – leaving courts to navigate complex and, at times, unforeseen legal conflict

Scotland’s commercial property market is showing signs of stabilisation as inflation and interest rate pressures ease, according to the latest Scottish Property Review 2026 from Ryden. The annual report from the property consultancy finds that while many occupiers remain cautious due to operat

The European Commission has formally presented proposals for "EU Inc.", a new pan-European company structure. Described as "the EU's 28th regime", the optional, digital-by-default European corporate framework is aimed at making it easier for businesses to start, operate and grow across the EU.

The Scotsman has published an obituary of Mark Dennis, "heraldist, painter, piper, dowser, builder, actor, historian and man of law". "Mark Dennis, the Californian who made Scotland his home, became one of the nation’s finest heraldists and a trusted figure within the legal system. In both dis

There were 54 deaths recorded in prison custody in 2023-24, according to statistics published by the chief statistician today. This is the highest annual figure recorded between 2012-13 and 2023-24 and an increase of 15 from 2022-23. Overall, from 2012-13 to 2023-24, there were 399 deaths recorded i

New proposals to combine Right to Buy legislation to simplify the process for community groups to take over land and assets have been published. The Community Right to Buy Review examined the existing powers introduced since 2003:

A man who raped a vulnerable teenage girl in his vehicle after offering her a lift home has been jailed. Victor Popa, 35, attacked the stranded 14-year-old after picking her up from a taxi rank in Aberdeen in the early hours of 15 January 2023. 

Afroman has won defamation proceedings brought against him by police officers whom he mocked in music videos after a raid on his home. The Because I Got High singer used his own home CCTV footage in videos for songs he released about the incident, such as Will You Help Me Repair My Door, Lemon Pound

The UK's human rights institutions have issued a joint statement reaffirming the importance of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and the Human Rights Act in protecting fundamental rights.