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Canada’s federal prisons are to provide inmates with paper straws, foil and drug-testing strips as part of a harm-reduction strategy addressing illicit drug use. Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) said the measures would “reduce harm” by lowering the risks associated with snortin

With the darker nights drawing in, Terra Firma will be providing some legal illumination with three afternoons of topical talks, professional insight and networking. The series kicks off in Edinburgh on 5th November, before heading north to Inverness on 11th November and Aberdeen on 12th November. T

Our weekly round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Why is South Korea unhappy with Ukraine over transfer of two captured North Korean soldiers?

Lawyers and their clients have raised more than £20,000 to help improve the lives of people experiencing mental health issues. Lindsays encouraged donations to SAMH (Scottish Action for Mental Health) instead of charging fees for wills drafted as part of a special partnership.

A drug dealer jailed for 10 years has been ordered to pay back almost £190,000 under proceeds of crime laws. Steven Gribble, 44, was sentenced at the High Court at Glasgow in June 2024 after pleading guilty to a charge of being involved in serious organised crime.

Addleshaw Goddard (AG), which has offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen, has reported another year of strong growth in Scotland, with Scottish revenues increasing by 17 per cent during past financial year, contributing to the firm's record financial performance. Firm-wide revenues also increase

Council of Europe human rights commissioner Dr Michael O’Flaherty has warned of the scale of poverty in Scotland, saying one million people, including one in five children, live in relative poverty. Dr O'Flaherty expressed concern about the scale of poverty in Scotland during his recent visit

A disciplinary tribunal chaired by Lord Drummond Young has allowed an appeal by Andrew Smith KC and set aside two previous decisions which related to findings of professional misconduct.  The complaints were at the instance of Steven Elliott and concerned allegations that Mr Smith had acted whi

Cocaine worth up to $15 million stored as evidence at Fiji’s Suva High Court has been replaced with flour, with police investigating the incident of internal corruption. Thirty-two kilograms of cocaine linked to the long-running trial of Fiji-Canadian Joshua Aziz Rahman was replaced, while a f

A drug dealer jailed for four years and three months has been ordered to pay back more than £300,000 under proceeds of crime laws. Russell Smith, 42, was sentenced at the High Court at Glasgow in January this year after pleading guilty to a charge of being involved in serious organised crime.

The Cyber and Fraud Centre - Scotland has called for further action to protect businesses, public bodies and individuals from cybercrime and the exploitation of stolen data.

Scottish Legal News is marking the retirement of Jeff Anderson, its long-serving advertising manager, who is stepping down after more than 18 years with the company. Jeff joined the business in 2008 and has played a pivotal role in helping to steer Scottish Legal News and its sister publications tow

A new blueprint sets out how people across Scotland can play a bigger part in the country's response to the climate and nature crisis. The Public Engagement Strategy for Climate and Nature aims to enable people to understand what climate change means for them, encourage local action and ensure peopl

Andrew Diamond, centre, with newly promoted colleagues (from left) Qasim Ali, Megan Hainey, Katherine McAlpine, Joanna Saigeon, Erin Peoples and Mairi Innes  Six solicitors have today been promoted at Lindsays.

David Welsh has been elected as the new clerk of the Faculty of Advocates. "I am delighted have been elected as the clerk of Faculty by my colleagues. It is a great responsibility, as is any office bearer role within the Faculty of Advocates, but it is also an exciting challenge, and I am looking fo