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The chief executive of a US firm has defended his decision to eliminate the company’s HR department, arguing the team had been “creating problems that didn’t exist”. Ryan Breslow, co-founder and chief executive of Bolt, made the comments after the company cut around 30 per ce

The Supreme Court has proceeded to hear legal arguments in the long-running dispute over Glasgow’s Rogano restaurant despite the parties reaching an out-of-court settlement on the eve of the hearing. Lawyers acting for Forthwell Limited, which has operated as Rogano since 1935, and landlord Po

Ledingham Chalmers has continued its growth drive with the appointment of employment law specialist, Terence Merck, as a partner in its Edinburgh office, alongside 18 senior promotions across the business. Before joining Ledingham Chalmers, Mr Merck built a strong reputation in employment law at the

Neil Gray MSP has been appointed as Scotland's new justice secretary. First Minister John Swinney announced his new "streamlined" cabinet of eight secretaries yesterday.

Company insolvencies in Scotland rose by 6 per cent year-on-year in April 2026, with 107 cases registered compared with the same month in 2025. The figure was made up of 53 creditors' voluntary liquidations (CVLs), 49 compulsory liquidations and five administrations. There were no company voluntary

The Aberdeen Law Project (ALP) has successfully obtained a four-figure settlement for a client in connection with a consumer services dispute. Prior to ALP’s engagement in the matter, the client had contracted with a company to have some roofing and rendering services carried out to their prop

The Crime, Justice & Security Research Group at the University of the West of Scotland is holding a public screening of the UWS-produced short documentary Unsilenced on 11 June from 4.00pm at the UWS Paisley Campus. Unsilenced features the story of Dr Ann Moulds CBE, an honorary doctor of the Un

Lindsays has strengthened its private client team with the appointment of Aileen Entwistle. Ms Entwistle has this week joined the firm’s Glasgow office following six years as a partner with Aberdein Considine.

Morton Fraser MacRoberts (MFMac) has appointed Kamal Panglea as its new chief people officer, further strengthening the firm's leadership team as it continues to invest in its people strategy. Mr Panglea joins MFMac with over 25 years' experience in HR, having held senior positions across a number o

A detectorist who has been finding artefacts for two decades has made over £13,000 at auction after selling her finds.

A partner at City law firm RPC has faced criticism after offering paid mentoring sessions to aspiring and junior lawyers at £75 per appointment. Rachel Ford promoted the sessions through her personal TikTok account, where she shares content about life in the legal profession and advice for tho

Scotland's mid-sized businesses could add over £500 million to annual economic output if they were able to make key decisions more quickly, according to FRP Advisory. The findings form part of FRP's Decision Economy report, produced in partnership with Development Economics, which examines the

An inspection of HMP Kilmarnock has identified concerns over overcrowding, prison conditions and access to services following the prison’s transfer from private to public control. The report by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland marks the first inspection of a Scottish pr

Women and children’s rights campaigners have expressed alarm after research by the group Surrogacy Concern found the majority of single men applying for parental orders in the courts in England and Wales for surrogate-born babies are doing so for children born abroad. Between 2019 and 2025 130

New research led by Trinity College Dublin in collaboration with Edinburgh University and other institutions pinpoints the growing threat posed by the influence AI companies have over the rule of law and people's lives. The international team behind the work, which comprised researchers based in Ire