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The annual Red Mass to mark the beginning of the new legal year in Scotland takes place on Sunday 22 September at noon. The mass will be celebrated in St Mary’s R.C. Cathedral, Broughton Street, Edinburgh, and the principal celebrant will be the Most Reverend Leo Cushley, Archbishop of St Andr

On 7 September 2024 the profession lost one of its true originals and, for those of us that knew and worked with him, a very special colleague and friend. Richard Alexander Barrie – or “RAB” – died peacefully at home after having carried himself with indefatigable courage sin

Short-term let (STL) operators in Edinburgh will now be able to apply for planning permission before their licences are determined following a successful legal challenge.

The Conveyancing Information Executive (CIE) has announced the membership of Millar & Bryce as an associate member. Richard Hepburn, managing director of Millar & Bryce, said: “Millar & Bryce has been a cornerstone of the Scottish property industry providing search and property rep

The Law Society of England and Wales could pay Council members for the first time under proposals to be debated at its AGM next month. The move is being considered in response to the removal in March 2023 of a tax break which allowed Council members to claim an annual expense allowance (AEA) worth a

The policing minister of England and Wales had her handbag stolen at a conference of senior police officers this week. Dame Diana Johnson delivered a speech at the annual Police Superintendents’ Conference on Tuesday detailing how the UK government plans to improve neighbourhood policing.

Solicitor Enda Lavery amused followers on LinkedIn with this photograph of the toilets at Downpatrick courthouse.

America's Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is looking for victims of the Lockerbie bombing ahead of the trial of a Libyan suspect in the US next year.

The prisoner reception system should be examined following the death of a man in custody, a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) has concluded. William Lothian, 66, died in HMP Edinburgh on 14 May 2021 after hanging himself. The FAI was a mandatory inquiry since the death of Mr Lothian occurred while he was

Edinburgh Law School will host the Palestinian ambassador at an event next month in which he will discuss an international ruling on Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory. His excellency Dr Husam Zomlot is the ambassador of the State of Palestine, Palestinian Mission to the United Kingdom. An

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Brazil’s human rights minister sacked over sexual harassment allegations

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) has announced that Dame Janice M. Pereira DBE has accepted an invitation from the JCPC’s chairman Lord Reed to sit with the JCPC in London for a week in December to hear scheduled appeals. Dame Janice is a distinguished judge who has recently

Residential property prices in Scotland rose at the fastest rate since mid-2022 according to the results of the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey, and Scottish surveyors expect sales and prices to rise over the next three months. A net balance of 39 per

A man has been accused of using generative AI to fraudulently obtain more than $10 million in royalties from music streaming services using fake music and fake listeners. New York man Michael Smith, 52, was arrested by the FBI last week in connection with the alleged fraud, which involved hundreds o

An independent inquiry into the 1989 murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane has been announced by the UK government. Mr Finucane, who co-founded Madden & Finucane Solicitors, was murdered in his home in north Belfast on 12 February 1989 by loyalist paramilitaries who acted in collusion with UK