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Addleshaw Goddard (AG) has been included in The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2024. Published in partnership with Business in the Community, the annual list recognises organisations that demonstrate a commitment to gender equality and inclusivity in the workplace.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been freed from prison under a tentative plea deal with the US Justice Department, according to reports. Assange was indicted by US prosecutors on 17 counts under the Espionage Act and one count under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act in relation to WikiLeaks publ

A Dundee woman who sold jewellery and ornaments online made from illegally traded ivory taken from the tusks of elephants has been fined £1,400. Joyce Bell, 67, made money from selling the carved ivory items to customers, many in China, between 2016 to 2022.

A new law in Florida allows members of the public to use lethal force against "crack bears", which don't exist. House Bill 87, introduced while Hollywood movie Cocaine Bear was in cinemas, has been signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis.

Just Employment Law's Fiona Gorry has been appointed as the firm’s head of litigation while Lauren Wilson has been promoted to associate. Ms Gorry first joined JEL as a senior solicitor in 2020. She manages JEL’s portfolio of employment tribunal and employment appeal tribunal litigation

Axiom has announced the appointment of Gavin Walker KC as its new stable director and chairman. He takes over from Lady Ross following her appointment to the bench. Mr Walker called to the bar in 2003 and joined Axiom at its inception. He took silk in 2017.

A man attempted to murder his lawyer by stabbing him in the chest at a solicitor's office in Glasgow.

The Scottish Law Agents’ Society (SLAS) has expressed its opposition to alternative business structures (ABS) ahead of the Law Society of Scotland's AGM this week. SLAS debated a motion by Michael Sheridan that the society should call upon the Scottish Parliament and Scottish government to exc

New proposals to "improve the planning and regulation" of public processions and marches are to be introduced. An action group set up to consider how to better facilitate processions, has set out six recommendations in a newly published report, which have been accepted by the Scottish government, th

A salesman who was found guilty of being part of a £3.3 million fraud against Edinburgh University has been jailed for seven years. Aasim Johar, 54, colluded with the university’s former assistant director of estates and buildings Geoff Turnbull to mastermind a bogus procurement scheme t

Dentons has advised the John Lewis Partnership on Waitrose's acquisition of Dishpatch, the meal-kit delivery service that provides restaurant-quality home dining in collaboration with some of the UK’s leading chefs. Dishpatch, founded in 2020, replicates a restaurant experience without leaving

Labour and the Conservatives must stop giving honours to their friends and allies, according to a senior group of politicians, judges and civil servants. Former Supreme Court justices Lord Sumption and Lord Neuberger as well as Dominic Grieve KC, former attorney general, are among the 34 signatories

Alex Hutcheon + Co Solicitors has appointed two new partners to the business. Peterhead-born Andrew Bruce, who joined the firm this month, brings with him more than 18 years’ knowledge and expertise in residential and commercial property across Aberdeenshire. With considerable experience also

The head of an English police force has been sacked for exaggerating his military credentials, including by wearing a Falklands War medal despite being a 15-year-old cadet during the conflict. Nick Adderley, the suspended chief constable of Northamptonshire Police, has been found guilty of gross mis

Despite improved transparency, a Holyrood committee has found that inconsistency, bureaucracy, and inflexibility are still creating challenges for small businesses and third sector organisations looking to participate in public procurement. A decade on from the introduction of the Procurement Reform