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An Iowa man is suing Nintendo and The Pokémon Company International after allegedly being refused certification as a 'Pokémon Professor' despite passing the qualifying exam. Kyle Owens, 34, of Laurens, filed the lawsuit in the US District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, allegi

Nathan Sparling, 35, of Glasgow, was head of HIV Scotland when he spent the unauthorised sums on Uber taxis and online transactions during a period of 33 months. Prosecutors from the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) showed he used £2,000 from the charity on taxi journeys and

Single-sex toilets and changing rooms in England, Wales and Scotland must exclude transgender people from facilities that do not match their biological sex, according to a new code of practice issued by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). The guidance sets out how public bodies, busines

The Legal Defence Union marks the passing of its former chairman, James Aloysius McCann, who died on the 24 April 2026. Jim was all about people, service to others, and to his faith.

Burges Salmon's Scottish team has advised on transactions with a combined value of more than £1.5 billion over the past 12 months. Sixteen of the transactions completed during the year involved an international element, with Burges Salmon advising on matters spanning jurisdictions including th

Scottish house prices increased by 1.3 per cent in the year to 31 March 2026, behind general inflation but marginally ahead of overall UK house price movements, according to the latest UK House Price Index.

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An independent legal profession and an independent judiciary are central to the rule of law. So said the Lord President and Lord Justice General, Lord Pentland during the opening address at the annual Four Jurisdictions Conference, hosted this year in Edinburgh by the Faculty of Advocates. 

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