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Legislation to improve tenants’ rights and introduce homelessness prevention measures has completed stage two scrutiny by a cross-party committee of MSPs. The Scottish government introduced the Housing (Scotland) Bill to the Scottish Parliament last year to help tackle poverty by improving the

A networking group for in-house legal professionals is holding an evening of conversation and connection in Aberdeen on Tuesday 10 June. Crafty Locals aims to bring the in-house legal community together for an informal evening of sharing experiences at Pinsent Masons’ office in the city’

Dame Vera Baird DBE KC has been appointed as interim chair of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), the body which investigates potential miscarriages of justice in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The CCRC has not had a chairperson since January, when Helen Pitcher KC OBE resigned amid t

MI5 “deliberately and repeatedly” misled the courts in defending its handling of a neo-Nazi agent who abused women, the BBC has told the High Court. The broadcaster argued that MI5 and three of its officers had met the legal threshold for contempt of court, having provided false evidence

The Lord President, Lord Pentland has appointed Lord Colbeck as vice-chair of the Judicial Institute. The Judicial Institute for Scotland provides education and training for Scottish judges.

The Law Society of Scotland’s Client Protection Fund is working well but there should be more lay members on its sub-committee, according to a report from the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC). The society has a duty to provide a grant-making fund to protect clients who have lost mon

A US state has passed legislation banning weather-modifying "chemtrails", which do not exist. Scientists have long debunked conspiracy theories about chemicals being secretly dispersed in the sky using aircraft.

A former office worker jailed for defrauding two construction companies has been ordered to pay back more than £80,000 under proceeds of crime laws. Stephanni Houston, 41, of Ayr, was sentenced to 38 months in prison in November 2023 for embezzling over £516,000 from two construction com

Jane Clemetson has joined Inksters Solicitors in London. Ms Clemetson, a solicitor in England and Wales, is as freelance business affairs, IP, data protection and AI lawyer focussing on advising entertainment and creative businesses.

The Crofting and Scottish Land Court Bill, published today, aims to simplify legislation to make crofting regulation less onerous. The bill will strengthen the role of grazing committees sharing common land and will also amalgamate the Scottish Land Court and the Lands Tribunal for Scotland to

Thorntons has announced the promotion of three new partners as part of a significant round of senior appointments across its offices. Lisa Hainey (private client, Cupar), Michael Wells (dispute resolution and claims, Edinburgh), and Robin Dunlop (land and rural business, Edinburgh) have all been pro

Lindsays has appointed Ken Dinneen as its head of finance. He succeeds Jim Kinloch, who is retiring after seven years with the firm, and brings with him decades of experience of working in legal services, most recently as finance director of Balfour and Manson.

More than a century after his wrongful conviction shook France and laid bare its virulent strains of antisemitism, Alfred Dreyfus may finally receive symbolic redress. French lawmakers have unanimously supported a proposal to posthumously promote the Jewish army captain to brigadier general –

50 years on from the Sex Discrimination Act 1975, new research from the Next 100 Years project has found that 88 per cent of women in law believe sex discrimination is still prevalent in the profession, with 63 per cent saying they had personally experienced discriminatory behaviour in the work

Three Scottish secondary schools will this month battle it out in the final of a public speaking contest. Pupils from St Andrews in Fife, Trinity High School, Renfrew, and St Aidan’s High School in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, will go head-to-head for the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service&rsq