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Pictured (L-R): Morgan Oates, Arlene Breen, Megan Carling, Alan Roughead, Stewart Baillie, Rebecca Caldwell, Anne Cameron and Gemma McDougall On Saturday, a team from Macnabs climbed Ben Nevis to raise money for Tayside Mountain Rescue.

Pictured (L-R): Paul O'Kane, Evelyn Tweed, Lord Carloway, Marie McNair and Annie Wells The Lord President, Lord Carloway, has stressed the importance of the separation of powers to a visiting committee of MSPs from Holyrood.

A company which hid an offer of free wine in its online privacy policy has said it has finally been claimed three months later. Tax Policy Associates (TPA) added the following words to its privacy policy in February: "We will send a bottle of good wine to the first person to read this."

The SYLA 2024 AGM will take place on 30 May. At the AGM, the 2023/2024 president, Patricia Taylor, will present a brief overview of activities undertaken in the previous term, the 2023/2024 treasurer, Heather Gibson, will present the annual accounts, and the SYLA will elect a new Committee for 2024/

US and Israeli threats against the International Criminal Courts (ICC), its officials and members of their families have been condemned in a joint statement signed by dozens of UN experts. The intervention comes a week after the office of ICC prosecutor Karim Khan demanded an end to "all attempts to

Child rapists in England and Wales will automatically lose parental responsibility over their own children under legislative amendments proposed by the UK government. The change comes alongside separate legislation which will apply an automatic suspension of parental responsibility in cases where a

Edinburgh Law School's Professor Gillian Black is to deliver her inaugural lecture next month. Family life is generally regarded as a private matter for the family members. This gives rise to a troubling tension at the heart of family law: how should the state respect the privacy of the family while

Gilson Gray Financial Management (GGFM) has promoted Emma Bradbury to chief operating officer. Ms Bradbury has been with the firm since it was first set up 10 years ago and has held several roles during that time supporting its expansion, including her most recent position as operations director. As

The appointment of Professor Angela O’Hagan as the new chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission is to be endorsed by the Scottish Parliament on Thursday. The commission’s role is to promote widespread awareness, understanding of, and respect for human rights.

On 17 to 19 April, Edinburgh Law School hosted the annual conference and AGM of the European Law Faculties Association (ELFA).

The Law Society of Scotland has marked its 75th anniversary year with a formal dinner in Edinburgh, celebrating its ongoing role supporting and overseeing the solicitor profession. The black tie event at the National Museum of Scotland on 10 May was also an opportunity to mark the contribution of ou

A collaboration between the University of Dundee and Thorntons has secured £1.1 million in funding for a first-of-its-kind legal technology project. The Levelling Up award was made by Jacob Young MP on a visit to the university last Thursday. It will be used to facilitate a dedicated space in

Burness Paull has strengthened its planning and environment team with the appointment of Emma Paton. She brings considerable experience of contentious and non-contentious planning and environmental work, including consenting advisory, contract negotiation, planning aspects of due diligence, public i

An angry man smacked a police officer with an unexpected weapon – a block of cheese – in an incident that police say proves "we can never let our guard down". Police responding to a reported disturbance in St. John's, capital of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, found a

US law firm Quinn Emanuel has raised NQ salaries to £180,000 as the war for talent in London continues. The new sum marks an increase of £30,000 as the firm seeks to tempt lawyers from its Magic Circle rivals.