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Germany’s former spy chief has been arrested on suspicion of spying. August Hanning allegedly obtained thousands of classified documents from a former Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND) colleague.

Dean of Faculty, Roddy Dunlop KC, has agreed to represent pro-independence blogger Stuart Campbell for free in a legal challenge over why only Peter Murrell was prosecuted in the SNP finances scandal. Mr Dunlop is offering his services pro bono in a judicial review being brought by Mr Campbell, edit

Eleven lawyers at Aberdein Considine LLP working from Aberdeen to Newcastle have been recognised in its latest round of promotions this autumn, including three lawyers who started their traineeships with the firm. In Aberdeen, three experienced residential conveyancing lawyers become associates - Br

Scotland’s human rights watchdog has found that public authorities are denying people in the South of Scotland their rights to food, housing and health. Today, the Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has published a spotlight report on economic, social and cultural rights (ESC rights) acro

Bloomsbury Professional has once again supported Lawscot Foundation students by providing free textbooks for the fifth consecutive year. Through their partnership, Bloomsbury Professional supplies each student accepted onto the Lawscot Foundation programme with over 30 textbooks to support their stu

Paisley-based MJC LAW welcomed members of the legal profession, aspiring young lawyers and local supporters for an evening exploring the town’s legal history and raising funds for the Access to Justice Foundation.

Burness Paull has hired hotels and student accommodation specialist Roland Smyth as a partner to boost sector growth from within its real estate team. Qualified in both Scots and English law, Mr Smyth brings considerable experience of commercial real estate and has developed an outstanding reputatio

A high school teacher was fired after offering students extra credit in return for cash donations to her personal GoFundMe account. Stephanie Mullaley, who taught in the Clinton Community School District in the US state of Iowa, told students that she was raising money for what she described as &ldq

A remembrance service for the late Sheriff Alastair Carmichael is being held at 11am this Saturday, 10 October 2026, at Dunkeld Cathedral, with tea and coffee afterwards at Dunkeld House Hotel, Dunkeld. Sheriff Carmichael, who sat at Dundee Sheriff Court, was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in

Lord Hamblen of Kersey has today announced his intention to retire from the Supreme Court and Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) on 30 September 2027. Lord Hamblen, who was educated at St John's College, University of Oxford and Harvard Law School, became a justice of the Supreme Court i

Steph McTighe, an Edinburgh-based senior associate and disputes resolution specialist at CMS, has been appointed as Scotland’s Ambassador to the Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC). A respected global institution with in-depth knowledge and links across Europe, VIAC assists businesses

University of Dundee researchers have unveiled two new aids in the fight to protect the integrity of the criminal justice system. Experts from the Clarus Project, led by experts from Dundee’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science, and Faculty of S

Harper Macleod has exceeded 500 people for the first time, reaching a headcount of 501 across Scotland.

Diversity continues to grow across the Scottish solicitor profession, research by the Law Society of Scotland shows, with key areas of progress identified alongside opportunities for further action. The latest diversity data, collected by the Law Society as part of solicitors’ annual practisin

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) is consulting on draft updated rules. The SLCC is required to make and publish rules about its practice and procedure. The Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2025 makes changes to the SLCC’s powers and functions. These updated rules resp