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Catherine Smith KC has been appointed by the new UK government as Advocate General for Scotland.

A schoolteacher was investigated by police for "emotional abuse" after asking a pupil to solve a problem on a classroom blackboard. The incident took place in Jeonbuk, South Korea in March but only came to light recently, according to Korean broadcaster SBS.

Three sheriffs are to host an open discussion on the workings of Glasgow's commercial court. Sheriff S. Reid, Sheriff B. Cameron and Sheriff D. Taylor have extended a warm invitation to all litigation practitioners to attend the “town hall” style meeting at the Royal Faculty of Procurato

TC Young associate Nina Derrin has been accredited with the Law Society of Scotland as a family law mediator. Family mediation accreditation from the Law Society of Scotland is only granted once a solicitor has undertaken and completed the required rigorous training and has been assessed by a panel

Human rights campaigners have accused the new UK government of a "concerning disregard for the rule of law" after the Home Office confirmed it will proceed with an appeal relating to a controversial anti-protest law. Legislation which significantly reduced the threshold at which the police could imp

The UK government has said it will not challenge judicial reviews brought against development consent for the Jackdaw and Rosebank offshore oil and gas fields in the North Sea. The move, which has been welcomed by the #StopRosebank campaign bringing the case, does not mean the licences for Jackdaw a

Scotland's first Bairns' Hoose has provided life-changing support to more than 270 child victims and witnesses and their families in its first year. Children 1st, the charity managing the pilot project, says 169 children and 109 family members have received support from the North Strathclyde Bairns'

Complaints about financial products have increased by 70 per cent year-on-year, reaching 74,645 cases in the first quarter of this fiscal year alone, according to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). This is up from 43,953 complaints reported in the same period in 2023/24.

The serial rapist convicted of murdering Emma Caldwell has lost an appeal against his sentence. Iain Packer was ordered to serve a minimum of 36 years' imprisonment following his conviction earlier this year on 33 charges against 22 women, including the 2005 murder of Ms Caldwell as well as 11 rapes

A brain surgeon is being prosecuted after allegedly allowing his teenage daughter to help drill a hole in a patient's skull. The Austrian doctor, who has not been named, allegedly invited his 13-year-old child to help treat a man who suffered serious head injuries in a forestry accident, Sky News re

English prisons are virtually full, according to new figures showing fewer than 100 places now left across the male prison estate. According to the BBC, there were a record 84,596 inmates in the male prison estate as of Friday 23 August.

Neilsons Solicitors and Estate Agents has formed a new partnership with The Spartans FC. The Spartans FC is one of Edinburgh’s most respected local football clubs, competing at a high level in Scottish League Two.

The US no longer has a "workable" constitution and its top court has become too politicised to act as "impartial constitutional arbiters", Lord Sumption has said. In an essay for Prospect magazine, the former justice of the UK Supreme Court mounts an unprecedented attack on its US counterpart, highl

House prices in Scotland's island regions have outpaced those in the rest of the country, with a 30 per cent increase to £182,000 since 2018, according to Registers of Scotland.

Legal professionals are invited to take to the streets of Dundee in October for a sponsored walk in aid of charity Access to Justice. The first Legal Walk in the city occurred in 2022 when 30 legal professionals raised £700 for the cause.