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Schools will now need to inform pupils when a request is made by a parent or carer to withdraw them from religious observance and to consider any objection the young person may have, under legislation backed by MSPs. The Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatibil

A "two-email limit" has been imposed on lawyers in England's Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in a bid to encourage younger members of staff, whose entire generation appear to have telephonophobia, to pick up the phone. Stephen Parkinson, the director of public prosecutions, has ordered a clamp-down

The Inner House has published its opinion in the case of Raeshaw Farms v the Scottish Ministers, which concerned a proposed windfarm development – and specifically whether the grid connection required to be taken into account in the Environmental Impact Assessment. The court assessed whether t

To mark the 115th anniversary of International Women’s Day, Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC will be speaking at an event on Thursday 5 March 2026 at 6pm in Parliament Hall, Edinburgh. Ms Bain will offer a personal reflection on the progress made over the course of her career in protecting women

On 9 February 2026, Sarah Donaldson, 38, a highly respected senior associate with Clyde & Co, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly.  Based between the firm’s Edinburgh and Glasgow offices, she was a valued member of Clyde & Co’s catastrophic injury and large loss team, wher

Almost two dozen hate crimes were recorded every day in Scotland in the year after the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2024 came into force, new figures show. Police Scotland said 8,538 hate crimes were reported between April 1, 2024 and March 31, 2025 – an average of 23.4 per day.

Edinburgh could soon see a dedicated police drone unit operating above the city under proposals being developed by the British Transport Police (BTP). A report to Wednesday’s Scottish Police Authority board meeting revealed that BTP is preparing a business case to purchase “visual line o

The Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) is coming to the South of Scotland to ask people about their experiences of economic, social and cultural rights. The spotlight research will assess how human rights such as housing, health, education, food, social security and culture are being realised a

The European Commission has opened formal proceedings against Chinese fast fashion giant Shein under the EU Digital Services Act (DSA). Coimisiún na Meán, as the digital services co-ordinator for Ireland, where Shein's EU operations are based, will assist with the investigation.

A post-Brexit deal on Gibraltar has reached another milestone following its formal adoption by the European Commission. EU and UK negotiators reached a political agreement last summer on a deal to remove all physical barriers, checks and controls on persons and goods circulating between Spain and Gi

One of the biggest private parking firms in the UK has been fined £473,000 after it failed to give information to a regulator. In December 2025, the CMA decided to impose the fixed penalty because Euro Car Parks Ltd had, without reasonable excuse, failed to comply with an information notice gi

An investigation into police conduct during the failed takeover of Rangers FC has still not begun, more than a decade after what were later found to be malicious prosecutions, The Times reports. Following the club’s collapse in 2012, David Grier, David Whitehouse and Paul Clark of Duff & P

Rory Brown has joined Inksters Solicitors as a consultant solicitor in Edinburgh. Mr Brown has many years of experience both in private practice and recently in-house for a large events company. With expertise in commercial contracts, cybersecurity, data protection and insurance law, Rory has been f

Anderson Strathern has announced the appointment of Dawn MacPherson as a partner. Ms MacPherson, who will be based in Edinburgh, joins the firm’s English commercial property team, led by Iain Grieve.

An actress who provided the face of Albania's AI government minister is suing over the alleged misuse of her image. Albania made global headlines last year after unveiling an AI chatbot called "Diella" which it said had joined the government as minister of state for artificial intelligence.