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An attempt by car manufacturers to thwart a group action from proceeding has failed in the Inner House. The appeal concerned legal action against Nissan and Renault over claims they illegally manipulated diesel emissions tests to ensure that their vehicles complied with UK statutory requirements.

Shakespeare Martineau has announced the appointment of Fiona Pask as its new head of Scotland. Based in the firm’s Edinburgh hub, she will spearhead the strategic development of Shakespeare Martineau in Scotland, focusing on practice growth, client relationships and talent development.

A delinquent duck has been reprimanded by police after being caught on a speed camera for the second time in seven years. The small Swiss town of Koeniz previously made international headlines in 2018 after a wild duck was caught on camera exceeding a 20mph speed limit.

Alba MSP Ash Regan has lodged her Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill at Holyrood. The bill would criminalise the purchase of sex, repeal offences that target the seller, quash historic convictions, and create a statutory right to support for those in and exiting prostitution.

Professor Richard Susskind, the world's most cited author on the future of legal services and a leading expert on the impact of AI on society, is giving a public talk in Glasgow this week. Taking place at the University of Strathclyde tomorrow evening, the event coincides with the launch of Professo

Livingstone Brown has announced the appointment of Siobhan Kelly, one of Scotland’s most highly regarded family lawyers, to its family & private client team. Ms Kelly joins as a consultant, following the recent recruitment of associate Chloe Cairns.

A telecoms worker from Paisley has been sentenced for creating and storing AI-generated images of child sex abuse.  Risto Bergman, 42, who is originally from Finland, pled guilty to making pictures showing young girls being abused. 

Gillespie Macandrew has announced its sponsorship of the Women in Wellies podcast. The Women in Wellies podcast series first launched by Hannah Lloyd in January 2023, has since established a loyal following of listeners who join to learn about each guest’s unique story, including details of th

Draft plans for the EU’s accession to the European Convention on Human Rights are like a “three-dimensional puzzle”, and the careful managing of delicate relationships will be needed to avoid tensions between countries and the respective courts, an expert has said. The Treaty of Li

Almost 40,000 offenders will be subject to electronic monitoring at any given time under a major expansion of tagging technology at the centre of forthcoming sentencing reforms. Shabana Mahmood, the justice secretary, is reported to have secured £700 million in funding from the chancellor, Rac

A woman who embezzled £1.5 million from a family scrap metal business in Aberdeen has been ordered to repay almost £670,000 under proceeds of crime laws. Coleen Muirhead, 57, of Aberdeen, was jailed for three years and four months in September 2023 after she admitted a charge of embezzle

Digby Brown Solicitors has announced the appointment of two new partners following a record year of growth. Rona Hayworth takes her position with the foreign & travel team in Edinburgh building on a 14-year career with the firm that began as a paralegal.

A ‘catalogue of failures’ led to the inappropriate and unacceptable use of public money at the Water Industry Commission for Scotland (WICS), according to a new report. The report, published by the Scottish Parliament’s Public Audit Committee, follows the committee’s consider

Hundreds of thousands of legal aid applicants in England and Wales have had their personal data stolen in a cyber-attack. The Ministry of Justice today announced that hackers had "accessed and downloaded a significant amount of personal data from those who applied for legal aid through our digital s

A man is suing a fast food chain for $1 million for failing to hold the onions. Texas man Demery Ardell Wilson alleges that he suffered an allergic reaction after eating a meal at popular US chain Whataburger because of his unusual allergy to onions, TODAY.com reports.