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France is seeing a growing crackdown on bare-chested tourists, with up to 20 seaside towns now imposing fines on people who walk through town centres in swimwear. While topless sunbathing remains legal on most French beaches, resorts from Deauville on the Channel coast to Narbonne on the Mediterrane

Lord Sandison has been appointed as chair of the Scottish Law Commission. He succeeds Lady Paton who had served as chair from 1 January 2019 and retired on 31 December 2026.

Half of women working in legal services say their current working pattern is unsustainable for their long-term health, while 67 per cent have considered moving job or taking a career break due to health and wellbeing issues. New research from the Next 100 Years project, supported by LawCare, RPC and

Traditional legal systems around the world are increasingly ill-equipped to cope with the fast-moving impact of climate change on communities, new research warns. Courts and authorities who control planning and local services must follow rigid rules which are based around people’s rights and e

Govan Law Centre (GLC) has called for a Holyrood inquiry into the impact of council-owned property companies on voluntary organisations, warning that current practices risk forcing vital community services to close. GLC has written to members of the Scottish Parliament’s Social Justice, Housin

Drummond Miller Property has reported double-digit growth in property sales despite a slowdown across the wider housing market. The firm recorded an 11.4 per cent increase in sales volumes between March and May compared with the same period last year, at a time when overall sales volumes across the

First Minister John Swinney has lodged a motion in the Scottish Parliament seeking agreement to recommend to His Majesty The King that Ruth Charteris KC and Brian Gill KC, known as BJ Gill, be appointed as the new Scottish law officers. Subject to Parliament agreeing the motions, draft warrants will

The Scottish Legal Awards is delighted to announce that Denovo has renewed its partnership as headline sponsor of the awards, signing a new three-year agreement that will see the legal technology provider support Scotland's premier legal awards programme through to 2028.  Now in its 23rd year,

Levy & McRae has announced a number of promotions at the firm. Senior partner, David McKie, said: “Levy & McRae has long been defined by a strong set of values. Our commitment to recognising and rewarding talent and hard work has been instrumental in building the trusted, enduring rela

A Moroccan court has fined a football supporter 10,000 dirhams (about £2,000) after he repeatedly called a club president a “donkey” in Facebook posts criticising his management of the team. The court in Kenitra ruled that the term amounted to an insult under Moroccan law, although

Thorntons has been appointed by the judicial factor to manage the wills, property titles and powers of attorney previously held by Brunton Miller, following the closure of the Glasgow and Helensburgh-based law practice in October 2025. Thorntons will also assume responsibility for ongoing executry w

The UK economy contracted by 0.1 per cent in April, official figures show, as the conflict in the Middle East began to weigh on growth and energy prices climbed following Iran's closure of the strait of Hormuz. The fall in gross domestic product, which economists had anticipated, followed a 0.3 per

Followers on SCN’s popular LinkedIn platform have surged through the 34,000 mark for the first time, delivering even more value for advertisers - and last month the free daily newsletter attracted a further 147 subscribers, while unique visitors to the SCN website were up to over 94,000. The f

Holmes Mackillop has appointed Aidan Dunn, Sam Hamilton, Olivia McCue and Katie Maguire as trainee solicitors. Mr Dunn joins the firm’s Glasgow office dispute resolution and litigation department, supporting a wide range of matters, including employment law, family law, commercial and debt rec

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), infrastructure consultancy Amey and the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) are collaborating on a two-year initiative to support the development of a training solution aimed at placing and retaining construction workers back into the industry upon release