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Bookings are now being taken for the Faculty of Advocates' 17th annual World Intellectual Property Day Conference, which takes place later this month. The annual free event will be held in the Mackenzie Building in Edinburgh on Friday 25 April. It is open to all advocates, solicitors, devils, traine

The Scottish government may have abandoned its proposed misogyny law. The government has officially blamed the delay in introducing its misogyny legislation on the Supreme Court case dealing with the definition of 'woman' despite the fact that that action has been going on for a number of years.

Five people are facing prosecution for allegedly threatening the judge who barred far-right leader Marine Le Pen from running in the 2027 French presidential election. Judge Bénédicte de Perthuis, who sentenced Ms Le Pen on Monday, was granted special police protection in response to o

The average selling price of property in Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders was £283,912 in January-March 2025, an annual increase of 6.1 per cent. In the capital, there was a notable jump of 6.8 per cent, resulting in a new average selling price in Edinburgh of £304,064. Taki

A group of colleagues from international law firm CMS put their best foot forward last month to raise over £13,000 for charity.

Aberdein Considine has announced the appointment of Graham Crocket as national estate agency director. Mr Crocket has over 20 years’ experience in the industry and a distinguished track record in leadership.

Holyrood's Fair Work Committee is to scrutinise the Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill.  Community wealth building, or CWB, is an approach to economic development that tries to use the influence of ‘anchor organisations’ – which might include bodies like the NHS, large

A groundbreaking research project led by researchers at Ulster University's Centre for Legal Technology is to explore the role of AI in judicial decision-making. Researchers gave been granted £200,000 in funding from the UK's AI Security Institute to examine how AI could be responsibly in

Complainers in rape and attempted rape cases will be able to access free independent legal advice as part of a new Scottish government-funded pilot. Justice Secretary Angela Constance announced the pilot at the Scottish Parliament’s Criminal Justice Committee during stage two scrutiny of the S

Two men have been jailed for a total of 10 years for running a huge drugs operation worth thousands of pounds. Kevin Ramage, 64, and Derek Wilson, 36, manufactured millions of Etizolam tablets, also known as street Valium, from one of three units on an industrial estate in Broxburn, West Lothian, be

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. US slaps sanctions on top Chinese, Hong Kong officials for rights abuses

World leaders should look to existing international law on the use of force to address the threat of space becoming ever more militarised, a new study argues. Space has the potential to be a source and place of armed conflict and regulating military activities in space is of pressing international c

Buskers who poorly perform the same songs again and again are effectively carrying out "psychological torture" and must be stopped, a judge has said. The City of London Magistrates' Court this week ordered Westminster Council to take stronger action against buskers in Leicester Square, the BBC repor

Pinsent Masons has announced its latest round of partner promotions, with 24 set to join its partnership on 1 May. In addition to four Scotland-based lawyers promoted to partner, a further seven have stepped up to legal director.

Scullion LAW has announced the promotion of Aimee Holmes from administrator to legal clerk in the road traffic and criminal law team.  Kris Buchanan, head of the road traffic and criminal law team, said: "Aimee has shown remarkable dedication and growth since joining our team. Her promotion to