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Two family lawyers at Harper Macleod have achieved a Law Society accreditation in child law, completing a hat trick of specialisms covering family law, child law and family mediation. Karen Gibbons and Jane Blackwood, partners in the family teams in Edinburgh and Glasgow respectively, have reached t

A man has ended a years-long legal battle seeking the return of his 12-foot-long pet alligator. Tony Cavallaro sued the state of New York after his beloved Albert was seized by local officials in March 2024, WIVB News 4 reports.

The Scottish housing market lost further momentum in March according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey, as rising borrowing costs and wider geopolitical uncertainty weighed on buyer confidence and sales activity.

Weightmans has announced 16 promotions, including that of Paman Singh to partner in the employment team in Glasgow. Mr Singh is known for his deep knowledge of employer and public liability. He regularly represents clients in Employment Tribunal and the Employment Appeal Tribunal across the UK, advi

The Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow was delighted to welcome members and colleagues from across the profession to this year’s "Procurators’ Puzzler".

Greece has become the latest country to announce the introduction of a blanket ban on children's use of social media. New legislation will establish a "digital age of majority" prohibiting access to social media for children under the age of 15 with effect from 1 January 2027, the Greek government h

Nearly £150,000 in compensation has been paid by City of Edinburgh Council for public injuries since 2024, a freedom of information request has revealed. In a recent request made by Slater and Gordon, the law firm found that the council had handled 2,109 public liability claims over the 25-mon

A man has been fined after "startling" Thailand's beloved pygmy hippo, Moo Deng, by entering her zoo enclosure. The man, who has not been named, was convicted of trespassing and fined 10,000 baht (around €267 or £233), the BBC reports.

Candidates looking to pursue a career at the Scottish bar are invited to apply for scholarships to help ease financial tensions during their training. “The Faculty of Advocates is committed to ensuring that membership of Faculty is open to all with the skill, aptitude and motivation to practis

Edinburgh Law School's Professor Kasey McCall-Smith is to deliver her inaugural lecture in June. Professor McCall-Smith, who holds the chair of international law and human rights, is programme director for the LLM in human rights. She joined the law school on a permanent basis in 2014. She is a US q

Thorntons has become the Scottish member of Multilaw, one of the world’s foremost networks of independent commercial law firms, operating across more than 100 countries and spanning every major business jurisdiction. Founded in 1990, Multilaw is a network of law firms across more than 100 coun

TC Young has announced the promotion of two key staff members. Lynne Lind, who joined TC Young in 2017, has been promoted to the position of associate within the firm’s Adults with Incapacity team in Glasgow. She acts in Scottish courts on financial and welfare guardianship applications and in

Donald Trump's threat to wipe out "a whole civilisation" may amount to a "threat to commit genocide", the head of Amnesty International has said.

The EU tobacco control framework is to be overhauled after an evaluation highlighted growing challenges linked to the rapid emergence of novel tobacco and nicotine products, particularly among young people. The European Commission last week published the evaluation report, which assesses the effecti